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Category: New Thing(s) of the Week

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]

Deesh teaches me how to make an Irish Car Bomb

by Linda Nguyen on December 11, 2009December 11, 2009 in How-Tos, New Thing(s) of the Week

I had my first Irish Car Bomb last weekend courtesy Deesh and Brittany. It’s pretty good. I’m a big coffee drinker, (especially lately as I’m a night owl with very… [Continue Reading]

Monnalisa Bar

by Linda Nguyen on November 30, 2009 in Houston, New Thing(s) of the Week

Hotel Sorella 800W Sam Houston Pkwy, Building 9 Houston, TX 77024 (713) 973-1600 Just 5 minutes away from my parents’ house in Houston used to be an area we call… [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]

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]

Wicked

by Linda Nguyen on August 24, 2009 in Austin, Creative Endeavors, New Thing(s) of the Week

Yesterday, Ms Kim took me to see Wicked as a birthday gift. I was kinda poopy but I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. Neither of us have read the… [Continue Reading]

Austin’s First Cupcake Smackdown

by Linda Nguyen on August 6, 2009February 8, 2010 in Austin, Girl Eats World, New Thing(s) of the Week

Last weekend, Jamie and I trolled Austin’s First Cupcake Smackdown at One 2 One bar on Fifth and Brazos. I don’t think the event planners predicted it to be such… [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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