VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN NEW ORLEANS debuting on WYES Sunday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m.

[Minh Nguyen]

Vietnamese Cuisine in New Orleans

http://www.wyes.org/local/vietnamese/

VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN NEW ORLEANS debuting on WYES Sunday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. discusses the growing popularity and acceptance of Vietnamese food in the Greater New Orleans area. Not only are new Vietnamese restaurants sprouting in trendy neighborhoods, but the cuisine is appearing at major festivals and in non-Vietnamese restaurants. The film examines the Vietnamese community in New Orleans, along with their origins and family traditions. Their use of backyard farming, in an effort to practice self-sustainability and grow crops indigineous to Vietnam, is also discussed.

Those interviewed in VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN NEW ORLEANS are:

Rene Louapre IV – Blackened Out Media

Peter Thriffiley, Jr. – Blackened Out Media

Ian McNulty – Food Writer, Gambit

Chef John Besh – Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Domenica, Luke New Orleans, Luke San Antonio, La Provence, Soda Shop, The American Sector, Borgne

Poppy Tooker – host of Louisiana Eats! on WWNO radio

Chef Dominique Macquet – Executive Chef, Tamarind by Dominique

Chef Quan Tran – Chef de Cuisine, Tamarind by Dominique

Chef Justin Devillier – Executive Chef, La Petit Grocery

Chef Brian Landry – Executive Chef, Borgne Restaurant

Randy Fertel -  Historian; President, Ruth U. Fertel Foundation & Fertel Foundation

Rien Fertel - Food Historian

Ahn Joseph Cao – Former Congressman for New Orleans

Chef Minh – Cafe Minh

Tiffany Le-  Chef & Owner, Le Viet Cafe

Dr. Van Lam – Cardiac Sonographer & Community Relations Specialist for West Jefferson Medical Center, West Jefferson Vietnamese Fund

Andrew Gomila - Owner, Geaux Plates Food Truck

Fr. Vien Nguyen - Catholic Priest, Catholic Charities; Former Pastor of Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church

Karl Takacs, Tuyett Takacs, & Karl Takacs, Jr – Owners, Pho Tau Bay

Tan Dinh – Owners

Daniel Nguyen – Project Manager, VEGGI Farmer’s Cooperative Project Manager & Environmental Justice Coordinator, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corp.