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Video: Making Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi on the Nom Nom Truck in Los Angeles

What type of cuisine does the Nom Nom Truck in Los Angeles serve? The kind that makes you go nom-nom-nom (feel free to throw in a few more noms). "It's so good you have to make a noise," say the founders Misa and Jennifer. In this video, Spike.com's Food Dude Will Greenberg visits the truck to make lemongrass chicken bahn mis.

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4 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, August 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: banh mi, chicken, food trucks, lemongrass, Los Angeles, sandwiches, street food, videos

Chicago: The Second Rising of the Han Dynasty

"Fusion which seems confusing and breaks all conventions is sometimes the perfect formula for seriously good eats." Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood is known for many things: It is the birthplace of mayors (or maybe that should be reworded as the cradle of progressive American liberal dictators), including Mayor Richard Daley and his father. It is the home to the our last Major League Baseball Championship–winning team, the Chicago White Sox (though due to their second-class status behind the Cubs, the only way anyone on that team is getting a beer is with their own five bucks—or if they're drinking in Bridgeport). It is also home to many blue-liners and firemen and is one of the last few living enclaves of sausage-fingered...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Michael Nagrant, July 9, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Tagged: Asian, beef and lemongrass salads, Chicago, Flavor Guides, Han 202, Illinois, lemongrass, salads

More Memorial Day Grilling

For those who want to try something different for Memorial Day, we just found this recipe for Grilled Lemongrass Shrimp Skewers on Ravenous Couple. The food looks gorgeous and sound delicious and we're so adding this to our menu this extended weekend....

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2 Comments | Posted by Lizy Yagoda, May 24, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: grilling, lemongrass, Ravenous Couple, shrimp, skewers