Staff
Loan Nguyen
Julia Child Writing Fellow '24 (she/her)
Loan Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in Camden,NJ. She’s called Philly her home for the last five years. Her food career began after hosting a series of vegan banh mi popups out of her kitchen in West Philly. She was inspired to create childhood dishes she was nostalgic for since becoming a vegan. Her adventures exploring her roots continued, using food as a tool of self expression and community building. Her journey has included working on a food truck, volunteering at farms, teaching cooking classes to Youth and working with her mom in the kitchen. As the Julia Child Writing Fellow, she’s excited to experiment again, using her voice to weave together the personal narratives of our multicultural food community. Her favorite ingredients are bittermelon, tamarind, lemongrass and shiso.