My Story

I’ve worked in the travel and hospitality industry in Vietnam for nearly 20 years. I owned a travel agency, a homestay, and co-owned a hostel and restaurant on Cat Ba Island — part of the beautiful Cat Ba archipelago in Northern Vietnam.

 

My love for cooking comes deeply from my mother — a wonderful home cook who ran a family restaurant back in the 1990s. As the eldest child, I was often in the kitchen helping her, and that’s where my culinary journey began. In 2013, I opened a small restaurant in Hanoi where I was both the owner and chef. Later, in 2018, I founded a cookery studio in my hometown, Ha Long City — home to the UNESCO world-renowned Ha Long Bay. There, my team and I offered hands-on cooking classes, which included visits to local wet markets to help guests connect more deeply with our food culture.