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Boston Globe
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Find fresh air with a view at Boston's six best rooftop bars
.bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Felipe's Taqueria Felipe's Taqueria Josh Reynolds for the Boston Globe Don't let the name fool you: Felipe's is so much more than a taqueria. It's also an evening hub that has a solution to three of Greater Boston's biggest nightlife problems: drinks are relatively cheap, the kitchen stays open late, and there's a roof deck bar with views of Harvard Square. The place has a real come-as-you-are feel. People are friendly, the music isn't too loud, and conversations seem to flow better under the summer stars. Address: 21 Brattle Street, Cambridge Phone: 617-354-9944 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Long Bar & Terrace Long Bar & Terrace Josh Reynolds for the Boston Globe Take the elevator up to the 17th floor of the Raffles hotel in the Back Bay: You're here for an elevated experience. At Long Bar, there's a swank indoor lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows, but the view is best taken in from outdoors, on the black-and-cream-tiled terrace. Settle into comfy cushioned chairs and banquettes, sip one of the signature Singapore Slings (said to have been invented at the original Raffles), and gaze out over the beautiful city. Address: 40 Trinity Place, Back Bay Phone: 617-589-1402 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Rooftop at the Envoy Rooftop at the Envoy Eric Levin Seven floors up from the mouth of Fort Point Channel, the rooftop of the Seaport's Envoy Hotel boasts a sweeping view of Boston Harbor — from the Tea Party ships past the Custom House Tower all the way to the Tobin Bridge. Reserve a table in the casual dining section or order at the bar and find your own seating on big striped sofas under broad umbrellas. Come winter, the rooftop even has 'igloo' dining. Address: 70 Sleeper Street, Seaport Phone: 617-530-1538 Find online: .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Rooftop@Revere Rooftop@Revere If your yoga practice is getting stale, bring your mat to free community yoga on the rooftop of the Revere Hotel on Saturday morning and enjoy the Theater District views. Change to chic-casual and return after noon for a build-your-own poke bowl lunch. After sundown, the 15,000-square-foot rooftop transforms into an elegant night spot with a fruit-oriented cocktail list, several bubblies and rosés, and tasty lobster rolls and Thai shrimp lettuce wraps. It's open through October 1, as of this writing. Address: 200 Stuart Street, Theater District Phone: 617-482-1800 Find online: Related : .bofbpic img { width: 100%; height: auto; } Saigon Babylon Saigon Babylon The rooftop above the Sonder 907 Main Hotel has struggled to find its proper tenant over the years. It was worth the wait for Saigon Babylon. From the team behind Cicada Coffee Bar in Cambridge and the Eaves Vietnamese restaurant in Somerville's Bow Market, this Viet cuisine hotspot serves food as elevated as the restaurant's perch overlooking Central and Kendall squares. It isn't overcrowded like many other rooftops around town, the food and craft cocktails are mouthwatering, and the decor tasteful and eccentric at once. Address: 907 Main Street, Floor 5, Cambridge Phone: 617-945-4509 Find online: Boston Globe Best of the Best winners for 2025 were selected by Globe newsroom staff and correspondents, and limited to Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline. We want to hear from you: ? 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Straits Times
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
When it comes to appointing the next Lions coach, history is a great teacher
With the departure of Tsutomu Ogura, the FAS is on the hunt for its fourth national head coach in six years. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG When it comes to appointing the next Lions coach, history is a great teacher Here we go again. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is searching for its fourth national head coach in six years after Tsutomu Ogura's resignation was made public on June 24. The next step will be the most critical yet for the FAS and comes as the first major test for its new president, billionaire Forrest Li and his leadership team. Sure, there can never be a guarantee of success when hiring a new head coach (just ask the Manchester United hierarchy), but the FAS must do all they can to appoint someone who can give the Lions the best chance of flourishing. Before Ogura's appointment, sources indicated that Park Hang-seo, who had led Vietnam to the Under-23 Asian Cup final in 2018 and the Asian Cup quarter-finals in 2019, had been available, but FAS was ultimately unable to meet his salary demands. But word coming out of its Jalan Besar headquarters is that the best man for the job will be hired. ST understands that Li's priority is to ensure that the Lions are best-equipped, something that he had intimated strongly during an internal townhall. So