chomping grounds

2013 is over!  Its that time again to reflect on all the yummy eats I've had over the past year.  Lots of eating and good travels.  Thi...

Literally right next to the banh cuon stand was the bun bo hue stand.  Even though, I knew that bun bo hue is not a local specialit...

Ben Thanh is a huge marketplace that sells all sorts of things from clothes to electronics, but the good stuff is in the food stalls loca...

After having a bowl of hu tieu from the Lunch Lady, I desperately needed something sweet.  The best thing about Saigon is there are food ...

The Lunch Lady is sort of huge tourist attraction, especially after appearing on Anthony Bourdain's show.  Supposedly huge buses drop...

 Before coming to Vietnam I was fully aware that one of the few dishes that was tastier in the States was pho, but I just couldn't...

Banh Xeo 46A seems to appear in every site and book related to food in Saigon.  While banh xeo isn't one of my favorite Vietnamese fo...

I often blog about banh mi in the Bay Area so its no surprise that I had to eat one when I was in Saigon.  Banh Mi Huynh Hoa is located o...

There are so many street vendors all over Saigon, a lot more than I've seen in even Thailand.  The types of street vendors are endles...

When I went to Vietnam in February, Starbucks had just opened its first location in Ho Chi Minh city.  The store is gigantic, larger than...

I love doing really unique things when I travel.  One of the absolute must do things I had my heart set on in Saigon was shrimp angling (...