Bahn Mi
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Letter From The Editor
The long, rainy winter has wound to an end and we’re reaping the benefits with an explosion of blooms across Sonoma County. And really, what could be more beautiful than a spring afternoon of watching the sun shining its golden light on a field of California poppies? My flower reverie is quite possibly inspired by…
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Bahn Mi: The Perfect Spring Sandwhich
Ah . . . banh mi. Could you possibly be the most perfect sandwich ever invented? Your herbs and pickled vegetables keep you fresh and light, but your soft, crunchy roll has the carb load I need for ultimate happiness. Banh mi originated as a street food in Vietnam but with large-scale migration to the U.S. over the last…
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Q&A with Andrea Nguyen: The Banh Mi Handbook
Bay Area cookbook author Andrea Nguyen literally wrote the book on Vietnamese sandwiches with the The Banh Mi Handbook (Ten Speed Press; 2014). We spoke during a break from a busy tour schedule for her latest cookbook Vietnamese Food Any Day (Ten Speed Press; 2019) to get her take on one of Vietnam’s tastiest exports. Leilani…