After Hurricane Katrina wrecked the coast, Le Bakery became a fulcrum for the relief and rebuilding effort, a neutral
ground where the various racial, ethnic, and economic communities of Biloxi gathered for owner Sue Nguyen’s banh
mi sandwiches overstuffed with roast pork. Nguyen moved here from Vietnam as a girl. In the kitchens of her neighbors
and relatives, she learned to make cha gió and gumbo. Le Bakery reflects her life experience in Mississippi and her
will to remember what her family left behind in Vietnam.
nancy kaufman
(Nancy Kaufman)
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