Don Nguyen sinh ra t\u1ea1i S\u00e0i G\u00f2n, Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n
Sau khi theo h\u1ecdc H\u1ecdc vi\u1ec7n Qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 Hoa K\u1ef3 West Point v\u00e0 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Texas t\u1ea1i Austin, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng theo h\u1ecdc chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh kinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc, Don theo \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p kinh doanh v\u00e0 khai th\u00e1c n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u00e1i t\u1ea1o trong m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: h\u00f2a gi\u1ea3i s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t trong tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c \u00c1 th\u00f4ng qua m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng.<\/p>\n
L\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng, Don \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u00ean phong trong phong tr\u00e0o k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n v\u00e0 nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 th\u1ecbt hun kh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng Trung Texas. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc l\u00f2 hun kh\u00f3i s\u00e2n sau \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u01a1n b\u00e3o Harvey v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u00e1c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Trung Texas \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u00f3a v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 2000 v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 2010 b\u1edfi John Mueller, Aaron Franklin v\u00e0 John Lewis.<\/p>\n
Don t\u00f4n vinh truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a Texas trong khi th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt \u1ee9c hun kh\u00f3i kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, s\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00f2 v\u00e0 x\u00fac x\u00edch th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng \u0111an xen v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n t\u1eeb \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eafm, me v\u00e0 m\u1eafm h\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n l\u00ean men. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 d\u1ea1y c\u00e1ch n\u1ea5u \u0103n, m\u00f3n \u0103n c\u1ee7a anh ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf Little Saigon, Ph\u1ed1 T\u00e0u c\u1ee7a Houston v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u0103m gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng.<\/p>\n
S\u1ef1 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p gi\u1eefa truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng n\u1ea5u \u0103n c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 Texas \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c anh th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng pop-up c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Kh\u00f3i Barbecue, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a anh trai Theo, v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2017. Kh\u00f3i c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 kh\u00f3i trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t. Kh\u00f3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i cho c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n nh\u01b0 ph\u1edf brisket, b\u00e1nh x\u00e8o m\u00e1 b\u00f2 v\u00e0 c\u00e0 ri s\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00f2. Daniel Vaughn, bi\u00ean t\u1eadp vi\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a Texas Monthly, kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh "Kh\u00f3i \u0111ang m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ranh gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3".<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh tinh th\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thi\u1ec3u s\u1ed1 v\u1edbi truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9.<\/p>\n
Khi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c trau d\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c \u00c1 trong n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, Don \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau th\u00edch phong c\u00e1ch n\u1ea5u \u0103n l\u1ee3n nguy\u00ean con c\u1ee7a Carolina sau khi n\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean cho chuy\u00ean gia n\u01b0\u1edbng Rodney Scott v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2021. Don \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0y v\u00e0o c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0 b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n l\u1ee3n nguy\u00ean con v\u00e0 th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng. Scott n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 phong c\u00e1ch n\u1ea5u l\u1ee3n nguy\u00ean con c\u1ee7a Don: "n\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kinh ng\u1ea1c".<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n \u0103n t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c ri\u00eang t\u1ea1i Houston, Kh\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Eater ca ng\u1ee3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp Brooke Williamson ca ng\u1ee3i, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a Don l\u00e0 "l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi" v\u00e0 Bobby Flay nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t r\u1eb1ng Don \u0111ang "l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i phong c\u00e1ch th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 theo c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t".<\/p>\n
Don l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9ng ch\u1ec9 Chuy\u00ean vi\u00ean ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh c\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9ng (\u201cCFA\u201d), \u0110\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 Yeti v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 nh\u1ecf x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1970 \u1edf khu ph\u1ed1 Near Northside c\u1ee7a Houston \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 v\u1eefa cho Kh\u00f3i.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7126,"template":"","class_list":["post-7125","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.kudos.nyc\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/7125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.kudos.nyc\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.kudos.nyc\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.kudos.nyc\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.kudos.nyc\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7125"}],"curies":[{"name":"trang web","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}