My friend Moki made an observation while we were ordering coffee at Dean & DeLuca.  We'd just eaten lunch at Bún Soho and picked up a snack in Chinatown. Now we were longingly eyeing D&D's food display.  Moki said something ...Read More

Warming Up the Appetite at Bun Soho

Last week I emailed my sister Jen a recipe for a banh mi sandwich.  She thought it looked good but took offense with the inclusion of cilantro.  We exchanged emails: Jen: "I love the pickled vegetables although I absolutely detest cilantro. ...Read More

The Great Banh Mi Experiment

I've expressed my infatuation with Vietnamese food ad nauseum on here, but I can't help it, I love the bright, fresh flavors, and I love me a good banh mi sandwich.  If no one opens a Vietnamese restaurant in Westchester ...Read More

The Viet Nam + Banh Mi = Happy

Earlier in the summer I gushed about the $3.50 pork banh mi sandwich I ate in San Francisco's Chinatown, and lamented the lack of Vietnamese restaurants in Westchester.  One of the perks of working in Manhattan now is the food ...Read More

Boi to Go: Midtown’s Vietnamese

My recent trip to California reignited my fervor for Vietnamese food.   We ate at Pho Viet in San Jose two days in a row, wolfing down pho, bbq beef, bbq pork, vermicelli noodles, sriracha and bubble teas.  I thought the food ...Read More

Where’s the Vietnamese and Ethiopian in Westchester?