Wednesday is traditionally when U.S. food news come out in print media. I usually scan all major newspapers and today, I ended up on Slate.com because they released their food issue. There was lots to read and in one article, I saw my name and work. What a lovely surprise!
Slate.com: "The Recipe Detectives -- These cookbook authors bring foreign food cultures to life" by Sara Dickerman presented a bevy of authors whom I've long admired. It was great to see their work recognized so nicely. When I clicked on page 2 -- whoa! -- there was my name and cookbook listed under Vietnam. Sara compared the authors cited to Alan Lomax, a renowned American folklorist. I happen to know his niece, anthropologist Naomi Bishop, so the degrees of separation are even smaller. That made for an even bigger surprise.
I also checked my Google alerts on Vietnamese food and found this posting from Gourmet.com that also mentioned my work:
Gourmet.com: "The Vietnamese Frappucino"
by Matthew Amster-Burton reminded me of the conversation that he and I
had about blenders in Vietnam. He referenced our exchange and the book.
How cool is all this? Totally cool. I'm extremely honored and flattered. If I gambled, I'd go to Vegas.
wayne wong says
Good job, Andrea! If you start doing late night TV interviews on Letterman and the like, I may watch but if you do Good Morning Americas and other early morning shows, forgeddaboudit! Seriously, congrats!
Andrea Nguyen says
Thanks, Wayne!
Phuong says
Proves hard work pays off. Congrats
Robyn says
Congrats Andrea - more than deserved! We have certainly derived much pleasure from your first book (though I have to admit it was a lot better when you made the dishes for us yourself...).
gaia online gold says
Proves hard work pays off. Congrats
marlon says
How cool is all this? Totally cool. I'm extremely honored and flattered.