Annotated Video Excerpts

Full videos will be archived and available to researchers at a future date.
See the archive guide for an index of each video’s contents.

Chef/food stylist Thu Pham Buser, and her partner, Taylor Buser on how her mom taught her to find beauty even in the most difficult times

Jerald Head and Nhung Dao Head, chef/owners of Mam and Phe

Nhu Ton, chef/owner of Banh and Banh Anh Em, on why she loves charcoal

Lauren Tran, chef/owner of Banh By Lauren, on her family’s love of French pastry

Phoebe Tran, chef/owner of Be Bep, on revisiting her mom’s recipes

Dennis Ngo, former chef at An Choi & Di An Di, on his dad’s “chicken bone salad”

Chef Phuong Mai & Mixologist Dung Mai of Moc Mac and High Lua on Vietnamese food in Norway

Eric Tran, chef/owner of Falansai, on food and Vietnamese time

Tuan Nguyen, owner of Larry’s Ca Phe, on Viet Nam’s slow coffee culture

Khuyen Kim Le, owner of Le Phin, with the 3-cup phin coffee brewer she designed

Thao Bui, chef/owner of An Xoi and Van Van, on meningioma, war, and food