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Category: Girl Eats World

Making Bánh Cuốn with Mom- Part Two

by Linda Nguyen on January 10, 2010 in Girl Eats World, How-Tos, New Thing(s) of the Week

Here is Part One. As stated in Part One, Bánh Cuốn (directly translates to “rolled cake”) is rice crepes rolled with minced pork and wood ear mushrooms. Apparently, it’s traditionally… [Continue Reading]

Hai Ky Cafe

by Linda Nguyen on December 29, 2009December 28, 2009 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

2000 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78705 (512) 480-0057 Last week, campus was pretty dead with all the students gone in between semesters. I had a slower day at work and… [Continue Reading]

“A” Pot luck

by Linda Nguyen on October 19, 2009November 16, 2009 in Entertaining and Parties, Girl Eats World

So not too long ago, we had our first alphabet pot luck with the letter “P.” We finally had time to have our second alphabet pot luck and last night’s… [Continue Reading]

Rangzen Tibetan Place

by Linda Nguyen on September 24, 2009September 24, 2009 in Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week, Travel

Rangzen Tibetan Place 24 Pearl St Cambridge, MA 02139 617) 354-8881 rangzenfood.com/default.aspx During my recent trip to Boston, Mary Ellen introduced me to the first Tibetan restaurant I’ve been to…. [Continue Reading]

L.A. Burdick Chocolate Cafe

by Linda Nguyen on September 21, 2009September 21, 2009 in Girl Eats World, Houston, Travel

L.A. Burdick Chocolate Cafe Harvard Square Cafe 52-D Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-491-4340 www.burdickchocolate.com Saturday morning, we started off our day at Burdick Chocolate Cafe. A day can’t… [Continue Reading]

Mike and Patty’s – Best Egg Breakfast Sandwiches of Our Lives

by Linda Nguyen on September 18, 2009December 30, 2009 in Girl Eats World, Travel

Mike and Patty’s 12 Church St (between Tremont St & Fayette St) Boston, MA 02116 (617) 423-3447 www.mikeandpattys.com Mike and Patty’s teeny tiny storefront. I originally added this on my… [Continue Reading]

Horchata

by Linda Nguyen on September 15, 2009December 22, 2009 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

I tried Horchata for the first this past weekend. I didn’t even know what it was before Nisreen explained. What is Horchata? Horchata or orxata is the name for several… [Continue Reading]

Bennu 24 Hour Coffee Lounge

by Linda Nguyen on September 5, 2009December 22, 2009 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

I met up with Dave today for a short catch up. He introduced me a coffee shop started up by one of his colleagues called Bennu located on E MLK… [Continue Reading]

Quack’s 43rd Street Bakery

by Linda Nguyen on August 28, 2009December 22, 2009 in Austin, Creative Endeavors, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

After our dinner at Asti, Kim and I wanted to have coffee talk so we walked across the street from Asti to Quack’s 43rd Street Bakery. She used to come… [Continue Reading]

Juan in a Million

by Linda Nguyen on August 21, 2009December 22, 2009 in Austin, Girl Eats World

Before Alan left for Korea, he watched Man v Food obsessively. There’s a Juan in a Million episode that made my mouth water with nostalgia. I used to come to… [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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