Photo by TheDeliciousLife. Dish of the Week: Banh mi Where: Rebel Heroes, Pho 14, Eden Center Banh mi is the quintessential fusion food, a Vietnamese sandwich melding the best of French and Asian flavors to create a dish that is better than the sum of its parts. The typical anatomy of banh mi is a crusty baguette slathered with mayonnaise and pâté, and filled with cucumber, cilantro, pickled carrots, daikon, and grilled meat or…

Asian pears – image courtesy of beautifulcataya Dish of the Week: Shrimp with pine nut dressing Last night I had the opportunity to partake in the annual Embassy Chef Challenge, which allowed guests to sample food prepared by the chefs from 11 embassies: Bahrain, Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Korea, Morocco, Nepal, Ghana, Panama, Qatar, and Serbia. At the end of the night, a top embassy chef was selected by a panel of celebrity judges, as…