Birthday dinner for friends & family
1 April 2023   
15 people



︎ homemade
︎ fresh
︎ vegan

Hosting a birthday dinner party for friends and family.


1 snacks, snacks, snacks & homemade spring rolls

2 laotian coconut noodle soup with rice vermicellis, minced tofu, lots of lime leaves and lemongrass, topped off with fresh herbs
(family recipe! <3)

3 coconut agar jelly dessert in various colors and shapes

1 snacks, snacks, snacks & homemade chả giò
2 Bún lào chay 
3 Thạch dừa



Private Dinner
28 Feb 2023
10 people



︎ homemade
︎ fresh
︎ meat & fish sauce

A private dinner on quest for a group of friends in Winterthur.


1 fried wantan with a homemade meat filling, served with pickles

2 rice meal with stir-fried beans & carrots, pumpkin soup with  braised and caramelized meat (pork), egg, tofu and vietnamese meatloaf (1) fried tofu in tomato sauce (2). 
3 yellow mung bean pudding dessert with coconut milk

1 Hoành thánh chiên & đồchua
2 Cơm với đậu xào, canh bí, thịt kho trứng,  đậu hũ sốt cà chua 
3 Chè đậu xanh



Culinary evening at Atelier orbit in Winterthur
12 July 2022
15 people



︎ homemade
︎ fresh
︎ vegan and meat options

A community summer dinner at orbit’s studio space in Winterthur. With an extended introdocution into my work as a visual and food artist.

With great help from Monika Wilhelm and Pia Maurer (orbit).
More info here.




1 homemade spring rolls with pickles

2 rice meal with stir-fried broccoli, champignons & carrots, sweet-sour tomato soup with fresh pineapple & braised eggplant in ginger and leek. 

3 sweet corn pudding with tapioca and coconut milk

1 Chả giò & do chua
2 Cốm, xào broccoli, carot, nấm & cà kho với canh chua 
3 chè bắp


Atelier Christmas Dinner in Zurich 
13 May 2022
45 people



︎ homemade
︎ fresh
︎ vegan or meat options

A community christmas dinner in May, post-poned due covid-19, in a studio space of animators and illustrators in Zurich. 


1 homemade spring rolls with pickles

2 rice meal with stir-fried broccoli & carrots, chinese cabbage soup, with either braised and caramelized meat (pork), egg, tofu and vietnamese meatloaf or fried tofu in tomato sauce. 

3 yellow mung bean pudding dessert with coconut milk

1 Chả giò & do chua
2 Cơm với rau xào, canh cải, thịt kho trứng,  đậu hũ sốt cà chua 
3 chè đậu xanh



Pop-Up Take-Away at Café du Bonheur
24-28 February 2021
90 portions per day



︎ changing three course menu every day
︎ Vietnamese Brunch with various dishes on Sunday
︎ meat or vegan
︎ several sweet & salty snacks during the day
︎ window-showcase with artists of Vietnamese origin

Pop-Up during the lockdown in February 2021 in Switzerland. Each day MLS provided a changing three course meal, accompanied with a description and context to the served menu. 

Window-Showcase
with Quynh Dong, Kim Pham and Vy Linh Nguyen

Illustration
by Kevin Duong

Graphic Design
by Christian Knöpfel

Photography
Raisa Durandi, Joël Hunn

MLS Team
Sjanca Oppliger, Thi Nhu Mai Nguyen-Vo

Café du Bonheur, Zurich
with Mazen Reda, Benjamin Heer and CDB Staff



© Thi My Lien Nguyen
A food project focused on the diasporic and Vietnamese foodways in Switzerland,
hosted by photographer and artist Thi My Lien Nguyen.