Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

"I'm not a writer, I'm a cook," said Yia Vang. He's the chef/owner of Hmong Union Kitchen, and the force behind Vinai, which is slowly but surely coming to life in northeast Minneapolis. Vang has been ...

The Hmong people have been in Minnesota since 1975. The food that the prodigious farming community grows has been all over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for decades — but always served in someone ...

Chef Vang shares Hmong heritage through food in Minneapolis. Chef Yia Vang uses food as a catalyst for storytelling and firmly believes that every dish has a narrative. Yia fuses local Minnesotan ...

Special to the SentinelI’m pleased to showcase another new global food offering in the Grand Valley, this one featuring Hmong food and the talented cook, Mee Lor. Lor is the owner of Mee Hmong Cuisine ...

Chef Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 5. They eventually settled in Minnesota, where his family was part of the large Hmong community ...