How does a Viet girl in the East break it to her parents that she’s not going to law school? Kieu Tran goes from amateur baker trained by youtube to winning a full-ride scholarship from the John Besh Foundation to attend the International Culinary Center.

Chefs David Whitmore and An Vu-Whitmore blog about food and ancient family fish sauce secrets passed down from An’s mom, who knows everything from how to spice up spaghetti, to what Juvenile and Lil Wayne buy at the local corner store.

The giggly Tap Bui, Deputy Director of Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC talks about the rebuilding efforts in the “Versailles” community of New Orleans East. Also Kim and Tap explain why they are good Buddhists and they end with some Vietiquette and a Ca Dao.

NOLA acupuncturist Quang Huynh teaches acupuncture to blind people in Vietnam. Here at home he cures co-host Al Tharp’s knee pain. Oh, and he also helped the Saints win the Superbowl!

Tulane Public Health Professor Mark Vanlandingham’s lifelong study of New Orleans’ Vietnamese community has surprising findings – and some eye-opening anecdotes.