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PU
B L I C A T I O N S
AWARDS
-- My debut cookbook, Into the Vietnamese
Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors (Ten Speed
Press, Oct. 2006), won nominations for a James
Beard Foundation award and two
International
Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awards.
The
book was most recently featured in Ann and Peter Haigh's On
the Menu, All
Asia Food News, Don Genova's Food
for Thought . Add'l reviews, extras
for readers, and more...
Peruse the August/September 2007 issue of Saveur
magazine for two articles I wrote -- the cover story on avocados
and a moving piece on Hmong farmers in Fresno, California.
To
further explore Asian food and cooking, pick up a copy of James
Oseland's Cradle
of Flavor for Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian home cooking:
Other
works I'm keen on these days include 5
Spices, 50 Dishes (simple, authentic Indian), My
Bombay Kitchen (charming Parsi), The
Sweet Spot (Asian-inspired desserts), and The
Seventh Daughter (Chinese-American restaurateur's memoir).
C
L A S S E S + EV E N T S
Thurs.
& Fri., June
12 and 13
Hands-on Cooking Classes
Institute
of Culinary Education (ICE)
New York City, NY
L
I N K S
Savour
Asia is a site with good info on traveling and eating
in Hanoi
Gas-tro-no-my
is a terrific blog of a young couple working and eating in Saigon.
White
on Rice is a site by a mixed Viet-American couple on culture
and food in the U.S.
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T
H E
L A T E S T
Is
a Vietnamese
restaurant empire possible?
What is authentic Vietnamese food? What's Americanized Vietnamese
food about? How do you define authencity
in Asian food and cooking? We've got some great discussions
going . . .
Wok-seared
"Shaking Beef" (thi bo luc lac) doesn't need to involve
expensive tenderloin (filet mignon) to taste good.
T
R A V E L +
T O O L S
Traveling
to Vietnam? I did here are some tips
on getting through the visa process. Also, check the tips
for eating
safely in Vietnam.
Favorite
eateries
in Hanoi.
A nifty tool
for skimming fat and scum
M O R E
R E C I P E S
Hainan
chicken and rice (com ga Hai Nam) is a Southeast Asian favorite.
I ate so much in Asia recently but had to replicated it when I returned
home.
New interpretations of banh
mi sandwiches (links, recipes and commentary)
A
simple fried
catfish with ginger-lime dipping sauce makes for a terrific
meal.
Yowza!
What to do during pomelo season but make a Vietnamese
pomelo salad!
Secrets
and techniques for making pho noodle soup at home.
Long
overdue, here's my recipe
for Hu Tieu Nam Vang (Phnom Penh noodle soup).
It's not hard to make your own Vietnamese
chili garlic sauce. Here are 2 recipes to try.
Don't be afraid to nearly burn sugar for Vietnamese
caramel sauce! Here's a recipe and step-by-step photos to guide
you.
Chicken
pho noodle soup is easier to make than its beefy cousin.
See the pho
ga recipe on the blog. But if you want a beef
pho recipe, then go to the
mega pho page.
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