we can assume that no stone will be left unturned and no expense is spared in this search. Even with increased resources, I hope the selectors remain level-headed. The temptation to opt for a headline-grabbing name – someone who dazzles because of his playing career – is strong. But that path is a slippery slope. Former United captain Bryan Robson had a spell to forget as Thailand coach from 2009 to 2011 and ex-England manager, the late Sven-Goran Eriksson, had a brief stint in charge of the Philippines, where they finished with three losses in as many matches in the 2019 Asian Cup. He left the post soon after. So the FAS does not need to pursue a marquee name, but the choice must convey a serious intent. Although Ogura came with plenty of experience in Japan, his two predecessors and compatriots – Takayuki Nishigaya and Tatsuma Yoshida – had also never managed a national team or a side in this region. They underwhelmed even before they started their tenures. On June 24, the FAS said in its media statement that it is looking for a candidate who 'possesses the vision, expertise, and leadership qualities to elevate Singapore football to the next level'. Internally, I hope they have a clearer and more specific criteria. The next coach must have the experience and knowledge of the region and Asian football, the personality to get the best out of our players, the ability to convince with his ideas and communicate that effectively enough for the Lions to hit the ground running. Former Johor Darul Takzim head coach Bojan Hodak, currently excelling at Indonesia Liga 1 side Persib Bandung and former Thailand tactician Mano Polking, who is with Viet side Cong An Ha Noi, have the credentials and the regional know-how to thrive as Lions coach. There are also other coaches who have excelled with national teams in this region. The hiring of South Korean tacticians Park or Shin Tae-yong, who led Vietnam and Indonesia respectively in recent years, would also represent a clear ambition. Besides getting this appointment right, the FAS must also do it quickly. The selectors must learn from the mistakes of their predecessors. When Yoshida stepped down in December 2021, it took the FAS four months to appoint a replacement in Nishigaya, which left him with having to fight a losing battle from day one. The Lions were presented with a kind draw in a single round-robin tournament for the Asian Cup qualifiers in June 2022. It was not until May 26 that year that Nishigaya held his first training session and the team had just one friendly against Kuwait six days later 1 before the Asian Cup qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan a week later. They lost 2-1 to the hosts, were defeated 1-0 by Tajikistan and beat Myanmar 6-2. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan both made the Asian Cup. The Lions and Nishigaya went home. The Lions circa 2025 are top of Group C in their Asian Cup qualifying campaign on goals scored, ahead of Hong Kong (four points), Bangladesh and India, who have a point apiece. Only the group winners will advance to the Asian Cup in 2027. They have four matches left, starting with back-to-back matches against India in October. There may not be a better time to make history with a maiden qualification to the Asian Cup for Singapore, whose only appearance came as hosts in 1984. When he was confirmed as the new FAS president in April, Li outlined his mission to 'bring joy and pride back to Singapore football'. FAS and Li, your next step could go a long way in reaching that objective. Over to you. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
The Bay Area's Vietnamese food capital just got a surprising seafood specialist
San Jose is a modern-day gold mine for Vietnamese food. It's the Bay Area's superior source for sizzling steak, chicken pho and the steamed rice rolls known as bánh cuốn. And recently, the city gained another exciting specialist. A few months ago, former San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho pointed me toward Làng Ốc Việt, a food truck slinging 'Viet mariscos.' I was intrigued, since I already happened to regard San Jose as a one-of-a-kind seafood hub. Shellfish is Làng Ốc's domain, with a particular emphasis on southern-style sea snails. Chef-owner Tuyền 'Cindy' Huỳnh is from Bạc Liêu, a coastal city in the Mekong Delta region where sea snails are in abundance. Before opening her truck last December, Huỳnh ran a sea snail stand in her hometown. The lengthy menu can be overwhelming. Several pages are dedicated to snails ($20-$25), loosely divided by preparation style — boiled, stewed, sauteed, grilled — and sauce bases such as black pepper, butter and coconut milk. Additionally, the truck offers snail noodle dishes and charcoal-grilled items like clams or squid. There's a fair amount of customizability, with the general wisdom being: the larger the snail, the higher the cost. I opted for the shiny grey conches stewed in a sweet butter sauce ($20) that had surprising tang. Its complex flavor comes from tamarind pulp, crispy pork belly bits, minced garlic and a heaping