Good Food
From Vietnam with Chiles; Adieu Julia
Chef Jet Tila with destinations for great Chinese Vietnamese food, and an interview with the late Julia Childs, whose involvement with food spans three generations. Julia died on Thursday, just two days shy of her 92nd birthday.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenJet Tila of
Bangkok Market talked about two restaurants. You can enjoy a relaxed Chinese Vietnamese meal at
Lee Kam Kee Vietnamese Restaurant (626-282-7720) at 2505 West Valley Boulevard in Alhambra. Jet recommends the
pho (soup), spring rolls (with pork skin and dipping sauce),
ban xeo (egg crepe with saut-ed sprouts, mung beans, shrimp and pork) and sauteed beef cubes with pickled vegetables. He also spoke about
Baguette du Jour (626-282-0109) at 2436 W Valley Boulevard in Alhambra--catty-corner from Lee Kam Kee, for their
banh mi Vietnamese sandwiches and crispy spring rolls. But be careful: If you can't take the heat, take out the chiles!
