A conversation with chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen
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Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen was supposed to open his first restaurant, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and put that on hold.
How is he adapting during this time?
We also talked about his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, his first English lesson, living in the Amish country of Pennsylvania and having his food on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine.
Guest:
Yia Vang is the chef and owner of Union Hmong Kitchen, a pop-up restaurant currently located outside Sociable Cider Werks in northeast Minneapolis.
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