Chef of Singapore’s 2-Michelin-star Jaan opens British comfort food restaurant in Vietnam

Chef of Singapore’s 2-Michelin-star Jaan opens British comfort food restaurant in Vietnam

British chef Kirk Westaway is like a child in a confectionery shop as he wanders through a wet market in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Bristling with stalls loaded with live lobsters, crabs, frogs, and fruit and vegetables, the market has it all – but it is the fresh herbs that catch his eye. Something … Read more

Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? Its focus is male friendship, a Woo go-to

Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? Its focus is male friendship, a Woo go-to

There they meet the paternally inclined Luke (Simon Yam Tat-wah), a former CIA operative and, with his help, steal a box of gold from a gang boss. As the trio try to make their way back to Hong Kong, with an assortment of gangsters and corrupt soldiers in pursuit, Paul becomes obsessed with the stolen … Read more

Colorado honors the historic story of Denver’s Far East Center

Colorado honors the historic story of Denver’s Far East Center

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston only had to travel 4 miles from his downtown office to attend the Saturday, Feb. 10, Lunar New Year celebration at the Far East Center. The close-knit Luong family, which has run the food-and-retail complex at Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue since opening it in 1988, traveled many thousands more. “Back … Read more