Pho Kytchen

04/20/2024

This week is our last week ! We finished yesterday with paté chaud and shu mai and other munchies. Thank you for your support

02/10/2024

Dragon Dance

01/16/2024

We are spreading the LUV this semester !!! So, they’re having highlighting our Vietnamese cuisine on the other side of campus on Hilltop. Come join us for lunch this week from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Tomorrow’s feature menu is Cari Gà (AKA chicken curry) slowly cooked with lemongrass and coconut milk topped with fresh basils & scallions. Don’t miss this nice savory soup by dunking your warm toasted French bread into the curry broth!! Ooh lala!! Oui oui 😅👩🏻‍🍳

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from Paris 2024!!! Mày the New Year bring you peace, joy, & harmony… and eat more Pho 😁

12/22/2023

Merry Christmas from New York City! What a Spectacular Show of the Rockettes!!

12/02/2023

Starting my holiday spirit in full swing!! 🎅 🤶 🎄

12/02/2023

Happy Anniversary to !!! 🎉🎊 Three years ago a took a paid leave from Covid and opened my ghost kitchen to serve up authentic Vietnamese pho noodle soup & bánh mį. It all started with being away from home all the time & I wanted that comfort food that my mom always make. I’ve eaten thousands of bowls of pho noodle soup and nothing was savory or everlasting taste. What inspired me was during my studies in culinary in Vietnam, I met a food vendor has been making pho noodle soup from this old man’s 50 years recipe. I took the recipe back to America and started to craft the art of making pho noodle soup for my friends and family. I literally cried over the table when my Mother said, “my pho noodle soup gives her an everlasting taste.” To me, this was BIG because if you know anything about my Mother, she is very critical when it comes to Vietnamese cuisines and one of the best Vietnamese cooks I’ve ever had the experience to enjoy!!! So, today I’m honoring how far has come & all the customers that had an opportunity to eat my pho noodle soup & bánh mì. Im also take this moment to honor my belated Mother who was my #1 fan & cheerleader during the creation. I wanted to represent what it’s like to eat pho noodle soup without traveling to Vietnam!!! Also, wanted to thank my dearest friends and siblings who have been supportive of my journey!!! And also, my partnership with the University of Kentucky for having all over their space! My Mentor Stuart Arnold with the . Thank you to all my customers in the beginning when I was doing curbside pick up only during Covid. I’m looking forward to a very bright future ! An Cao

12/01/2023

Well this is a wrap for the week !!! If you missed us this whole week; today is our last day !!! We’re here Kitchen from 11:00 am until sold out. We’ll take a break and hope to return for the Spring Semester with more authentic Vietnamese dishes for you to experience. Thank you .tylermurray for our partnership and hope to be back if you still want more of 🤩 It has been a fun semester but I am going to need a very nice long vacation after cooking for over 6,000 +++ students, faculty, and staff this Fall Semester 🏝️

11/29/2023

Here’s another chance to catch us this week before we wrap it up the Falls Semester . Come join us for a sampling bite of Vietnamese cuisine where we’ll be highlighting each day with something savory and something yummy… Were serving lunch only this week from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm @ Champion Kitchen.

11/27/2023

We’re back on Campus tomorrow… it’s cold tomorrow so stop by for a hot bowl of Egg Noodle Wonton Soup with Char Sieu and fragrant herbs. We’re at UK’s Champion Kitchen from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm!!! Come eat!! It’s our final week for the semester and we’re serving up some Vietnamese country street foods… 🥟 🍜

11/25/2023

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Holidays. I’m so grateful for so many things in my life and got to spend a quiet holidays with the ones I love….
Xoxo: thx AA for the ride always so grateful for the crew ! 🥰

11/17/2023

Last night was the highlight of my culinary experience as I had the pleasure to work with amazing Chefs & Mentees for the James Beard Dinner Foundation in New York City!!! 👩🏻‍🍳For my dish, I chose the pimelo-lotus seafood salad & the Carmelized Pork Belly. I cannot explain how honor I feel to showcase my culinary Vietnamese cuisine. 👩🏻‍🍳🥰
Wanted to thank The LEE Initiative Women’s Culinary & Spirit Program for a wonderful mentorship program.

We’re also grateful to for joining us in NY and to for helping us make this happen. Huge thank you to our program partners for the continued support: , , , , , , and .

11/17/2023

This is where the HEART is…BOH!!! 🧑‍🍳🥰 I (we) couldn’t have done it without these Chefs who made it all possible!!! Thank you .l3ir and all the BOH staffs that made this evening so amazing and unforgettable!!! I spent two full days working side by side with such an amazing team .
We’re so grateful to for joining us in NY and to for helping us make this happen. Huge thank you to our program partners for the continued support: , , , , , , and .

