TY - BOOK AU - Nguyen,Tung AU - Manning,Katherine AU - Ung,Elisa AU - Bernstein,Michelle TI - Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food,an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream SN - 9781797202242 U1 - 641.59597 23 PY - 2021/// CY - SAN FRANCISCO PB - CHRONICLE BOOKS KW - Nguyen, Tung KW - Manning, Katherine KW - Cooking, Vietnamese KW - Restaurateurs KW - Biography N2 - "In 1975, Tung Nguyen fled Vietnam as a pregnant refugee and landed in Miami, where she met Kathy Manning, an American grad student who opened her doors to eleven immigrants. The two women grew close, raising Tung's daughter, Lyn, together and opening a tiny restaurant. Hy Vong, meaning Hope in Vietnamese, quickly became famous in the local community for its delicious, authentic Vietnamese flavors. The restaurant continued to gain in popularity, until it reached national and critical acclaim. This book is their intertwining narratives, punctuated by recipes from Tung and Kathy's upbringings, and the Hy Vong restaurant"-- ER -