As I we entered the parking lot to Brodard Restaurant, my cousin asked me “Uhh, why am I driving over parking spaces?” Exactly.

Why is the drive to the entrance lined with faded paint and crumbled concrete?
Why is this restaurant lodged behind the 99 Cents Only store, hidden from view from the main streets?
And why [...]

When Zon Baguettes first opened, I got some sort of cheesy chain-store feel from their logo. “Don” means crunchy–”Zon” is where I get 2-day shipping with Prime.
With Hoolux, I got to finally try Vietnamese sandwiches–or banh mi, at Zon Baguettes. We got the Dac Biet (special) featuring headcheese, Viet bacon, porkroll (lol. ?!. cha lua), [...]

In Vietnam, there are no drive-thrus nor take-out. Coffee is brewed and served either at home or in restaurants at leisure. Hot coffee (cafe nong) is preferred in the morning, while iced coffee (cafe sua da) is saved for the heat later in the day.
I was talking to my Dad about coffee and he [...]

This Goi Cuon recipe or Traditional Vietnamese Spring Roll recipe took a lot longer than I expected, but I learned a lot during making the rolls. These healthy rolls are full of fresh vegetables and lean meat, so eat up!
Made from just rice and water, the neutral banh trang (rice paper) could be easily used [...]

Here’s a dish I enjoyed a lot growing up at home. Back in the day, food was pretty mysterious to me.
My parents or grandma would just throw some knives and knock some pans around and like magicians, they made delicious food appear.
Everyone in the family was lucky to have good food all the [...]