Khushbu Shah is a writer and contributing editor for Food & Wine, having previously been the magazine’s restaurant editor. Her debut cookbook, AMRIKAN: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora ...

This video follows the preparation of traditional Hmong food in Laos, filmed in a setting that creates an immediate cultural contrast: cooking inside an old American missile shell. The focus stays on ...

Yia Vang and Diane Moua have created a moment in the Twin Cities for the emergence of a cuisine virtually unknown outside its own immigrant community. A spread of Hmong food at Vinai, which, along ...

Yia Vang never wanted to be a chef. It’s a surprising confession from the celebrated Minneapolis Hmong chef, who’s developed a deep fan base thanks to his award-winning pop-ups, jovial personality and ...

The dawn of Hmong American cuisine is here, and it is delicious. The emergence of Hmong food into the limelight of the Twin Cities’ culinary scene is more than a gastronomic trend; it is a cultural ...

Yia Vang has a set of classic stories he loves to tell. He's just told me the one about the guy who comes up after a Hmong cooking demonstration, cups Vang's big right hand in both of his, looks up ...

In the mountains of Laos, we discovered a truly surreal sight - locals cooking traditional Hmong food inside the shell of an old American missile. This video explores the creative and resourceful ...

Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community ...

For chef Yia Vang, live-fire cooking isn’t a trend. “This is actually a part of who I am,” he says. “This is how our people cooked hundreds of years ago. This is how our people cook today. If you go ...