Tag Archives: Pho

The Citadel – Hue, Vietnam

Not wanting another mediocre hotel breakfast*, we decide that this would be a good morning to try one of the many street-side kitchens. We pick a friendly looking establishment with a few patrons sitting on tiny red stools slurping noodles. … Continue reading

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Making Vietnamese Pho at Home

Cooking a pot of Vietnamese beef broth will fill your home with a fragrance that is the Vietnamese equivalent of our apple pie. A spicy warm scent that is almost as nourishing on a cold winter day as the noodle … Continue reading

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SF’s Darren’s Café – Where Pancakes Meet Pho

Early on a Sunday morning there weren’t many customers in Darren’s Café. (Located on Fisherman’s Wharf between tacky gift shops this isn’t where locals hangout and it was too early for tourists to be up.) One local who seemed to … Continue reading

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