A Drive to the Los Angeles area for lunch and cherry pie
Let’s drive to Carmel and see the Big Sur area, I said, but certain stops along the route are a must. First stop was for Vietnamese food in Orange County. I had heard the food was very good in Little Saigon, near Westminister, but narrowing down the choices was difficult. In my constant search for...
Local Vietnamese dinner with a new appreciation
Feeling like Vietnamese food since visiting Vietnam a few months ago, we headed for Phuong Trang on Convoy St. We’ve dined here for years, but now we chose our food from a different point of view. The family started serving Vietnamese dishes in a small place in 1988 and its grown to a large restaurant...
Learning Vietnamese Cooking
Hoi An, Vietnam, has become a culinary destination. Just outside of Danang, restaurants and local markets provide plenty of Vietnamese food, fish and dining choices. We walked over the bridge and on cobblestoned streets until our group reached Ms Vy’s Restaurant and Cooking School. It is a two story building with a beautiful restaurant downstairs with stations for dumplings,...
