Vietnam

Ha Tien Quan: Vietnamese Gumbo in the SGV

It begins innocently enough: You have your first taste of pho somewhere like Golden Deli, the noodle shop on the outer reaches of San Gabriel, where the fragrant, stunningly clear broth is as famous as the crunchy egg rolls. Like any proper gateway drug, you soon begin to run the gamut of chintzy p ... More >>

Central Vietnamese in the O.C. ... or Echo Park

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: What's your favorite place to eat Hue/Central Vietnam food in Los Angeles? Also, do you ever venture down to the O.C. for some eats? --Brian Tran, via Facebook

Henry Rollins: The Column! Sound Trekking

Timothy Norris​[The one and only Henry Rollins contributes a weekly column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every week and make sure to tune in to Henry's KCRW radio show every Saturday eveni ... More >>

Pho Tacos?

Yep, pho tacos at Xoia in Echo Park

First Bite: Pho Tacos? Yep, Pho Tacos at Xoia in Echo Park

Christie BishopJonagold apple, portions removed​A journey through Vietnam, I am told, is empty without a visit to Hoi An, a port city in the middle of the country famous for the beauty of its old town. And a visit to Hoi An is without meaning unless it includes a bowl or three of cao lau, a th ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Should I Move to France? (28 Questions to Ask Yourself) [David Lebovitz] -- Wendy's pulls disco CD from kid's meals because of "racy" Donna Summer lyrics. So now they can just go home and listen to ... More >>

Squid Ink Special: Artichoke Tea

N. GalutenArtichoke tea from 99 Ranch Market​ When passing through the tea aisle in a supermarket, artichoke tea is not the first thing you expect to come across. But in our recent market travels, we happened upon some in the 99 Ranch Market in Van Nuys. Artichoke tea, or trá atiso, is a co ... More >>

MP3 Exclusive: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band's New Holiday Song, 'Inuit'

In honor of the Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band show at Spaceland tonight, West Coast Sound is pleased to present a brand new, exclusive holiday track from Seattle-based quintet. All wrapped up, ready to go.​

SMOTHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Blasts into L.A. ( Free MP3s!)

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Blasts into L.A. ( Free MP3!)

Hair in the O.C.: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Sassy cast draws sellout crowds in Anaheim

Gimme Shelter: U.S. Military Deserters Once Again Flock to Canada to Avoid Iraq War

Looks like this time they picked the wrong country

Ajax and Philoctetes in San Diego

The U.S. Marine Corps Discovers the Greeks

Stop-Loss: Coming Home Again

History imitates history onscreen

Tracers

Daisy Mint: Fusion ...

... without pretention

War and Remembrance

Company Ea Sola: Drought and Rain Vol. 2

War and Remembrance

A Son of the Golden Deli Dynasty Makes a Comeback with Vietnam

Return of the Magnificent 7

Coming Back From Iraq

And all they want are normal jobs

Walk Through the Valley

Don’t let Paul Haggis’ heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

No cartooning today

Here are 3 illustrations that I did this week for my mother-in-law's new novel (really 3 novellas), American in Translation.  Her name is Concha Alborg and she is one hell of a cook and can turn any room in the house into a page from the Pottery Barn.  The synopsis of her book is somewhat ... More >>

Santa Monica or Saigon?

A tale of two brothers

VC Filmfest 2006

Warriors in Crawford

Snakebites

Hawk and Dove

What’s That Sound?

Storming Fort Brag

Military fakes and the people who bust them

In Vietnam We Trust

Kerry’s experience is a strong alternative to Bush’s terror

Fixin' to Be Reborn

Two Sides of JFK

The arrival of the reckless and cautious John Kerry

Hard Lines and Second Thoughts

Earl Morris’ Robert McNamara documentary is half in, half out of the fog

Letters

Then and Now

Iraq through the lens of Vietnam

Quiet Americans

British writer J.G. Farrell and America's missing novels of Empire

Personal Wars

Pure War

Less Than Ground Zero

And Then There Was Beef

Feel the Draft

We need a universal military call-up to start the real debate on this war

War Stories

Why Tracers rings hollow

Whose Vietnam?

A.J. Langguth’s new history

E*A*T

The Envelope, Please

Five technologies that changed the world

From Saigon to Silicon Valley

Filmmaker Tony Bui's journey

Why Are We in (or Anyway, Over) Kosovo?

A case for intervention

Words of War

Journalists on Vietnam

The War at Home

Orange County’s Little Saigon confronts the ghost of Ho Chi Minh

The Feel-Good War