Chef Yia Vang has announced plans to close Union Hmong Kitchen in Uptown. The restaurant will step away from counter service and in-person dining at its Lake St. location in Minneapolis to focus on ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Back in May, I had the great pleasure of attending a pop-up event at Union Hmong ...

The wood-burning grill that takes center stage of an open kitchen is a gleaming, magnificent beast flanked by two bumper car-sized wheels — a hangar for various meats, engulfed in flames that swell ...

Candles were just one of the many finishing touches needed at Vinai before it could open to the public next week. Specifically, “bougie candles,” as Yia Vang calls them: the battery-operated, ...

Sep. 1—FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — When the Union Hmong Kitchen's new menu offering at the Minnesota State Fair made it onto multiple don't-miss food lists, Ming-Jinn Tong knew demand would be high. The ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Twin Cities favorite for Hmong cuisine is bringing some of its delicious menu back to the Minnesota State Fair. Union Hmong Kitchen, which has two Minneapolis locations on ...

Renowned Minnesota Chef Yia Vang has racked up numerous 2024 awards for his restaurant, Vinai. As Vinai continues to gain ...

Chef Vang shares Hmong heritage through food in Minneapolis. Chef Yia Vang uses food as a catalyst for storytelling and firmly believes that every dish has a narrative. Yia fuses local Minnesotan ...

Tiffany Alexandria, left, hands a purple sticky rice dish to a Minnesota State Fair goer at the Union Hmong Kitchen booth in the International Bazaar at the Minnesota State Fair grounds in Falcon ...

Yia Vang is launching his first full brunch at Union Hmong Kitchen on W. Lake Street. "This is a neighborhood restaurant and we want to give people a reason to wake up and come in on Sundays," he said ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — It's not a good day at the State Fair unless you've tried a new food on-a-stick. This year, one of the new foods at the fairgrounds is the Shrimp and Pork Toast On-A-Stick. To ...