Congratulations to Vietnam Restaurant for being one of six recipients who will receive 2024's James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics Award 🏅⁠ ⁠ Founders Thuyen Luu and Nhu Lai opened Vietnam Restaurant in 1984, five years after they immigrated from Vietnam to the U.S. to flee communist Chinese rule with only $30 in their pockets. Thuyen Luu served as the restaurant’s original chef. ⁠ ⁠ Benny Lai, one of the couple’s children, took over the business after his parents retired in 1989. His father, Nhu Lai, died 11 years ago.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🍜Learn more about Vietnman Restaurant in the full article on our website in our linkinbio ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #jamesbeardaward #jamesbeardrecipient #vietnamrestaurant #philly #immigrantstories