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Category: New Thing(s) of the Week

Cafe de Bella

by Linda Nguyen on January 31, 2009September 12, 2009 in Austin, Creative Endeavors, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

I finally tried that newish Vietnamese cafe near Lamar and 183. Cafe de Bella. I’ve been craving banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches) since November 2007 (When I got lockjaw). I thought… [Continue Reading]

Niko Nikos

by Linda Nguyen on December 6, 2008February 4, 2010 in Girl Eats World, Houston, New Thing(s) of the Week

Yummy! Thomas has been talking about this Greek place for a while now and we finally had it as one of our last meals together since he’s all gone and… [Continue Reading]

First Football Heartbreak and 5K

by Linda Nguyen on November 3, 2008March 5, 2012 in Austin, New Thing(s) of the Week

So I experienced two firsts this weekend. I experienced my first football heartbreak. I won’t go any further as to not upset any fellow Longhorns. Needless to say, it hurt…. [Continue Reading]

Mothers

by Linda Nguyen on October 10, 2008October 12, 2008 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

This is about a week late. Nisreen and I had lunch last week and she introduced me to an Austiny treasure I’ve been meaning to try for a couple of… [Continue Reading]

Mikado

by Linda Nguyen on August 29, 2008November 16, 2009 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

I’m so sushied out. Today was making sushi night (see previous entry) and yesterday I went on a date at Mikado’s. My long overdue first time there. We had three… [Continue Reading]

Feast of Love

by Linda Nguyen on July 25, 2008July 26, 2008 in Austin, Movies, New Thing(s) of the Week

Mary Ellen not only recommended this movie to me but also renewed my netflix account for a year to facilitate the process. So the girls and I watched it Wednesday… [Continue Reading]

dylan’s candy bar

by Linda Nguyen on April 10, 2008April 10, 2008 in Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week, Travel

I got into NYC yesterday at 11:30a. Hung out with Jon who so sweetly picked me up and has been a great host for a few hours in Queens. He… [Continue Reading]

Happy 2008!

by Linda Nguyen on January 2, 2008March 18, 2015 in Austin, Diary, New Thing(s) of the Week

Time has flown by. I celebrated the New Year with a hodgepodge of people in downtown Austin. My roommate and his friends, ran into Kim and stole her, and Jon… [Continue Reading]

2007

by Linda Nguyen on December 14, 2007November 18, 2008 in Austin, Books, Memories, Movies, New Thing(s) of the Week, pursuit of happiness

I have a very big extensive “new things” entry in the works but the photos are taking a while. Stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, here’s some of my favorites of… [Continue Reading]

puppy chow

by Linda Nguyen on October 24, 2007July 9, 2009 in Girl Eats World, Memories, New Thing(s) of the Week

In high school, a classmate used to make a tub of this delicious confection for birthday presents. Chex, covered in chocolate and peanut butter and powdered sugar. That was how… [Continue Reading]

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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