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. (I read recently that … Read More →
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 soon, I’m going to have … Read More →
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 options; the other day I … Read More →
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 rocked— it was fresh and … Read More →
Warming Up the Appetite at Bun Soho
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 like, “How come whenever we … Read More →