For my wife’s birthday some weeks back, we went to a small, well-respected restaurant called Ngon Bistro. The chef presents a wide variety of modern French-Vietnamese dishes, which are to die for. I ordered beef brisket braised in a Vietnamese sate sauce and served over stone-ground grits. It was by far the best meal I’ve…
Big River Pizza
The other day, my wife Yumi and I stopped in to a pizza place in the suddenly hip area where we live. The place is called Big River Pizza, and the owner’s name is Steve. He sums up his shop as “pizza that’s good for you and good for the local community.” What does he…