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Xanh (pronounced "sahn") is the place to bring a newcomer to Vietnamese cuisine. Chef Haley Nguyen's updated, modern dishes are accessible and delicious. The service is up to Western standards, the menu and staff are fluent in English, and the restaurant's upscale interior belies its Fountain Valley strip-mall location. Especially good are the grilled pork and crispy rice, fish in clay pot, filet mignon with yam fries (bo luc lac), banana blossom salad, grilled ginger chicken, and the homemade desserts
Born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, chef and college teacher Haley Nguyen immigrated to the United States in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. Sponsored by a Catholic church in Pennsylvania, her family landed in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, near New... More »
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When H.L. Mencken coined that oft-quoted aphorism “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach,” he obviously hadn’t met chef Haley Nguyen. The woman does both—and then some. She’s currently a faculty member at Saddleback College and a successful... More »
Haley Nguyen is a juggernaut. Part teacher, part chef and all restaurateur, this woman seems to do everything. She teaches culinary courses at Saddleback College, and she cooks the coursework at her restaurant, Xanh Bistro. She is the ultimate rebuke of the aphorism "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach" because, well, she can do it all. Whatever you order, she will singlehandedly make it. Sure, there's a sous chef around when things get busy. But even then, it will... More »
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