Beverly Nguyen, who grew up celebrating Lunar New Year in California, brought her tradition to New York City. This year’s celebration was especially poignant due to the recent passing of her grandmother. Nguyen reflected on the importance of food and togetherness during grief, stating that cooking and sharing meals helps heal. She meticulously prepared traditional dishes using ingredients from her childhood, emphasizing her grandmother’s influence on her desire to gather friends and celebrate. The dinner for 30 people emphasized both remembrance and the joy of shared experiences, highlighting the healing power of food and community.
Food heals everybody, and I think the best thing to do when you're grieving and emotional is to feed people.
The loss of my grandmother led me to reflect on the importance of celebrating one another.
Hoan had a natural instinct to come together that I think she passed down.
I ended up going into the kitchen and learning to cook egg rolls in the deep fryer.
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