Chef Nite Yun, who was born in a refugee camp and went on to become an acclaimed chef, discusses her debut cookbook, 'My ...

LOWELL — The city may have the second-largest Cambodian-American population in the U.S. after Long Beach, California, but Lowell was cookbook author Padma Lakshmi’s first stop when scouting locations ...

Cambodia's cuisine often gets less international attention than Thailand or Vietnam, but Khmer food is just as vibrant and steeped in history and culture. It's shaped by the country's rivers, rice ...

A dozen years may seem like a long time to work on a project, particularly without certainty that it would be published. But that was just a blip compared to the lifetime of experiences Nguon had ...

Chef Phila Lorn was not necessarily aiming for “quote-unquote authentic” Cambodian food when he opened Mawn in his native Philadelphia two years ago. So when he approached some Cambodian teen patrons, ...

At Mister Mao, chef Sophina Uong draws from cuisines around the globe, and she and husband William Greenwell dub their restaurant a “tropical roadhouse.” On Mondays during summer, a mix of guest chefs ...

FALL RIVER — When it comes to culinary diversity, the Spindle City certainly delivers. And there's a new star emerging on the ethnic restaurant scene. At the recently opened 9 Star International, you ...

In 2009, Nite Yun went to Cambodia for the first time. At the famous Hindu temple Angkor Wat, she dropped acid, watched ancient carvings come to life and saw a vision of her life's purpose. By now, ...

Crystal has been around for about as long as I can remember. (Was it already open when Long Beach became a city?) It has a loyal cult following of regulars who keep the kitchen busy churning out ...

Nobody told Sam Ung how to cook. But he was watching. His parents ran Ung Hong Lee, a popular noodle restaurant in Battambang, Cambodia, that operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As a child in ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Nite Yun, who was born in a refugee camp and went on to become an acclaimed chef, about her debut cookbook, "My Cambodia." ...