spoonful of butter. Grab a shell, wrestle out the snail with a toothpick and dip it in sauce before eating it. The texture is similar to squid, ranging from chewy to firm. But it works combined with all the elements. Garlic butter brings savory richness, pork lends a crisp texture and Vietnamese coriander also known as rau ram delivers robust pungency. Pork seems to be one of Huỳnh's secret weapons. She stuffs it into snails or sneaks it into dishes like grilled scallops ($20), which arrive as six aluminum cups of smokiness, savoriness and nuttiness. Even for Vietnamese folks, Huỳnh admits, snails can be an acquired taste. Her family members who grew up in different parts of the country, for example, didn't have much exposure to snails. My mileage with eating snails tops out at escargot. There are countless restaurants and chefs making well-known Vietnamese dishes, but few do the work to expand the public's perception of the cuisine. This truck functions as a gateway, bringing a specific slice of the Mekong Delta to the Bay Area. Formerly stationed at an auto parts parking lot in San Jose, the truck recently moved to a gated lot a few miles away. The setup is similar to a street food stand in Vietnam, with green plastic tables and low-to-the-ground stools. Huỳnh said three quarters of truck's clientele is Vietnamese, and looking around, that checks out. During service, Huỳnh is in constant motion, gracefully multi-tasking outside of the truck. She tends to the charcoal grill. She stirs pots of boiling snails. But she always makes time to share belly laughs with customers. Huỳnh is driven by passion. She came to the states five years ago and worked at a seafood shipping company. But her heart was in cooking. She worked at a few restaurants, hoping to learn the trade and eventually open her own. Her strategy changed after working on a friend's food truck. She fell in love with the model, which she claims had simpler paperwork for a newcomer to the U.S. In 2024, she launched her truck Làng Ốc Việt and tested the waters at an event in San Leandro. Late last year, she secured a space for the truck in San Jose and quickly found an audience. She's proud of what she's been able to achieve with no family support system and two kids. Huỳnh is still settling into the new location. But with a truck open until 1 a.m., patrons can expect late-night karaoke. I can't wait to return, devour snails and share my pitchy rendition of V-Pop tunes.
Yomiuri Shimbun
05-05-2025
- General
- Yomiuri Shimbun
50 Years on, Twin's Peace Mission Remembers Scars of Vietnam War; Nguyen Duc Advocates for Recognizing Lasting Impacts
Shunpei Takeuchi/The Yomiuri Shimbun Nguyen Duc walks with the aid of crutches using the leg that was once conjoined with his brother in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28. HO CHI MINH CITY — The scars of the Vietnam War, which claimed about 3 million lives, still run deep for those who experienced it. Amid this legacy, Nguyen Duc of the conjoined twins 'Viet and Duc' carries on a powerful mission of advocating for peace. This cause is strongly motivated by the memory of his brother who passed away. April 30 marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh City, which was once known as the South Vietnam capital Saigon, has transformed into Vietnam's largest economic hub, with towering skyscrapers and the country's first subway line, which opened last year. Formerly celebrated as the 'Paris of the Orient,' Saigon fell to North Vietnam on April 30, 1975, bringing the Vietnam War to its close. Shunpei Takeuchi/The Yomiuri Shimbun Duc speaks about his brother at a commemorative screening of the documentary film 'Dearest Viet' in Hanoi on Feb. 28. 'I didn't experience the war myself, but I'm a victim,' Duc, 44, said at his home in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28. He is the younger of the conjoined twins, who were believed to have been affected by the Agent Orange defoliant sprayed by the U.S. military during the war. Duc shared a leg and a kidney with his brother Nguyen Viet, and the two underwent separation surgery at the age of 7. Now walking with his right leg and crutches, Duc even manages to transport his 15-year-old twins to and from school on a three-wheeled motorbike. Despite this resilience, repeated surgeries for tumors and other ailments have left him feeling his time is limited. Despite his health challenges, he remains dedicated to sharing the experiences of war victims, giving lectures in various places. A documentary film about his life titled 'Dearest Viet' was released in Vietnam in February this year. Duc said that he feels it is his mission 'as a victim of war to continue to convey the unjust suffering caused by the continuing effects of war and to work for peace' in memory of his brother, who died in 2007 at the age of 26. Courtesy of Group Hoping for Viet and Duc's Development Duc, left, and his brother Viet in a custom-made wheelchair provided from donations in Japan The conjoined twins were born in February 1981, about six years after the Vietnam War ended, in a rural village