Tag: chef
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Celebrating Hmong New Year in 2023: ‘We get to carry that story’
Chef Yia Vang, John Lee and Yeev Thoj, parents of Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee, and an Iowa community leader share the importance of their Hmong roots. URL: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/community/celebrating-hmong-new-year-chef-yia-vang-sunisa-lee-parents-twin-cities-des-moines/524-97173898-dfa5-4d47-bbec-34be52336f40
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Details Emerge on Chef Diane Moua’s New Restaurant, Diane’s Place
Diane’s Place will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, offering Moua’s impeccable pastries infused with Southeast Asian flavors of taro, coconut, and pandan; plus savory, Asian bistro-style dishes … Read Full Article
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Acclaimed chef Diane Moua’s upcoming Minneapolis restaurant to open in early 2024
Moua is leaving her role as the executive pastry chef of Bellecour Bakery at Cooks of Crocus Hill in December. Read Full Article
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Diane Moua teases menu for new restaurant, Diane’s Place
Chef Diane Moua’s restaurant in the Food Building will be called Diane’s Place, and it will be a full-service Asian bistro with Hmong-inspired dishes. Moua’s first solo venture will have a menu that … Read Full Article
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Celebrated chef Diane Moua shares details about her new restaurant, Diane’s Place
Diane Moua has cooked in some of the most acclaimed kitchens in the Twin Cities. As she prepares to open her first restaurant early next year, she isn’t holding anything back. Read Full Article
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A wild adventure awaits Chef Yia Vang in Season 2 of ‘Feral’
Season two of “Feral” premieres on Monday, Dec. 4. This season Vang is crafting dishes with invasive species like Asian Carp. Read Full Article
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Guest celeb chef Yia Vang’s takeover brings BIPOC food to Saint John’s University students
“Oh man, I am really back in college. I feel old though. Walking on this campus all my college memories came back,” said Vang, chef and owner of Union Hmong Kitchen. One strong memory features the … Read Full Article
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Guest chefs brings BIPOC food to St. John’s University students
This celebrity takeover by Union Hmong Kitchen’s Yia Vang is the first of a planned three total. Later this month, chef Pedro Wolcott will be on campus serving Latin and Caribbean food. Next month, … Read Full Article
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Saint John’s University Launches Celebrity Chef Series, Introducing Students to Diverse Culinary Delights
Saint John’s University is hosting a series of celebrity chefs to tantalize the taste buds of students and open their world to new cultures. The three- part series kicked off on Wednesday with the 2022 … Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang combines Hmong cooking and local ingredients in dinner at Mister Mao on Nov. 7
Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community … Read Full Article
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Diane Moua chooses Food Building in Northeast Minneapolis for first solo restaurant
Prominent chef Diane Moua is setting her sights on the Food Building in Northeast Minneapolis for her first restaurant. Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant, Vinai, will open next spring in Minneapolis
Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant Vinai will open next spring in Minneapolis in the Dangerous Man Brewing taproom building. Read Full Article
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Vinai, chef Yia Vang’s anticipated Hmong restaurant, set to open next spring in Northeast Minneapolis
Exciting news from chef Yia Vang: Vinai, the much-anticipated restaurant celebrating his family’s Hmong heritage, has found a permanent home and is set to open next spring. Vinai will be in the … Read Full Article
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Celebrity Chef Yia Vang’s restaurant to move into Dangerous Man’s Taproom
Northeast Minneapolis is getting a much-anticipated restaurant to replace its beloved neighborhood watering hole. Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang announces new restaurant Vinai will open next spring in Minneapolis
Acclaimed chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen has announced plans to open a new restaurant in northeast Minneapolis, in the space soon to be vacated by the Dangerous Man Brewing taproom. Read Full Article
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Yia Vang’s Vinai will move into Dangerous Man space in Northeast Minneapolis
Vinai, the long-planned Hmong restaurant from chef Yia Vang, plans to open next year in the Northeast Minneapolis space being vacated by Dangerous Man’s taproom. Read Full Article
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Catching up with Twin Cities Chef Yia Vang
Vang is the owner and chef of the James Beard-nominated restaurant Union Hmong Kitchen located in Graze Food Hall in North Loop Minneapolis. Read Full Article
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Galabao are a State Fair smash hit — now this chef’s mom is helping make 7,000 more
At Union Hmong Kitchen in Minneapolis, family and friends are rolling, steaming, and seasoning to make the stuffed pastry called galabao that’s now attracting long lines at the Minnesota State Fair. Read Full Article