Phonomenal Nights

Turn your next dinner party into a Viet feast with this vibrant Vietnamese cookbook filled with wildly creative recipes and innovative cocktails from James Beard finalists Yenvy and Quynh-vy Pham.

Phởnomenal Nights is a Vietnamese cookbook for entertaining, packed with shareable dishes, interactive feasts, bold party boards, and playful cocktails. Inspired by the Pham family’s restaurants and community-building legacy in Seattle’s Little Saigon, every recipe brings big flavor and an open invitation to pull up a chair.

Inside you’ll find:
FOOD MADE FOR SHARING: Serve sizzling spring rolls, salmon ceviche on black sesame crackers, roasted lemongrass ribeye wraps, and Prawn and Brown-Butter-Leek Dumplings.
5 PARTY-READY SECTIONS: Explore batch cocktails, tableside wraps, extra-fancy party boards, make-ahead dumplings, and one-pot wonders.
PLAYFUL DRINKS: Shake up your usual cocktail book routine with inventive drinks like the Cà Phê Jello Shot.
FLEXIBLE ENTERTAINING: Host an intimate dinner for two, a Friendsgiving feast, or a Vietnamese-style party for twenty.
DOABLE WOW FACTOR: Create dishes that look impressive without making your dinner party feel like work.
MORE THAN RECIPES: Weaves deeply personal family stories and dishes from Seattle’s legendary Phở Bắc restaurant, the Pacific Northwest's very first Vietnamese restaurant.

This spirited hosting cookbook is a memorable housewarming, wedding, holiday, or host gift for adventurous cooks, cocktail lovers, and anyone who believes the best nights begin around a crowded table.

With this vibrant Vietnamese cookbook, fish sauce is your new best friend, fresh herbs are non-negotiable, and stuffy entertaining is officially off the menu.