Bon Appétit | The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025

CBS, The Dish | The Dish: Man shares journey from refugee to acclaimed chef

Condé Nast Traveler | The Best New Restaurants in the World: 2025 Hot List

Midwest Design | Minneapolis Restaurant Vinai Is a Place of Joy

Midwest Living | At His New Minneapolis Restaurant, Chef Yia Vang Tells Hmong Stories Through Food

Proof Podcast | What Does a Shared Menu Look Like Across a Divide?

TEDx Minneapolis | Food is a universal language: Our first language | Yia Vang | TEDxMinneapolis

The New York Times | What Is Great Hmong Food? These Chefs Have the Answer.

The New York Times | Two Restaurants Are Making Minneapolis the American Capital of Hmong Food

TIME Magazine | World’s Greatest Places of 2025

Good Morning America | Yia Vang shares his favorite pork chop recipe

The New York Times | 50 Favorite Places in America 2024

Esquire Magazine | America’s Best New Restaurants

Eater | The 14 Best New Restaurants in America

BBC | Yia Vang on how to prepare an abundant Hmong holiday meal

Minneapolis-St.Paul Magazine | A Layered Legacy at Vinai 

Eater Twin Cities | At Vinai, Open-Fire Cooking Pays Respect to the Hmong People

The Minnesota Star Tribune | Cheng: At Vinai, chef Yia Vang rewrites the Hmong American playbook