Phonomenal Nights

Dinner parties—but make it Viet, with wildly creative recipes and innovative cocktails with a Vietnamese twist.

Meet the book that takes entertaining from bland to legendary and piles the table high with color and crunch.

Phởnomenal Nights is your ultimate guide to throwing a Vietnamese-style party that nobody wants to leave. Think interactive wrap feasts, show-stopping party boards, and cocktails so good they'll spark a karaoke session. Every recipe carries the spirit of a family who built a community from scratch—one bowl of phở at a time.

Fish sauce is your new best friend. Fresh herbs are non-negotiable. Stuffy? Absolutely not.

As the beating heart of Seattle's Little Saigon, authors and James Beard semifinalists Yenvy and Quynh-vy Pham have one mission: feed everyone, and feed them well. Whether you're hosting two people or twenty, the Phở Bắc sisters are pulling up a chair and showing you exactly how it's done. 

Looking for your next Friendsgiving hit, weeknight dinner savior, or party move that sparks a chorus of “Whoa, what is THAT?”  You’ll be throwing a Viet party packed with flavor in no time with sizzling spring rolls, “snack your way through the night” party boards, dumplings, buttery roasted chicken phở, and unforgettable cocktails. 

The Pham family’s wild stories mingle with doable, crowd-pleasing recipes: 

• Salmon ceviche on black sesame crackers
• Wrap feasts overflowing with roasted lemongrass ribeye
• Make-ahead Prawn and Brown-Butter-Leek dumplings 

Divided into five sections covering batch cocktails (Cà Phê Jello Shot, anyone?), wraps you can make tableside, extra fancy party boards (impressive looking, yet actually simple), make-ahead dumplings, and one-pot wonders that can simmer all day, this is the essential entertaining cookbook you didn't know you needed. 

With Phởnomenal Nights, every night shared with friends and family is a phenomenal night. Loud, generous, and completely delicious. Just like the best parties always are.

QUYNH-VY PHAM was born in Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City. As the second-oldest of five siblings, her earliest memories are tied to her parents’ first pho restaurant, which set her on the path as a lifelong restaurateur. When she’s not behind the bar or adopting more Pomeranians, you’ll find her living a life of leisure, hanging out with her nieces and nephew, or catching up with friends over good food, strong drinks, or both.

YENVY PHAM was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, where she grew up as the youngest of five in a big Vietnamese family. Yenvy started working in her family’s restaurant at the age of 12, and food has been her north star ever since. Her love of Vietnamese flavors is at the core of everything she does. She opened her first coffee shop in 2021 to celebrate the art of roasting and brewing. These days, she splits her time between running the restaurants, developing recipes, and navigating the daily challenge of keeping the businesses alive and thriving. She lives for lively dinner parties, karaoke nights, and making sure her neighborhood feels vibrant and full of life.

Format: Hardcover
Size: 7-1/4 x 10
ISBN: 9781632175915