I’ve been experimenting with Charles Pham’s cookbook, Vietnamese Home Cooking, which is a great cookbook! Charles Pham is the famed cook/chef from San Francisco’s Slanted Door. This is basically his recipe with a few modifications. We had this for dinner last night- turned out great! I purchased all the ingredients locally though I did have to run to an Asian market for a few! This recipe plus a bunch of others coming next week. Last week was slow as we just returned home from Alaska. I hope everyone enjoys the weekend and for local BHers- enjoy the festival! 
I live in Berkeley Heights, NJ and have lived here for about a year with my wife Tara. Prior to that we lived in Hoboken, NJ. I studied cooking professionally at the International Culinary Center in SOHO, focusing on classic French cuisine. Growing up, I've lived all over the country from St. Louis to Topeka, KS to Washington D.C. to Texas (Dallas and Austin). I love music and listen to a wide variety and may even mention it within the blog. I also am a huge sports fan, following The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team as well as Dallas Cowboys football (I don't want to hear about your hatred of the Cowboys...I've heard it all). Hope you enjoy the site!
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