"I'm not a writer, I'm a cook," said Yia Vang. He's the chef/owner of Hmong Union Kitchen, and the force behind Vinai, which is slowly but surely coming to life in northeast Minneapolis. Vang has been ...

This Twin Cities hidden spot inside a Minnesota Hmong market food court serves fresh, flavorful dishes that make it a go-to ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community ...

For chef Yia Vang, live-fire cooking isn’t a trend. “This is actually a part of who I am,” he says. “This is how our people cooked hundreds of years ago. This is how our people cook today. If you go ...

A Hmong cookbook author finds local eats in a soul food spot, a counter at the back of a supermarket and an Asian fusion ...

In the mountains of Laos, we discovered a truly surreal sight - locals cooking traditional Hmong food inside the shell of an old American missile. This video explores the creative and resourceful ...

This video documents the preparation of traditional Hmong food in a rural village in Laos The cooking takes place beside a decommissioned missile casing left from past conflict Ingredients include ...