Who is nini nguyen

That was like travel unto itself. Like sampling little bits of lots of different worlds. Practically speaking, though, the reality of grocery shopping on foot at seven different locales in the hellfire that is Manhattan in August is hardly glamorous. I started just using the car itself as dry storage. In New Orleans, food-shopping is a whole different world. On this front, Nguyen is, admittedly, just as susceptible to creative block and quarantine ennui as the rest of us.

But blissfully, for her, a trip to the supermarket, while in many ways pragmatic, is the antidote. But beyond the delight she takes in adding her creative augmentations to a simmering, lemongrass-coconut beef stew, or a fermented lime dipping sauce for grilled sole, Nguyen says her fixation on food, in its rawest form, has something to do with intimacy.

So instead, we give love by way of food. She tastes a few grains on a wooden spoon, nods, and turns off her burner. Come and pick them up and take them home. FW: What was the biggest lesson during your time on Top Chef? Did you learn something new about yourself or your cooking that you'll take with you? NN: The biggest lesson I learned is that you should always stay true to yourself, be confident and trust your gut.

In my case, that meant embracing my bossy inner Capricorn! Also, this whole experience has made me realize that my cooking style is something sort of unique and that I should keep running with it. FW: Do you have any tricks up your sleeve that you wish you had gotten the opportunity to show the judges?

Hopefully, I will get another opportunity to do so someday. FW: If you had to do Restaurant Wars over again would you make different dishes or take on a different role instead of front of house? I would probably take on a different role because I definitely know now that I can not train servers in an hour.

I would also make both a sweet and a savory dish. NN: My strategy for Top Chef in general was to be true to myself, through my cooking and my personality. Her brother, however, made her promise that she would try out again and she did. Nguyen will be returning for season 17 of Top Chef alongside other returning contestants like Eric Adjepong. Designed by ThemePacific. Posted by Admin On 0 Comment. Facebook 0 Tweet 0 Pin 0 LinkedIn 0.