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Previous Work:

Sales Executive THE LOBSTER PLACE WHOLESALE DIVISION
Executive Chef SELAMAT PAGI, 
Chef/Co-Founder THE GRUMPY PIG, 
Chef/Partner CAFE COLETTE, 
Chef/Owner SILENT H

REVIEWS

PAPER MAGAZINE: June 13, 2007, Restaurant of the Week "Nguyen, the owner and chef of Williamsburg's new Vietnamese restaurant Silent H, is an unassuming type, who as well as expertly wielding a kitchen knife, can play a flawless game of poker..."

NEW YORK TIMES:   April 7, 2009, Building On Layers of Tradition "Vinh Nguyen has created a succulent banh mi at Silent H called the Greenpoint:."

THE CURIOUS PEAR: March 16, 2015, Selamat Pagi: Feasting at Brooklyn's Favourite Indonesian "Southeast Asian is the cuisine I always return to. It's so colourful, in flavour and aesthetics."

THE VILLAGE VOICE: September 2, 2014, Selamat Pagi: Sambal Eggs: Brooklyn Palates Dance to Selamat Pagi's Balinese Twist "Nguyen spreads his wings with items like a smoked-squid salad special that made my table sit up and take notice."

NEW YORK MAG: May 22, 2007, Quiet Riot "Silent H feels like a lovingly crafted low-budget indie project in a city full of soulless major Pan-Asian releases." 

FOOD REPUBLIC: September 30, 2015, What is Indonesian Cuisine and why it hasn't caught on in the U.S. 

GRUB STREET: March 19, 2007, The World's First Polish Banh Mi is our Sandwich of the Week

NEW YORK MAG WHERE TO EAT ISSUE 2008: International Brooklyn "This popular little restaurant’s real specialty is the thick grilled pork chop, which is bathed, like some elaborate Vietnamese version of steak au poivre..."

FREE WILLIAMSBURG: Cafe Colette "This charming corner shop is giving caffeine-addled Williamsburg residents just what they need."

CITY WEEKEND:  Oct 25, 2012, Find of The Week "It’s always refreshing to find great fare that’s more about fun than flash."

TIMEOUT SHANGHAI: Dec 14, 2011, First Look: Grumpy Pig "...a pork focused menu with a subtle Vietnamese flavour."

THAT'S MAGAZINE: Dec 30, 2011 , Pork: The Middle Kingdom "Vinh Nguyen put together a short list of fun offerings that’ll be music to meat-lovers ears."