Tag: chef
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Two Minneapolis restaurants make New York Times’ list of favorites in the U.S.
Though, while Vang has operated Union Hmong Kitchen for years, Vinai has long been in the works. “The chef’s personal take on [Hmong cuisine] is arresting, packed with chile and citrus, often streaked … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=66f43960089f4d4087f86cb084e4c9df&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-lifestyle%2ftwo-minneapolis-restaurants-make-new-york-times-list-of-favorites-in-the-u-s&c=14305748877233169132&mkt=en-us
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Social media star ‘Chef Reactions’ gives Twin Cities restaurant 100/10 rating
Content creator Chef Reactions, who has over 3 million followers on TikTok, checked out the Twin Cities food scene during his first-ever visit to Minnesota recently. The social media star behind the … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/social-media-star-chef-reactions-180204535.html
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Sophina Uong offers special menu of Cambodian dishes at Mister Mao on Monday, Aug. 26
At Mister Mao, chef Sophina Uong draws from cuisines around the globe, and she and husband William Greenwell dub their restaurant a “tropical roadhouse.” On Mondays during summer, a mix … Full story: https://www.nola.com/gambit/food_drink/sophina-uong-offers-special-menu-of-cambodian-dishes-at-mister-mao-on-monday-aug-26/article_a7ae8e10-5f24-11ef-b585-9bec04da7428.html
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Vinai gives you a big Vang for your buck
After five years of development, Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant Vinai has opened in northeast Minneapolis. Jacob Aloi reviews. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/09/review-vinai-gives-you-a-big-vang-for-your-buck
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Chef Yia Vang opens Vinai restaurant as love letter to parents, Hmong culture
Chef Yia Vang’s long-awaited restaurant Vinai opens in northeast Minneapolis. The menu features traditional Hmong food. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/yia-vang-vinai-minneapolis-hmong-restaurant/
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Chef Yia Vang honors family, Minnesota’s Hmong community with Vinai
“Vinai, to the Hmong people, is this name where, ‘Hey, this is a sense of hope. This is a sense of rest.’ And we hope that we can reflect that in the restaurant,” Vang told KARE 11’s Karla Hult inside … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/dining/food-drink/yia-vang-honors-family-minnesotas-hmong-community-with-vinai/89-ad9f1fa8-13a9-48ea-be3e-df25b5d2c94b
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Chef Yia Vang honors family, Minnesota’s Hmong community with Vinai
MINNEAPOLIS — An award-winning chef is expanding his culinary reach with a new restaurant in northeast Minneapolis. And once again, Chef Yia Vang is honoring both his culture and his family in … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/dining/food-drink/yia-vang-honors-family-minnesotas-hmong-community-with-vinai/89-ad9f1fa8-13a9-48ea-be3e-df25b5d2c94b
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Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s love letter to family and country, opens Tuesday in Northeast Minneapolis
Vinai is named after Ban Vinai, the refugee camp in Thailand where Vang’s parents met. The menu is structured to be family-style — meat platters feed several people, and side dishes and appetizers are … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/29/vinai-chef-yia-vangs-love-letter-to-family-and-country-opens-in-northeast-minneapolis/
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Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s love letter to family and country, opens in Northeast Minneapolis
We call both of these places home.” The bar program, which emphasizes Hmong ingredients like Hmong cucumber, culantro and galangal, was created in partnership with Jeff Seidenstricker of Steady Pour. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/29/vinai-chef-yia-vangs-love-letter-to-family-and-country-opens-in-northeast-minneapolis/
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Minnesota restaurant openings & closings for July 2024
Vinai (1300 Northeast 2nd Street, Minneapolis): A highly-anticipated Hmong restaurant from James Beard Award-finalist Chef Yia Vang opens Tuesday, July 30. The menu will emphasize live fire cooking … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=66a4769f7a2d484883485e3359970a3e&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-lifestyle%2fminnesota-restaurant-openings-closings-for-july-2024&c=13700323099633848635&mkt=en-us
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Here’s What Chef Yia Vang Thinks You Should Order at His New Restaurant, Vinai
An aromatic braised meat soup, a riff on oil-packed sardines, and a flame- grilled chicken swimming in ginger and coconut … Full story: https://twincities.eater.com/2024/7/26/24206820/vinai-new-hmong-restaurant-yia-vang-minneapolis-dangerous-man
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Chef Yia Vang’s Vinai opens next week
The Kickstarter for Vinai closed just before the pandemic upended hospitality. Chef Yia Vang’s Hmong restaurant in northeast Minneapolis is now almost a reality. Here’s what he has to say about it. Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2024/07/25/yia-vang-vinai-interview.html
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Chef Yia Vang’s Vinai opens next week
Chef Yia Vang’s Hmong restaurant in northeast Minneapolis is now almost a reality. Here’s what he has to say about it. Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2024/07/25/yia-vang-vinai-interview.html
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Yia Vang’s dream restaurant Vinai is finally a reality
Chef Yia Vang poses for a portrait in his new restaurant Vinai in Minneapolis a week before it opens to the public. Candles were just one of the many finishing touches needed at Vinai before it could … Full story: https://www.startribune.com/vinai-restaurant-open-yia-vang-minneapolis-union-hmong-kitchen/600385744/
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Exploring the Minnesota food scene with Yia Vang
Chef, restaurant owner and television star Yia Vang joined KARE 11 Noon to talk about the 5th season of his PBS show “Relish.” … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/news-at-noon/exploring-the-minnesota-food-scene-yia-vang/89-2cf5e7c5-e567-49e0-a07a-8dac1b53d985
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Exploring the Minnesota food scene with Yia Vang
Chef Vang also demonstrates new ways to spice up your cooking. He is the owner/Chef of the James Beard-nominated Union Hmong Kitchen in the North Loop of Minneapolis. Download the free KARE 11+ app … Full story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/news-at-noon/exploring-the-minnesota-food-scene-yia-vang/89-2cf5e7c5-e567-49e0-a07a-8dac1b53d985
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The lessons that guided Chef Diane Moua to opening Diane’s Place
Diane Moua opened Diane’s Place, where her connection to her Hmong heritage is evident, in Minneapolis. Foodies across the country have been eagerly waiting for Chef Diane Moua to open her own … Full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2024/05/03/the-lessons-that-guided-chef-diane-moua.html
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Inside Diane’s Place, a Landmark New Restaurant for Hmong American Cuisine
At Diane Moua’s Minneapolis restaurant, the Beard-nominated pastry chef delves into the savory world … Full story: https://twincities.eater.com/2024/4/15/24128508/diane-moua-new-hmong-american-restaurant-minneapolis-st-paul-minnesota