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Vietnamese Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Nong Lá Café Brings Bun Bo Hue to West L.A.

    Nong Lá Café, the latest addition to the strip of Sawtelle Boulevard often known as Little Osaka due to its concentration of Japanese eateries, is offering something a bit different than most of its neighbors -- instead of ramen and yakitori, diners will able able to get a taste of Vietnamese spec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Sriracha Lollipops: Sucking on a Bottle of Hot Sauce

    Wonder what would happen if you dipped this in a bowl of pho... From Lollyphile, the good people who brought us absinthe lollys: introducing Sriracha-flavored lollipops. We suppose it was just a matter of time before someone thought of making the famous sauce into a candy. The sriracha craze has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/5-3/9

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Tommy's chili is a flame-orange concoction that, no matter how many napkins you have at the ready, will inevitably leave its mark somewhere on your face, shirt or shoes." 10 Best Hot Dogs in Los Angeles. ​"We've all wished ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Mendocino Farms Banh Mi: Sandwich of the Week

    When is a banh mi not a banh mi? That is not a trick question, by the way. When it has no charcuterie? When it lacks pickled vegetables? Must it be served on a baguette? The ever-blurring boundary between all other sandwiches and the banh mi -- or what's passing for one these days -- undoubtedly wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Vien Cafe Opens Near Kosher Corridor

    Vietnamese food on the Westside? It's not that uncommon, but we are always pleased to see more of it. On Monday night, Vien Cafe opened on Pico Boulevard just east of La Cienega. The small, friendly cafe offers pho (both beef and chicken), half a dozen varieties of banh mi (including classic charcu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle

    Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried springrolls called cha gio, have always been worth the discomfort -- and the menus, worn to the softness o ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 26, 2012

    Breakfast in Los Angeles: Top 10 Spots

    Sweet, savory and in between

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Night of the Broken Rice at Com Tam Thuan Kieu

    Flickr/Cathy DanhCom Tam Thuan Kieu​Com tam is pure Vietnamese soul food, jagged shards of rice broken in the threshing process, repurposed as lunch -- com tam with a bit of scallion oil is among the cheapest and most delicious things you could eat. As with such former poverty staples as quino ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    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

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Best Sandwich Shop That Looks Like a Gas Station: Banh Mi My Tho

    T. NguyenThe counter at Banh Mi My Tho​ Sure, the San Gabriel Valley is home to countless strip mall bánh mì joints, and Bánh Mì My Tho is no different. Almost. Walk inside this tiny, shiny Vietnamese sandwich shop, and you'll think you've been transported not to Vietnam, but maybe the b ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Misa Chien and Jenn Green: Hot Asian Sandwich

    T. NguyenThe counter at Banh Mi My Tho​ Sure, the San Gabriel Valley is home to countless strip mall bánh mì joints, and Bánh Mì My Tho is no different. Almost. Walk inside this tiny, shiny Vietnamese sandwich shop, and you'll think you've been transported not to Vietnam, but maybe the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Misa Chien and Jenn Green: Hot Asian Sandwich

    Kevin ScanlonMisa Chien and Jenn Green ​ How much of the Nom Nom Truck's success is attributable to its owners being two gorgeous, brainy young Asian girls inside a food truck, and how much to the food? "I don't want there to be a misconception that the truck is about two girls on a truck," co ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 28, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Noodle Guy

    Kevin ScanlonMisa Chien and Jenn Green ​ How much of the Nom Nom Truck's success is attributable to its owners being two gorgeous, brainy young Asian girls inside a food truck, and how much to the food? "I don't want there to be a misconception that the truck is about two girls on a truck," co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    SOME LIKE IT SRIRACHA

    Kevin ScanlonMisa Chien and Jenn Green ​ How much of the Nom Nom Truck's success is attributable to its owners being two gorgeous, brainy young Asian girls inside a food truck, and how much to the food? "I don't want there to be a misconception that the truck is about two girls on a truck," co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Cookbook Review: The Sriracha Cookbook, Released Today, For Your Red Rooster Fix

    ​Sriracha fans, if you measure your favorite condiment's success according to its cookbook credits, your Tabasco moment is finally here. The Sriracha Cookbook: 50 Rooster Sauce Recipes That Pack A Punch by Randy Clemens, released today, is the first cookbook dedicated entirely to the garlicky ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 5, 2010

    Quan Mien Trung: Not Your Mother's Noodle Soup

    Unless she happens to be from Central Vietnam

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Best Bánh Mì: Buu Dien in Chinatown

    Flickr/Pabo76bánh mì​ We have, we think, followed the evolution of the Vietnamese sandwiches called bánh mì throughout their evolution in California, from the mingy sandwiches stacked like cordwood at the earliest delis, through the specialist phase, and onto the mega-bakeries whose neon f ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 15, 2010

    Pho Tacos?

