Nite Yun has no memories of the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp in Thailand where she was born in 1982. The chef and owner of Nyum Bai in Oakland, California, a restaurant that has attracted national ...

Visoth Tarak Ouk is the child of Cambodian refugees who grew up in Long Beach’s Cambodia Town in the 1990’s. In his teens, he joined a gang, seeking protection from bullies. Eventually, he pulled ...

Watch as a Cambodian outdoorsman gathers fresh river snails and large red ants (អង្ក្រង) straight from nature. Using only ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Veteran Long Beach chef Visoth Tarak Ouk’s new ...

It was in 1983 that Joanna Doung opened Angkor Wat, believed to be the first Cambodian restaurant in the United States. With the womblike decor with lots of pillows on the banquettes along the wall ...

Sophy’s Thai & Cambodian Cuisine opens at 10 every morning of the week — early enough for the many Cambodia Town locals who have made Sophy’s a much-loved destination restaurant to stop by for a late ...

If someone told Visoth Tarak Ouk that he would be a chef with a successful culinary career, he wouldn't have believed them. With an early life in gangs, the pivotal moment in his life occurred when ...

At Long Beach's Cambodia Town Food & Music, crusty edges on the beef jerky pull away like string cheese. You dip the meat in a vinegary black pepper sauce. (Ron De Angelis / For The Times) ...

After a full day of building, two Cambodian men head to the water for a well-earned meal. They spot a wild duck, skillfully catch it, and prepare it over an open fire using only primitive tools. This ...