When we first started dating, we couldn’t even order a drink at the bar/restaurant…
Now even our relationship is of drinking age 😂
Cheers to 21 more with you, Mon Amour!
Honored to be producing and planning @asianartsphilly Spring Gala, a night where culture, community, and flavor come together.
On Saturday, May 16, join us to celebrate 33 years of Asian–Black coalition with a powerful evening rooted in solidarity and creativity.
Featuring an exciting culinary lineup with Chef Elijah Milligan (Lovechild), Kampar Kongsi bringing bold Southeast Asian cocktails, and a special VIP experience with Chef Kurt Evans (Black Dragon Takeout).
The Gala will be hosted by @visitphilly ‘s Binh Nguyen as your MC for the night.
With performances by the @philadelphiasuns , jazz pianist @sumitonooka , and spoken words by Michelle Myers.
Food, art, performance, and purpose — all in one space, in @com.unity.phl fashion.
🎟️ Tickets available now. Link in bio.
The lovely team @myrtlemagnolia sent me home from the Taste of America @beardfoundation event with this beautiful arrangement and I'm so grateful for them.
Also grateful to be in the room last night with so many friendly faces at the @thebellevuephiladelphia
10-15 years ago, I used to go to these type of events and just speedrun them with 2-3 plates in hand. We just wanted to eat...
Nowadays, it's mostly to catch up with as many people as possible in one night and congratulate them all on their most recent professional accolades or personal celebrations.
The award-winning bites and drinks don't hurt either.
It cannot be overstated how incredibly lucky Philly is to have all these gems.
Thank you to my guy @hec_wooder_ice for letting me tag along.
Congratulations to @cashmanassoc for putting this stacked line up of talents together for the night.
The "MidGriddle" - Instant Top 3 Breakfast Sando
Runs Thur-Sun only because that's how @middlechildclubhouse gets you fiending for it.
House Sausage Patty
Thiccc Egg
Perfectly dense mini pancakes that do not fall apart
Side hot honey type sauce to drizzle with each bite
10/10 would buy again and not share
Feeling incredulously grateful for my girls to have had so many opportunities to celebrate Lunar New Year here in Philly 🧧🏮
Loved to see them being so curious about the traditions (and me having to ask my mom or Google the answers...) and just being proud to dress in Áo dài to rep their Vietnamese heritage 🇻🇳
Big shout-out to @jttw.phl@vietlishofficial@vietadelphia@misssaigonphilly@musho.cc for putting on this great event.
Let's keep this going all throughout the year!
You met us at a VERY Vietnamese time of our lives 🇻🇳
Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy Year of the Fire Horse!
3rd Annual Philly Tết Dinner recap shot/edited by @newmuvi_
#lunarnewyear #vietnamese #tết #philly #vietfood
Chúc mừng năm mới! Wishing you a joyous and prosperous Year of the Fire Horse.
Celebrating Têt with family and friends while highlighting Vietnamese cuisine fills me with pride.
And that's an unfamiliar feeling for me that I still have to get used to to be honest.
Yes, I grew up with big family gatherings and traditions but it wasn't necessarily something I was embracing having grown up in Belgium as a token Asian kid at school.
Yesterday, I got to see my girls beaming with pride to be dressed in their Ao Dai and fully enjoying being surrounded by their Vietnamese culture.
It's an incredible feeling and I couldn't have asked for a better way to start this Lunar New Year.
Lots more to say about the @com.unity.phl event but that's for another post.
The Michelin Guide's first inclusion of Philly restaurants left a lot of us...puzzled. For me, it was mostly about the categories...
But a designation I've seen on the Guide before that didn't make it in Philly is the "Rising Star". It's typically awarded to restaurants that are "on the cusp" of being elevated to the next level.
And this dinner at the famed James Beard House was full of "Rising Stars".
The event was hosted by @visitphilly and specifically curated by Binh Nguyen, their Sr Director of Communications, who's been championing the Philly food scene hard by getting out of town eyes and attention on our favorite chefs and restaurants.
The theme of this dinner was "The Next Wave of Southeast Asian Culinary Talents" and featured a line-up comprised of:
- Diana Widjojo of @ricensambal 🇮🇩
- Raquel Dang of @babysphl 🇵🇭
- Jacob Trinh of @littlefishphilly 🇻🇳
- Richie Tray of @rittenhouselibrarybar 🇰🇭
Simultaneously meeting people's wide array of expectations of the culture you represent to them while also breaking out of the traditional mold is an exercise that many young immigrants that mostly grew up outside of their parents' home country are very familiar with.
And this is what this group of very exciting culinary talents showed throughout the evening to a room full of national media and content creators.
Beyond the Michelin Guide's awardees, we all know there's a rich array of great meals to be had in Philly and as 2026 with all its big events quickly approaches, I urge you all to support your favorite restaurants that might not get all the tourism boost because they didn't make this or that list.
We should all feel blessed to have this thriving Philly Food Scene 🙏🏽