    Yep, pho tacos at Xoia in Echo Park

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Xoia Vietnamese Eats Opens in Echo Park

    ​ It takes a special kind of bravery, at least, to go from having no professional cooking experience to running your own restaurant. With Xoia Vietnamese Eats, Echo Park locals and married duo Jose Sarinana and Thien Ho will undertake just that, starting tonight. Sarinana and Ho have taken ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Now Open: Paddy Rice, Not Your Grandma's Pho Shop

    E. Courtland​ Whether consciously or not, there are a few specific signs we look for when approaching a pho shop. Among these: a B grade from the health department, and a waitstaff with limited English are often the first signals of the bounty of powerfully delicious, sweat-inducing, MSG-fille ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Phamish Vanished: Food Truck Heist

    ​ A phunny thing happened on the way to the phood truck. Phamish, a Vietnamese food truck, has gone missing, and there are few details on its disappearance. A few weeks ago, a note on the Phamish blog reported the theft, but gave no information regarding how or why it was stolen. Yesterday, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Squid Ink Challenge: Banh Mi ID

    Ben CalderwoodBanh mi ID: the baguettes​It is not, generally speaking, good politics to wax fondly about colonialism, especially in a metropolis as prismatic as Los Angeles. That said, we will always have banh mi, the French-Vietnamese cross-platform construction of squishy baguette, pickled c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Upscaled, But Not Elevated: 9021Pho Beverly Hills

    E. CourtlandSince we're punning, here's the ph'accoutrement. ​In its large bowls of Vietnamese noodles, 9021Pho, which opened yesterday on in the former Cristoni location on North Beverly Drive, is a perfect reflection of the city in which it resides. Beverly Hills: aesthetic, health-conscious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Top 10 Bánh Mì Shops: Where to Get Viet Sandwiches If You Can't Find A Food Truck

    Photo credit: Diane CuDakao's bánh mì​If the lines at Nom Nom Truck are too long, or the food runs out or the sweltering sidewalk heat is too much for you, there are still brick-and-mortar options for bánh mì, the awesome Vietnamese baguette sandwiches that Viet street food by way of Frenc ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 18, 2009

    Good Girl Dinette: Depression-Era Dining

    Photo credit: Diane CuDakao's bánh mì​If the lines at Nom Nom Truck are too long, or the food runs out or the sweltering sidewalk heat is too much for you, there are still brick-and-mortar options for bánh mì, the awesome Vietnamese baguette sandwiches that Viet street food by way of Frenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Business Improves This Weekend at South El Monte's Beleaguered Pho Minh -- Will It Last?

    Brian Vander Brug / LOS ANGELES TIMESNot Just Noodling Around: Eric Lam in Pho Minh's kitchen In the past couple of years, while few people outside the community were paying attention, the mini-malls that had stalled in the last real estate crash finally eased into being, the itinerant tamale ven ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 25, 2008

    Wrap and Roll at Nem Nuong Kanh Hoa

    By any other nem

  • Eat+Drink

    December 11, 2008

    Pho Town: Noodle Stories From South El Monte

    Vietnamese beef noodle soup — it's all about the broth

  • Eat+Drink

    May 29, 2008

    Pretenders: Mock Duck

    And other vegetarian "meat" dishes

  • Eat+Drink

    December 20, 2007

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

    Return of the Magnificent 7

  • Eat+Drink

    March 1, 2007

    Do You Copy?

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    March 9, 2006

    Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    November 17, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    March 17, 2005

    Vietnamese

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    March 17, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    January 27, 2005

    Pho the Soul

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    September 30, 2004

    Southeast Asian

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    September 16, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    January 29, 2004

    Mr. Baguette Takes on Mr. Lee

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    June 26, 2003

    Pho 101— A Crash Course

    Saigon Flavor

  • Eat+Drink

    May 30, 2002

    Pho West, Young Man

    Real Vietnamese-style noodles come to Brentwood

  • Eat+Drink

    May 9, 2002

    O Brodard, Where Art Thou?

    Real Vietnamese-style noodles come to Brentwood

  • Eat+Drink

    December 27, 2001

    And Then There Was Beef

    Real Vietnamese-style noodles come to Brentwood

  • Eat+Drink

    October 12, 2000

    Westside Chop Shop

    Pho, bun and spring rolls at Le Saigon

  • Eat+Drink

    February 17, 2000

    From Spaetzle to Saimintosoda

    The world on a string

  • Eat+Drink

    September 16, 1999

    Roll 'Em

    Like, tubular, man

  • Eat+Drink

    August 19, 1999

    Pigskin Follies

    When ham, pork, bacon, etc. are no longer enough . . .

  • Eat+Drink

    March 5, 1998

    Vietnamese rice in San Gabriel

    Go for Broken

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