{"id":7807,"date":"2022-05-03T04:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T04:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatlao.com\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2022-05-17T06:43:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T06:43:21","slug":"interview-le-mu-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatlao.com\/interview-le-mu-eats\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao Foodie: Behind the Business \u2013 Le Mu Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7807\" class=\"elementor elementor-7807\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9197f1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c9197f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa14fc7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aa14fc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-882e7a8\" data-id=\"882e7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fdd34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0fdd34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">The Lao community really communicates through food; it&#8217;s how we love each other, how we take care of each other, and how we invest in each other.<\/span>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d492486 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d492486\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9bb637\" data-id=\"e9bb637\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e89a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e89a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the name of your business and how did you come up with it?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d157a\" data-id=\"30d157a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f294e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f294e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-AxiKw clYFIA\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYkl jQQAZr\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoydu fFbsnx\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">Le Mu Eats I&#8217;m Lao American and cook from that point of view. My food includes strong Southeast Asian influences, a deep love for Southern soul food, and a draw from my classical French training. The name Le Mu Eats is a reflection of the many different perspectives that shape my unique, modern American perspective.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d69e258 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d69e258\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a4be30\" data-id=\"5a4be30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c108a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c108a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are your inspirations for being in the food industry?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4ddf41\" data-id=\"e4ddf41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0308d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0308d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYkl jQQAZr\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoydu fFbsnx\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">One of the most impactful memories of my childhood was coming together to eat dinner together every night. The Lao community really communicates through food; it&#8217;s how we love each other, how we take care of each other, and how we invest in each other. It&#8217;s great that I get to make a living doing what I love, but for me, it&#8217;s more about capturing that experience and feeling from my childhood. I love seeing my customers take their first bite, or laugh together loudly; those are the feelings I&#8217;m chasing in this industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2963ff0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2963ff0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9797429\" data-id=\"9797429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b8fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b8fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What were some of your challenges being a Lao business?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f360a7b\" data-id=\"f360a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decd160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"decd160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYkl jQQAZr\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoydu fFbsnx\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">The first challenge is trying to educate people that Lao food is it&#8217;s own food. It&#8217;s often equated to Thai or Vietnamese, and there are similarities, but Lao has its own distinctive flavors and dishes. But you also have to strike a balance between asserting Lao food as its own (something many people aren&#8217;t familiar with) and still making it approachable so that people are open to eating your food.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fb5ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fb5ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6606b9b\" data-id=\"6606b9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122d81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"122d81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What advice would you give to someone based on your experience?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0837fe4\" data-id=\"0837fe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c856b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c856b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYkl jQQAZr\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoydu fFbsnx\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">Don&#8217;t doubt yourself. If you have a vision with Lao food, see it through. Don&#8217;t let outside influences change what your trying to say and do.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7354c27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7354c27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7081fdd\" data-id=\"7081fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4212704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4212704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's your favorite Lao dish?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9c17c7\" data-id=\"e9c17c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900bc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"900bc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYkl jQQAZr\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoydu fFbsnx\"><span class=\"Text-sc-__sc-1h7ebrz-0 sc-fzoYHE kYakBl\">Aw Gai is probably my favorite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6950cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"6950cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; 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