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Nguyen Tran

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    April 23, 2012

    Starry Kitchen's 4/20 Weed Dinner: Nothing Green Can Stay

    If you happened to take a twilight stroll through downtown's industrial district last Friday, you may have spied a wild figure waltzing along the cracked asphalt, between the art houses, coffee galleries, and bombed-out warehouses. He was dressed in mismatched knee-high socks, a navy blue coat, an ... More >>

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    March 7, 2012

    Laurent Quenioux and Starry Kitchen's Weed Chinese Herb Dinner: or, Fun with Myers-Briggs

    Is it a good idea to have a cannabis-infused dinner with a guy who often shows up at food festivals as a banana? If your answer is absolutely, then Nguyen Tran of Starry Kitchen -- who also has arrived in full lederhosen garb or, more recently, a tauntaun -- has quite a prospect for you: on April 1 ... More >>

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    October 14, 2011

    LA Beer Float Showdown, Part III: Bigger, Bolder, Top Chef-ier

    Food GPSA scene from last year's showdown at Verdugo Bar​ No LA Beer Week would be complete without an LA Beer Float Showdown, just as no ice cream would be complete without... beer? A sugary sacrilege to some, and a boozy benediction to others, beer floats symbolize the unique strain of genre ... More >>

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    August 11, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Starry Kitchen

    Food GPSA scene from last year's showdown at Verdugo Bar​ No LA Beer Week would be complete without an LA Beer Float Showdown, just as no ice cream would be complete without... beer? A sugary sacrilege to some, and a boozy benediction to others, beer floats symbolize the unique strain of genre ... More >>

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    July 29, 2011

    The Want Ads: Line Cooks at Starry Kitchen

    Guzzle & NoshNguyen Tran​Starry Kitchen, the downtown restaurant known for giving French chef Laurent Quenioux a place to occasionally hang his toque (or bandana) on a vat of sriracha and a tray of green tofu balls, is looking for line cooks. Here's the Craigslist ad, posted two days ago, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Last Night: LQ @ SK, Rabbit Albondigas & Ant Larvae Tacos

    The showstopper at last night's preview of the LQ @ SK pop-up dinner series -- that'd be chef Laurent Quenioux cooking at Starry Kitchen -- came in the third course. After an escamole amuse bouche, the ant larvae served as a spicy, tangy taco filling punched up by a peppery green leaf wrap... B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    The Want Ads: A Sous Chef at Starry Kitchen

    Guzzle & NoshNguyen Tran​Do you want to work in a fun downtown environment with people who used to tour the country singing karaoke? Do you want to hang out with Laurent Quenioux and watch him figure out how to put foie and chocolate in bánh mì? Are you good at putting your resume into iambi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Staff Meals: 10 L.A. Chefs/Restaurateurs Recall the Best and Worst

    Picasa user KeithChefs eating​"I never had a bad staff meal," said former Palihouse chef Gary Menes. "I'm very grateful for all the chefs I've worked for. They don't have to do it. It's not mandated by law that they have to feed us, or the waiters. That's their generosity, and I humbly accept ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Review: Starry Kitchen's Green Tofu Balls

    Starry Kitchen proprietor Nguyen Tran wants you to put his balls in your mouth. He's not shy about it, either. A couple weekends ago, you could find the affable restaurateur with the penchant for goofy costumes sporting faux lederhosen and a clapboard sign entreating you to enjoy his balls. No, no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Cold Noodle Competition Tonight at Starry Kitchen

    N. GalutenCold soba noodles from Ichimiann in Torrance​ A series of small cooking competitions featuring well known L.A. chefs is already underway, all in the name of promoting dineLA's upcoming Restaurant Week. The first round of "quickfire challenges" began on Wednesday, September 22nd, wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Q & A With Starry Kitchen's Thi Tran Part 2: Cooking, Eating, and Maybe Even a New Starry Kitchen

    Photo credit: Nguyen TranThi Tran of Starry Kitchen​ In Part 1 of our interview with Starry Kitchen's Thi Tran, Tran talked to us about her previous career in advertising, the restaurant she started out of her apartment, how it got shut down by the health department, and how it all lead to he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Q & A With Starry Kitchen's Thi Tran: How to Go From Dallas, to Advertising, to Running a Professional Kitchen

    Photo credit: Nguyen TranThi Tran of Starry Kitchen​ If you want to open a successful restaurant in Los Angeles, you need a smart concept, a trained chef, a carefully chosen location, and a lot of money. That's what we all used to think anyway. Thi and Nguyen Tran, the couple behind Starry Ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    An Open Kitchen Policy: Starry Kitchen Serves Home Cooking At Home In North Hollywood

    Photo Credit: Nguyen Tran​Before the restaurant, even before the food truck, there is the home kitchen, the starting point for most culinary businesses. One North Hollywood couple has opened theirs up to the public. Husband-and-wife team Nguyen and Thi Tran are now operating Starry Kitchen fr ... More >>

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