Show notes
Chef/owner Trinh Nguyen (Ramie, Sucres, Ba Sa, Pho T&N) joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on Vietnamese cuisine. Learn how she went from putting her college dreams on hold, in order to run her parents’ pho shop at age 19, to finally fulfilling her passion—serving cutting-edge Viet dishes—at Ramie. Are Seattle diners ready to explore the evolution of Vietnamese food the same way they’ve embraced the evolution of Italian, Japanese, Filipino, and other international cuisines? What barriers are still in place that need to be overcome?We also talk about local seafood, as Trinh wonders why the PNW doesn’t cultivate a wider variety of native fish and shellfish. Plus Meg’s reppin’ cozy cideries, Mark’s reppin’ live music, and we all rep the local restaurant scene with the latest news—and our favorite bites—of the week.Places mentioned in this episode:Little JayeBa + MeWoodshop BBQTemple PastriesMenya MusashiMee Sum PastryKaroo CafeCopa CafeHellinka Cockrell CiderMezzanotteLetterpress DistillingPidgin CooperativeTaz00:00 Intro07:08 How Trinh Started15:19 Ba Sa and Expanding Pho T&N23:21 Ramie33:20 Meg’s La Huerta Numero Dos Mystery Snack39:49 This Week’s Restaurant News53:19 Why Isn’t More Native Seafood Cultivated Here?59:34 Ramie and Evolving Vietnamese Cuisine1:11:39 Sucres1:16:42 Thanks, I Ate It!1:30:46 Coming Up Next Week
