Recipes & Cooking  |  07/24/2024

Podcast Ep. 274: Chef Yia Vang on Wild Game Cooking and Outdoor Channel’s “Feral”


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Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Yia Vang, a Hmong American chef, restaurant owner, and host of Outdoor Channel’s television show “Feral.” Vang talks about growing up as a small game hunter, going on his first pheasant hunt in Wisconsin, and his perspective on the Hmong “balanced” approach to food.  

Episode Highlights:
  • Vang talks about his journey from college to chef and food truck operator to the owner of a new restaurant, Vinai, in Minneapolis. 
  • Vang also explains how Andrew Zimmern’s producers “discovered” him, which led to “Feral.” 
  • WATCH Vang make pheasant fried rice, which is featured in the new PF & QF Upland Bird Hunting Super issue.

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