in central Vietnam, an area sprayed with Agent Orange by the U.S. military. They became a symbol of the war's lasting scars. Duc has been in the public eye ever since he could remember. His visit to Japan in 1986 for his brother's treatment for acute encephalitis resulted in daily media coverage and served as a stark reminder that some lives continued to be affected by the pain of a war that ended more than 10 years earlier. Following the twin's separation surgery in 1988, Duc attended school alone, with his brother bedridden. Reflecting on that time, he said, 'I felt guilty toward my brother every day, which was very painful.' However, Duc was not particularly concerned with his own situation at that time. It was not until his high school years that he started to see himself as someone affected by the war. In 2004, he began working in the administrative department of the Ho Chi Minh City hospital where his separation surgery had taken place. He married in 2006, having met his wife at a friend's wedding. In 2009, he and his wife became parents to twins: a son they named Phu Si — the Vietnamese reading of the Chinese characters for Mt. Fuji — and a daughter named Anh Dao, meaning cherry blossom. Despite his children's healthy development, he confesses, 'The thought sometimes crosses my mind that they might suddenly fall sick, as my brother did.' Duc used to be uncomfortable talking about himself, but his perspective changed after his brother's death in 2007. He began to feel a desire to convey the preciousness of peace and the importance of family, and he continues to share his thoughts through lectures and social media. During the war, the U.S. military sprayed large quantities of Agent Orange to clear the dense forests where the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, also known as the Vietcong, was believed to be hiding. According to the victims association, 4.8 million people were exposed to Agent Orange, and about 3 million more, including their children and grandchildren, have suffered from deformities, cancer and other diseases. The Vietnamese government classifies individuals who were in the sprayed zones and those with particular disabilities and diseases as 'first generation' victims. The subsequent generation exhibiting similar symptoms, including Duc, are designated as 'second generation' victims. The government provides benefits to more than 300,000 people under these categories. However, third and fourth generations are ineligible for this support. The United States maintains that there is no scientific causal link to the human damage. 'There are people who cannot become economically independent and are in dire situations,' Duc said, appealing for understanding of the realities faced by war victims. He is also deeply pained by ongoing global conflicts, such as in Ukraine and the Middle East. 'War only brings loss and suffering, both mentally and physically, to people and especially children,' he said. As Vietnam experiences rapid economic growth with the aim of becoming a developed country by 2045, Duc said that the deep division between North and South Vietnamese people, which has persisted strongly since the war, is now showing signs of moving toward unity. However, he added, 'War victims like me, suffering from its lasting effects, still lead incredibly difficult lives, and the memory of the war will never fade.'
New York Times
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Viet and Nam' Review: A Soft Kiss Underground
Portrayed with an entrancing hush by the actors Duy Bao Dinh Dao and Pham Thanh Hai, Viet and Nam are coal miners — and lovers. They are also the title characters in 'Viet and Nam,' the director Truong Minh Quy's haunting, meticulously paced drama set in Vietnam in 2001. If you surmise Quy is up to something with these two names, you're right. From its start in the blackness of a mine shaft to an indelible image of a shipping crate adrift, the movie meditates on juxtapositions, among them: South and North, the public and the private, staying and going, darkness and light, mothers and fathers. Early on, as a television station broadcasts the names of the Vietnam War's still-missing soldiers, Nam and his mother, Hoa (Nguyen Thi Nga), putter around their home. Count the two among the families still hoping to find their loved ones' unmarked graves. While Nam, Hoa, Ba (Le Viet Tung), who fought alongside Nam's father and carries a secret, and Viet travel south to find the burial site, Nam is also making plans to leave Vietnam. His impending departure injects another kind of melancholy into the picture. (The film was banned in Vietnam for what censors saw as its dark portrayal of the country.) Quy treats the love affair between Viet and Nam with exquisite tenderness. One of the movie's scenes — startling for its frankness but also its visual beauty — finds the men reclined in the dark of the mine. The film makes clear that even though Nam and Viet must be wary they are also achingly in love. Viet and Nam Not rated. In Vietnamese, with subtitles. Running time: 2 hours 9 minutes. In theaters.
