"I'm not a writer, I'm a cook," said Yia Vang. He's the chef/owner of Hmong Union Kitchen, and the force behind Vinai, which is slowly but surely coming to life in northeast Minneapolis. Vang has been ...

Chef Yia Vang demonstrates his take on the traditional Southeast Asian dish. Chef Yia Vang joined "GMA3" recently to demonstrate a variation of a Hmong laab dish inspired by his father. The James ...

Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community ...

Chef Vang shares Hmong heritage through food in Minneapolis. Chef Yia Vang uses food as a catalyst for storytelling and firmly believes that every dish has a narrative. Yia fuses local Minnesotan ...

For chef Yia Vang, live-fire cooking isn’t a trend. “This is actually a part of who I am,” he says. “This is how our people cooked hundreds of years ago. This is how our people cook today. If you go ...

Kathy Wolff loves stir fry. Just not when she makes it. “It turns out soggy,” Wolff said. “I never produced anything I was proud to serve.” Wolff was one of several people Tuesday night getting some ...

McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua will be hosting Hmong language and Hmong cooking classes during the month of August. Hmong Language 101 will be an interactive class Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m.