It’s hard not to get excited about a phrase like “Drive-Through Banh Mi.” The Vietnamese sandwich is classic Houston convenience food, and offering it via such a convenient retrieval method sounds ...

Where it began: Bánh mì evolved from French baguette sandwiches during colonial times, adapted with local ingredients like rice flour bread, pickled vegetables, and fresh herbs. Why it’s special: The ...

Some kids know they want to be doctors or pilots or professional sports players— Andrea Nguyen knew by the time she was 10 she wanted to be a sandwich maker. She says she's been making sandwiches and ...

Vietnamese American chef and author Andrea Nguyen scours the backstreets of former Saigon for the famed sandwiches, from classic breakfast options to after-dark favourites. The banh mi – an airy-soft ...

Nowhere else will you find xiu mai bánh mì. Photo by Edwin Goei Decades ago, I discovered the foodstuff that has made me return to Little Saigon week after week: the bánh mì sandwich. It is nothing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

From longtime favorite Vinh Xuong, one of Westword‘s picks for the Top 100 Restaurants in the city, to global chains that have moved into the Mile High, like Lee’s Sandwiches, there are more bánh mì ...

When Andrea Nguyen was growing up in the 1970s and 80s, banh mi was still an insular Asian experience. Found almost solely in enclaves of Vietnamese refugees, it was a low-cost community staple — a ...

Dung Ho, the third-generation owner of Bay Ho, a banh mi stall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, held the chubby loaf of bread to my ear, rotary-phone receiver style, and pinched it. “Can you hear it?” he ...

Let’s talk about lunch — specifically, the best banh mi sandwiches in the Charlotte area. What is a banh mi? The Vietnamese staple is a baguette stuffed with meats, vegetables and sauces. The sandwich ...