Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Starry Kitchen: Underground dining club to hit restaurant

Nguyen Tran and his wife started an illegal dining club in his apartment in North Hollywood, so he was good at coming up with creative workarounds. When he opened his legal resturant, Starry Kitchen, Tran had to go to unique lengths to keep it running.

By Madeleine Brand • Jun 28, 2017 • 1 min read

Nguyen Tran and his wife started an illegal dining club in his apartment in North Hollywood, so he was good at coming up with creative workarounds. When he opened his legal resturant, Starry Kitchen, Tran had to go to unique lengths to keep it running.

Photos by Bao Minh Nguyen.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
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Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Nguyen Tran
Author, "Adventures in Starry Kitchen"

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Starry Kitchen: Underground dining club to hit restaurant

Nguyen Tran and his wife started an illegal dining club in his apartment in North Hollywood, so he was good at coming up with creative workarounds. When he opened his legal resturant, Starry Kitchen, Tran had to go to unique lengths to keep it running.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Starry Kitchen: Underground dining club to hit restaurant

Nguyen Tran and his wife started an illegal dining club in his apartment in North Hollywood, so he was good at coming up with creative workarounds. When he opened his legal resturant, Starry Kitchen, Tran had to go to unique lengths to keep it running.

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