The novel is a fictionalized story of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in Paris in the 1930's.

The Vietnamese cook for keeps.

Yeomans' mother Lien, a popular Vietnamese cook and author, prepared food for the band during their stay.

For some reason, many Vietnamese cooks believe Americans want their food achingly sweet.

Supper that evening was a festive occasion as our Vietnamese cooks, Hai and Sha (the grinning, bucktoothed, local con artist), outdid themselves.

Did Vietnamese cooks learn its secrets while toiling in the kitchens of colonial masters?

A novel about a young Vietnamese cook who worked in Stein's Montparnasse-household.

Vietnamese cooks lean toward the cool flavors of cucumber, mint and coriander.

Vietnamese cooks are also no strangers to fruit-based barbecue sauces.

The plan was executed on the evening of June 27, 1908, when the group of Vietnamese cooks managed to mix datura poison with food they had prepared for a party.