Northallerton food festival

This is the second part of a two-piece series recommending good places to eat in the central hub Take a look at part one of the series for getting an overall view of some other cheap and good eats in this city sitting on the central coast of Vietnam. 1. Continue southward on Tran Phu and you’ll come to Le Hong Phong to the right side, an interesting side street with several good food options. First up is Mì Quảng Ếch at 24-26 Le Hong Phong, which serves mì Quảng pork, chicken, and frog versions for VND 30-50k. 2. Thai Market at number 17 serves Thai food in table-top shabu-shabu style for around VND200k for two people as well as memorable shrimp, clam, and fish cake soup for VND50k. Thai Market has another location at number 4 Tran Quoc Toan, just up from Bach Dang, which serves traditional Thai curries, tom yam, and pad Thai. Just decide which style you prefer and head for the appropriate location! 3. Just along Yen Bai … [Read more...] about ​Great food on a budget in Da Nang (part two)

    ACTION: Director Đinh Tuấn Vũ at work. Photo thegioidienanh.vn Director Đinh Tuấn Vũ won big at the 21st Việt Nam National Film Festival (VNNFF) which took place in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province from November 23-27. He takes Minh Thu behind the scenes.   Đinh Tuấn Vũ has established himself as a talented young director. At the age of 30, he recently received the Silver Lotus Award for Truyền Thuyết Về Quán Tiên (A Legend of Quán Tiên) and the People’s Choice Award for Chú Ơi Đừng Lấy Mẹ Con (Please Don't Marry My Mother). Since his debut And He Will Return in 2013, he has made seven feature films and won many prizes. Among them, Cuộc Đời Của Yến (Yến’s Life) received the Grand Festival Prize at the World Premieres Film Festival in the … [Read more...] about Award-winning director shares stories behind the scenes

For Viet Nam, FSIS has inspected eight out of the 13 facilities that are exporting catfish to the US and found out no shortcomings that could directly harm public health. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the United States Department of Agriculture has proposed continuing Viet Nam’s eligibility to export Siluriformes fish, commonly known as catfish, and fish products to the United States. The US Federal Register has published a draft of a proposal to recognise three countries—Viet Nam, China and Thailand—as maintaining their eligibility to export catfish and fish products to the United States as proposed by FSIS. In the draft recommendation, FSIS has recognised the catfish inspection system in Viet Nam, China and Thailand as equivalent to the US system. If this draft is approved, these three Asian countries will officially be allowed to continue exporting catfish to this market, according to the Vietnam Association of … [Read more...] about US proposes maintaining VN eligibility to export catfish

  Illustration by Trịnh Lập By Đỗ Hữu Mai Ly spends her weekends reading books on gastronomy written by Di Li. It’s a long time since when she's been so passionate about reading. “I used to read a little bit before bed, but the recent books by Di Li make my eyes devour the pages,” Ly says. “Li is my favourite author with crime novels, non-fictional pieces and funny short stories in her repertoire, but this is the first time she has written about her culinary journeys. It’s more than food and cooking, the books reflect the culture, tradition and lifestyle of the people where the dishes originate.”                                                                                          … [Read more...] about Writers penning gastronomic literature a new trend

Situated on one of Hà Nội's most beautiful streets just across from the Opera House, a visit to Paris Deli is well worth it for the mille-feuilles alone. Nguyễn Mỹ Hà reports   Housed in a renovated French villa, Paris Deli lets you travel abroad on a fantasy journey. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng Located at the heart of Hà Nội within a few-minute walk from the Opera House, Hoàn Kiếm Lake, the Metropole hotel, and last but not least, the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, Paris Deli is definitely the place for anyone who wants to be seen or to see what's going on in town.  If you get a table by the window, you'll have a great view of the Opera House across the street. VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng Truthful to its name, Paris Deli offers a strong bakery section, which has great baguettes, creme caramel and yoghurt, just like any bakery in Paris. It's blueberry cakes, cheese mango cakes and pear … [Read more...] about Paris Deli caters to the sweet tooth of Hà Nội