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The Dave Chang Show

Good Girl Dinette Chef Diep Tran on Her Life and What Makes Vietnamese Food So Special | The Dave Chang Show (Ep. 14)

The Dave Chang Show

The Ringer

Food, Society & Culture, Arts

4.88.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2018

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Chef and Momofuku founder Dave Chang is joined by Good Girl Dinette owner and chef Diep Tran to discuss what it was like fleeing Vietnam as a child (3:00), how she was inspired by her grandmother's hustle (20:20), the great pho debate (35:20), what it was like to come out to her family (45:45), and the rise of her own business (52:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And now The Day of Changchou.

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Welcome to The Day of Changchou, part of the Ringer podcast network and presented by Major

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Doma Media.

0:58.3

If I sound a little bit different, it's because I'm in the middle of nowhere in the Rocky

1:02.7

Mountains with my friends and family and we are about to go fly fishing seriously.

1:08.0

And I wanted to get this intro to this podcast ready.

1:12.2

So forgive if it sounds wonky.

1:14.7

But I wanted to introduce the guest for today.

1:17.4

Her name is Chef Deep Tran of Good Girl Dinette, a fabulous restaurant in Highland Park,

1:23.1

Los Angeles, northeastern part of Los Angeles.

1:26.5

She has an incredible story.

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