Thank you Katie Foote and Epicure & Culture: Food, Wine & Culture for the Ethical Traveler for such a loving article on Bida Manda. epicureandculture/bida-manda/ As the excitement of tasting a new exotic cuisine fades into warm, fuzzy feelings of finishing a home-cooked meal, I look around the happy faces that surround me, reflecting on this experience. Talking to Vansana and tasting their culturally-immersive dishes answered many of my questions, but other aspects of the aura of mystery became more impenetrable. How can two siblings in their 20s with no prior experience in management create such an inviting space? Why do these unfamiliar dishes leave taste buds tingling with a tangible sense of the familiar, allowing visitors from all over the world to taste home in food that is nothing like they’ve ever eaten? Still trying to wrap my mind around this, I look over the hostess stand where “mom and dad” hang, watching mother’s lips curl into a shy Buddha-like smile. Some questions are best left unanswered, but in the meantime, I’m glad I have an excuse to come back.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:55:01 +0000
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