Vy Tran

My earliest food memory is sitting beside my mom in a makeshift kitchen in Vietnam, cooking rice over a charcoal brazier and furiously fanning it to keep the fire alive. Having grown up in Saigon, I feel a deep connection to my culture and want to share the stories and beauty of Vietnamese food that go beyond phở, bánh mì, and gỏi cuốn. I love tinkering with recipes in the kitchen, tending my garden, and meandering the farmers markets. When I'm not cooking or thinking about food, I work as an ICU pharmacist with a multidisciplinary team taking care of critically ill patients.