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 of Union Hmong Kitchen was supposed to open 

, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and put that on hold. 

We also talked about his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, his first English lesson, living in the Amish country of Pennsylvania and having his food on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine.

, a pop-up restaurant currently located outside Sociable Cider Werks in northeast Minneapolis.

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Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen was supposed to open his first brick and mortar restaurant, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How is he adapting during this time? We also talked about his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, his first English lesson, living in the Amish country of Pennsylvania and having his food on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine.

MPR News with Angela Davis - Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen was supposed to open his first brick and mortar restaurant, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How is he adapting during this time? We also talked about his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, his first English lesson, living in the Amish country of Pennsylvania and having his food on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine.

A conversation with chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen

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