11/14/2023

I think we ate just about everything and anything under the sun & moon in Chinatown in New York City!!!

11/12/2023

Been running around last minute before flying out…Stpped by for a Quick Pho fix …This will do for now until I get back in the kitchen 🍜

11/10/2023

We have only 8 seats left James Beard Foundation dinner; where I’ll be one of the five The LEE Initiative Mentees to showcase our dinner in The Big Apple, November 16th Pier57!!! 👩🏻‍🍳🥰. See our beautiful menu in the link below!! I’ll be flying out this Monday and will be doing a lot of prepping to get ready for the venue. So excited to be a part of this very special event!!! I literally can pinch myself. I’ve worked so hard to get here! I mean to cook for the JBF is such a great honor!!! The journey I took to travel to Vietnam & Thailand to immerse myself in culinary schools in 2017 & 2019 has prepared me to where I am today. I really enjoyed both of my careers in the culinary and aviation world.



And another huge thank you to our friends at , , , , , , , and . We’re so appreciative of your support, this wouldn’t be possible without y’all!

11/10/2023

Limited seats left for the James Beard Foundation dinner in New York City, Pier57!!! I’ll be one of 5 Mentees from the The LEE Initiative to showcase our 5-course dinner there!!! Hope to see you there!!!

And another huge thank you to our friends at , , , , , , , and . We're so appreciative of your support, this wouldn't be possible without y'all!

Platform by the James Beard Foundation will include unique and independently run food and beverage offerings, as well as an educational space and modern show kitchen for culinary arts programming and events.

11/04/2023

Everything is just wontonful today!

11/01/2023

I’m so excited to share that I’m heading to NYC with for a series of panels and dinners at at Pier 57, where I’ll be showcasing my Vietnamese cuisines for The James Beard Dinner Fundraiser. The events are a culmination of this year’s Women Culinary and Spirits Program, which aims to give women a path to leadership in the hospitality space. To conclude the program, I will join the other women involved in WCSP (mentees and mentors) to showcase the power of mentorship and female empowerment. It has been a great year and I’m so grateful to be apart of The 2023 WCSP! So, get your dinner tickets in soon!!

Join us for a closer look at the magic of WCSP:

1. Fueling the Next Wave of Women in Hospitality (Nov 13): Discussing the power of female mentorship with LEE mentors – Chefs Anne Quatrano () of , Silvia Barban () of , and Kelsey Barnard Clark () of

2. Giving Everyone a Seat at the Table (Nov 14): A collaborative dinner from LEE’s Mentors – Reem Assil (.assil) of , Anne Quatrano, Silvia Barban, Rhea Buck () of .land, and Kelsey Barnard Clark

3. Cooking Up a More Inclusive Industry and Culinary Future (Nov 16): A Capstone Dinner with this year’s WCSP mentees – Chelsea Ballard (), An Cao (), Ashley Knight-Williams ( of ), Tayler Barnes (), Eka Soenarko (), Jarina Naone ( of , and Alex Kachakji () – and Chef Edward Lee (), and a taste of the specialty Barrel ‘Empress Select,’ created by this class of mentees

We hope to see you there! If you’d like to learn more or secure a seat at any of these events, head to the Platform website, linked in ’s bio. We’re so grateful to for joining us in NY and to for helping us make this happen. Huge thank you to our program partners for the continued support: , , , , , , and .

Here’s the link to get your dinner tickets:

https://www.platformbyjbf.org/event/dinner-chef-edward-lee-and-the-lee-initiative-mentees/

10/28/2023

Band was rock’n it VIP Reception last night!!! Such an honor to be apart of this special venue!!

10/28/2023

Thank you and .tylermurray for having do your catering @ this special VIP reception last night!!! The venue was so beautiful! 👩🏻‍🍳

10/26/2023

Our special feature’s for today is Vietnamese Sticky Fingers Chicken Wings!!! Come see us at Champion Kitchen from 11:00 am until sold out!!

10/23/2023

Come join us for lunch this week on October 25 -October 27 from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm only @ Champion Kitchen! We’re serving up Vietnamese street foods!

09/21/2023

We’re finishing up tomorrow Food Company @ The 90 with something sweet. Stop by to enjoy this sweet coconut dessert with tapioca pearls. We’re here from 11:00 am until sold out.
Then we’ll be back @ Champion Kitchen next month on October 23 through October 27. Hope to see you there!

09/18/2023

09/18/2023

Come join us tomorrow at our new UK Campus location!!! We’re serving up this classic Vietnamese dish that you don’t want to miss!!! Location: The Fresh Food Company @ 90. Be a part of UK Dining experience from 11:00 until sold out!

cc: my baby brother (Johnny) & I. 🥰👩🏻‍🍳