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The end of 2022 brought the closing of several beloved Twin Cities restaurants run by Asian immigrants, including Khyber Pass on Grand Avenue in St. Paul and Keefer Court in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. 

on the legacies of immigrant-owned restaurants with former owners of Khyber Pass and Keefer Court

Even as these community cornerstones shut their doors, the next generation of cooks is making its mark. 

One of them is chef Eric Pham, who grew up in a restaurant family. His mother Khue Pham and her relatives are the family behind Quang, a Vietnamese restaurant that has become an institution in Minneapolis. While Quang is still going strong, Eric Pham is branching out.  

We met up with him at Bar Brava, which is housing the restaurant he’s named after his mother.  Khue's Kitchen will operate in the space until the end of 2023. During the visit, he showed us how he makes his favorite dish: bánh mì xíu mại, a Vietnamese take on the meatball sandwiches.

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Eric Pham’s mother Khue Pham and her relatives were the family behind Quang, a Vietnamese restaurant that's become an institution in Minneapolis. Now, he’s looking to forge his own way by building on their legacy. 

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