When people ask me what is my favorite food in Vietnam, I always pause for a moment. Not because I have any doubt about the answer. That is very clear to me. But because I am instantly transfixed back to a tiny shop in a narrow alley in the Ancient Quarter of Hanoi, with its [Read on …]
Chị Tuyền 175c Cô Giang District 1 ***************************** Come Eat Here and See Why I love to Eat in Saigon! Over my left shoulder, I can see the latest in the world’s 2012 architectural design – the 68-story Bitexco Financial Tower in downtown Saigon. Over my right shoulder, a half-dozen young Vietnamese men are hand-washing [Read on …]
Cơm Tâm 390 390 Cach Mang Thanh Tam District 3 ***** I recall well the night that Hai and I first discovered Cơm Tâm 390. It would turn out to be a very lucky night in our ongoing search for great Saigon Street Food. Actually we has passed this small alley not far from our [Read on …]