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Dai Huynh
Dai Huynh learned to connect with people through food from birth. The center of family life has always been at the table, where her mother, a self-taught Vietnamese cook, connected her five children and finicky husband with steaming bowls of jasmine rice and noodle soups. Through sheer luck, Dai turned eating into a career after the main food writer at the Houston Chronicle got tired of eating out (yes, it's possible). Her editor sent her off to get her culinary degree at the Culinary Institute LeNotre, where she learned about master sauces from Patrick LeNotre, a two-star Michelin chef who has prepared meals for French presidents. At the time, Dai believed that it was important to first master a recipe so you know how to not only cook it properly, but taste the dish before you change, embellish or reinterpret it. Eventually, Dai earned awards for her food and travel writing, including the prestigious James Beard Awards.
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The Buzz team, from left: Jo Rogers, Leslie Little, Pooja Salhotra, Michelle Casas Groogan, John Duboise, Dai Huynh, Todd Freed, Caroline Siegfried, James Arturo, Joni Hoffman, Michael Hoffman, Mike Hart, Andy Blitzer, Cindy Burnett, Sharon Albert Brier, Karen Vine Fuller, Cindy Gabriel, Cheryl Ursin, Angie Frederickson, Nikky LaWell. Not pictured: Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, Annie McQueen, Russell Weil, Cathy Gordon, Jennifer Oakley, Andria Dilling, Tracy L. Barnett. (Photo: Dee Zunker Photography)
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Food writer Dai Huynh and husband Scott Bowers. (Photo: Dee Zunker Photography)
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Food writer Dai Huynh and husband Scott Bowers. (Photo: Dee Zunker Photography)
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Joni Hoffman and Buzz dining columnist Dai Huynh. (Photo: Emily Jaschke)
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Front row: Cindy Gabriel, Stan Ehrenkranz, Don Mason; back row: Claudia Feldman, Scott Bowers, Dai Huynh, Sharon Brier, Mike Brier. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
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Pictured at our 2022 holiday party, held at Evelyn’s Park: (front row, from left) writer Dai Huynh, account manager Andy Blitzer, editor Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, editor-in-chief Joni Hoffman, publisher Michael Hoffman, writer Sharon Brier, writer Jennifer Oakley, writer Cindy Gabriel, writer Karen Vine Fuller; (second row, from left): writer Michelle Groogan, writer Claudia Feldman, writer Cheryl Ursin, design manager John Duboise, writer Russell Weil, editorial assistant Caroline Siegfried, account manager Jo Vogel, writer Angie Frederickson, accounting and contract administrator Leslie Little, writer Cathy Gordon, writer Annie McQueen; (back row, from left) writer Todd Freed, writer Don Mason, photographer Michael Hart, illustrator James Arturo, photographer Nikky LaWell, and writer Pooja Salhotra. Not pictured: Writers Tracy Barnett, Cindy Burnett, Andria Frankfort Dilling, Cheryl Laird, and photographer Dylan Aguilar (behind the camera).
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Don Mason, Scott Bowers, Claudia Feldman, and Dai Huynh. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
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Buzz writer Dai Huynh and her daughter Sofia are stuck in the marshmallow pit.
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Buzz dining columnist Dai Huynh checking out the Healthy Living section.
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Scott McClelland, president, H-E-B Houston division, with Dai Huynh, Buzz dining columnist, at the media preview event.
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FLAVOR OF HOUSTON Over egg rolls, Rice University student Haley Kurisky, who blogs for The Buzz online, and Buzz dining columnist Dai Huynh discuss Houston’s restaurants at Viet Nom Noms, 5221 Bellaire Blvd. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
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The Buzz couldn’t happen without the tireless contributions of our entire team. Every member of The Buzz family is critical to bringing The Buzz to life every month. Pictured: The Buzz team celebrating at our recent holiday party. (Back row, from left) Helen van Rensburg, Cheryl Ursin, Michael Hoffman, John Duboise (next row, from left) Annie Blaylock McQueen, Andy Blitzer, Russell Weil, Dai Huynh, Darsey Swaim, Sharon Brier, Joni Hoffman, Jennifer Oakley, Andria Frankfort, Angie Frederickson, Leslie Little, Cheryl Laird (next row, from left) Amber Lewis, Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, (front row, from left) Todd Freed, Michelle Groogan, Nikky Lawell, Kim Montgomery, Jay Janecek. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
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Scott Bowers, Gus Pappas and Dai Huynh (Photo: Nikky Lawell Photography)
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