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  • The Remarkable Rise of Banh Mi
    10 19 2018

    The Remarkable Rise of Banh Mi

    The "symphony of a sandwich", as Bourdain called it: discover the Vietnamese sandwich in its birthplace, Hoi An, and where to eat the best ones worldwide.

  • 26 Different Sandwiches Around the World
    11 04 2017

    26 Different Sandwiches Around the World

    Every place has a local sandwich - be it fried, toasted, dipped, stacked or layered - and we all have our own favourite sandwich style.

  • The Golden Spoon Wants to Introduce Vietnamese Cuisine
    05 17 2017

    The Golden Spoon Wants to Introduce Vietnamese Cuisine

    That’s the desire of Mr. Ly Huy Sang at the seminar called "Promoting the value of Vietnamese cuisine in shaping and developing tourism in HCM City", which was held by the Department of Tourism of HCM City last April 26th.

  • Austrian ‘Chef of the Century’ Witzigmann judges Vietnamese cuisine contest
    12 06 2016

    Austrian ‘Chef of the Century’ Witzigmann judges Vietnamese cuisine contest

    A famed Austrian cook has arrived in Vietnam to sit on the panel of judges for a local cuisine contest.

  • LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick
    12 06 2016

    LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick

    This morning, Dec 6th 2016, 15 excellent teams had gathered at Military zone 7 Gymnastic (HCMC) to compete the championship of TGSA 2016. Who would encode the black box and conquer the jury to win the highest place?

  • Excited yet nervous with the black box
    12 02 2016

    Excited yet nervous with the black box

    Top 15 strongest teams of The Golden Spoon 2016 from all over the country have been waiting to meet at the most important and the tensest final round with the noble championship and 1 billion VND award.

  • “Chef of the century” looking for new stars in Vietnamese culinary contest
    12 02 2016

    “Chef of the century” looking for new stars in Vietnamese culinary contest

    One of the brightest stars in culinary world, “Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann, is about to be a judge of The Golden Spoon final round.

  • Flame-flower: tasty leaves and nourishing roots
    12 01 2016

    Flame-flower: tasty leaves and nourishing roots

    Last week, a friend of mine told me about a nutritious dish, which probably he learnt from The Golden Spoon culinary contest – stewed beef shank, Fame-flower roots, and inner membranes of chicken gizzards served with flame-flower leaves and fresh noodles.

  • Crab bologna with five-color sticky rice
    12 01 2016

    Crab bologna with five-color sticky rice

    Nowadays, the crab bologna has become a very familiar dish to foreign diners who love Vietnamese cuisine.

  • The things snails and seafood do to bún
    11 30 2016

    The things snails and seafood do to bún

    With its long history of rice cultivation, Việt Nam cuisine features an endless variety of rice-noodle dishes. Apart from phở, which is made with flat rice noodles, there is the bún which are fresh thin and round. Bún dishes, mostly soups, can be found ...

  • Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism: The Golden Spoon Contest – The Reliable Channel to Build National Feasts
    11 30 2016

    Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism: The Golden Spoon Contest – The Reliable Channel to Build National Feasts

    To evaluate The Golden Spoon contest, which's organized by Minh Long I company, Mr. Ngo Hoai Chung – Deputy Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said that it had not only introduced the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine to domestic and international dinner ...

  • 10 essential Vietnamese dishes every visitor should try
    11 30 2016

    10 essential Vietnamese dishes every visitor should try

    Not only did President Barack Obama sample some of Vietnam's finest local eats in Hanoi in May, but his guide was none other than "Parts Unknown" host Anthony Bourdain.

  • A signature salad in Kon Tum
    11 28 2016

    A signature salad in Kon Tum

    The province of Kon Tum in the Central Highlands is famous for not only many beautiful places but also its salad which has been recognised in the list of top 10 Vietnamese specialties of Asian cuisine by the Asian Record Organisation. The signature dish ...

  • Food & Hotel Vietnam 2017: Hot spot of innovations and talents
    11 25 2016

    Food & Hotel Vietnam 2017: Hot spot of innovations and talents

    Food & Hotel Vietnam 2017 is Vietnam’s largest international exhibition show for F&B and hospitality suppliers and services at the moment. It is not only an ideal forum for businesses in the industry to exchange services but also a place for mixologists and food ...

  • In all occasions, a xoi fix satisfies cravings
    11 19 2016

    In all occasions, a xoi fix satisfies cravings

    If rice is Viet Nam’s staple crop, xoi (sticky rice) is the nation’s choice dish, as much as the famous pho (rice noodle soup), if not more so.

  • Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food
    11 17 2016

    Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food

    With intention of honoring famous brands of Nuoc Mam (fish sauce), such as Khai Hoan and Hung Thinh, La Veranda Phu Quoc team created an impressive varied menu from traditional dishes.

  • Integrative Dishes of the Southeast
    11 17 2016

    Integrative Dishes of the Southeast

    Southeastern region has been always a big unknown among other areas in The Golden Spoon contest. Going straight to southern semi-final round, this unknown even attracted more attention.

  • A Swiss-Vietnamese celebration by The Alimentarium Food Museum
    11 14 2016

    A Swiss-Vietnamese celebration by The Alimentarium Food Museum

    The Alimentarium FoodAcademy hosted a celebration to mark the 45 year bond between the two countries.

  • Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit
    11 14 2016

    Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit

    “Every time is a difficulty but our team is always persistent since we have been cheered and loved. We want to bring our hometown rustic dishes onto party tables in order to affirm values of humble countryside products.”, unbosomed chef Phan Thi Hong Nhi ...

  • Expectative Golden Dishes
    11 07 2016

    Expectative Golden Dishes

    From their regional specialties, team 81’s chefs – Muong Thanh Lao Cai hotel – varied and created to delicious and exotic dishes.

  • Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table
    11 07 2016

    Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table

    There were lots of surprises within 3 days in Dien Bien, having a food tray with nearly 20 strange-hearing yet delicious dishes. Famous spices of the Northern Highlands were Doi seed, Mac Khen, Mac Mat leaves, and another interesting seasoning called “cham cheo” which ...

  • Blowing Middle Highland Spirit into “Golden Dishes”
    11 01 2016

    Blowing Middle Highland Spirit into “Golden Dishes”

    “Middle Highlands’ spirit has influenced your whole menu”, said Deputy Director of HCMC Tourism, Guest Judge in southern semi-final round The Golden Spoon Contest 2016, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa.

  • Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables
    11 01 2016

    Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables

    Salt fruits, chicken-gizzard fruits, So fruits, and saffron were used as special spices to create remarkable tastes for deluxe dishes.

  • Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside
    10 26 2016

    Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside

    First time being at The Golden Spoon Award, Thang Loi 1 Restaurant (An Giang province) impressed the jury by fried Mắm (fermented fish) rolls. This year, in both preliminary and semi-final round, they really tickles the jury’s fancy with their bold, even risky creation ...

  • The Cooking Show of Chef Artisans
    10 15 2016

    The Cooking Show of Chef Artisans

    If chefs were artists and cooking was a performance, chefs from Naman Retreat Resort Da Nang attractively and notably performed their jobs at the northern semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016.

  • Golden Recipe: A contemporary artwork of Viet Nam cuisine
    10 15 2016

    Golden Recipe: A contemporary artwork of Viet Nam cuisine

    The Northern regional semifinal of the Golden Spoon Awards, with “Golden Recipe” as the theme, is not only a fusion of Asian and European, traditional and modern gastronomies but also a convergence of audio and visual depictions of Northern and Northern Central cuisines.

  • Singer Nguyen Phi Hung
    10 02 2016

    Singer Nguyen Phi Hung

    Albeit known as a popular singer and actor, Nguyen Phi Hung, born 1977, started out as a ballet dancer who graduated a 7-year program from Viet Nam Dance College.

  • Northern Vietnamese Food: The convergence of highland and flatland specialties
    09 28 2016

    Northern Vietnamese Food: The convergence of highland and flatland specialties

    Diverse use of mountain spices, decent presentation of agricultural commodities and the introduction of metropolitan food culture are among remarkable afterglow that 22 teams had brought to the competition for all professional chefs in the North of Viet Nam.

  • The taste quest from hometown
    09 09 2016

    The taste quest from hometown

    Those who attended the prelim of the Golden Spoon Awards 2016 for Northern regions, must be impressed by the assiduity of chef Phan Duy Quy. There was a story behind his taste quest that is not known by many people.

  • The Golden Spoon Award: The voyage of spices Vietnam
    08 18 2016

    The Golden Spoon Award: The voyage of spices Vietnam

    Vietnamese food is one of the most varied and seductive on the planet – a delicious mix of the food of its colonial visitors and age-old native flavours and techniques. Many forces of climate, trade, history and immigration have influenced Vietnamese cuisine.

  • Vietnam Central - Highlands cuisine: the contrasting colors
    08 18 2016

    Vietnam Central - Highlands cuisine: the contrasting colors

    Geographic settings, climate, culture and ethnicity have created its own definition for Vietnam cuisine. The culinary of Central - Highland is not as delicate as northern cuisine, as diverse as southern cuisine, it is simple but it contents a deep philosophy and has its ...

  • Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Thao
    08 01 2016

    Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Thao

    Nguyen Thi Dieu Thao is a renowned culinary expert and a food and education researcher in Vietnam. She joined the judge panel of the Golden Spoon Awards 2016 as Guest Judge.

  • Ms. Truong Thi Hong Hanh
    08 01 2016

    Ms. Truong Thi Hong Hanh

    Truong Thi Hong Hanh, Deputy Director, Da Nang City Department of Tourism, has 22 years of experience in tourist affairs. She joined the judge panel of TGSA 2016 as recurring judge during the prelim in the Central Coast.

  • Ms. Vu Hoang My
    06 15 2016

    Ms. Vu Hoang My

    Runner Hoang My is one of the guest judges for the final round of the 2016 Golden Spoon contest. She is also a culinary ambassador, promoting the unique dishes of Vietnam to international friends.

  • 20 Southern Teams reach semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016
    06 15 2016

    20 Southern Teams reach semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016

    Southern professional chefs shined and subdued picky judges by tropical features of the southwest.

  • Binh Quoi 1 won the 1st prize in Ho Chi Minh city preliminary
    06 13 2016

    Binh Quoi 1 won the 1st prize in Ho Chi Minh city preliminary

    Even though main ingredients of Binh Quoi team were not new, the harmony and creation of spices and delicate decoration surprised all the judges.

  • PURPOSE AND MEANING
    05 20 2016

    PURPOSE AND MEANING

    Purpose and Meaning

  • Mr. Otto Weibel
    12 11 2015

    Mr. Otto Weibel

    Chef Otto Weibel is known as one of the top leading chefs in Asia. Mr. Otto Weibel is from Switzerland and is chairman of the Singapore Chefs Association for 15 years.

  • Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hung
    11 25 2015

    Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hung

    A graduate in Business Administration from the Trading University, Nguyen Xuan Hung instead followed his passion for cooking, and sees it as a career worth fighting for.

  • Mrs. Vu Kim Anh
    10 21 2015

    Mrs. Vu Kim Anh

    She has extensive experience in organizing and executing research. She conducted surveys in various fields, such as culture, society and “intangible culture”, such as folklore and traditional crafts and cuisine.

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