Andrea Nguyen: Biography and Background

Andrea Nguyen (born 1969) is a Vietnamese-born, American teacher, food writer, cookbook author and chef living in the San Francisco area. An expert on Asian cuisine and cooking methods, Nguyen has written numerous cookbooks on the food of her native Vietnam, as well as an account of her family's escape during the Fall of Saigon. Later in life, she turned to plant-based cooking. She writes an active blog, newsletter, as well as articles for newspapers and food magazines and teaches cooking classes throughout the country.

She won a 2018 James Beard Foundation Award (Single Subject) for The Pho Cookbook. She also received two additional James Beard cookbook nominations: Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors (Best Asian, 2007) and Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea (Vegetable-Focused Cooking, 2024).

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