Vietnamese Buffet & Dr. Heiz Presentation

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE GIVING A FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE RESTAURANT AND IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL YOUR RSVP ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 24TH, OR ARE A NO-SHOW YOU WILL BE COMMITTED TO PAYING FOR YOUR RESERVATION. MASK WEARING IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT.

To start off the evening we will be offering a lecture by Dr. Heiz who is the dean of students and professor at the Chicago College of Oriental Medicine located in downtown Chicago. Dr. Heiz graduated with his PhD from Nanjing University in Chinese Medicine. He is a licensed Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor. He also has a private practice.

The topic of the lecture will be "The benefits of herbs in healing the body"

Delicious Pho is a Vietnamese restaurant which is family-owned. They are located on the North side of Chicago inside Elston Place Market Mix.

Delicious Pho has created a plant-based buffet style which will be served by the restaurant, for $12.00 includes tax and tip. Cash Only will be accepted at the door. Exact change appreciated. Please plan to arrive around 5:30 p.m. so we could collect the money and start on time.

You MUST RSVP. If you cannot make it you MUST cancel 48 hours prior to the event!

Schedule of events
5:30 p.m. Doors Open
6:00 p.m. Special guest speaker Dr. Heiz
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dinner

All the food will be Vegan.

The menu will be:

Appetizers:
Egg rolls, Spring rolls

Salads:
Vietnamese Salad

Pho Soups:
Tofu with mixed vegetables.

Entrees:
Stir-fried vermicelli with tofu and mixed vegetables.
Rice noodle with tofu and mixed vegetables stir-fried.
Tofu and mixed vegetables with fried rice.
Curry tofu, potatoes, carrots with steamed rice.
Lemongrass chili tofu with steamed rice.
Vietnamese crepes.
Vietnamese bread (made in house)

Desserts:
Mixed fruits, and coconut jelly

Drinks:
Hot and cold herbal teas

REMEMBER IF YOU RSVP YOU ARE COMMITTED TO PAY FOR YOUR RSVP WHETHER YOU SHOW OR NOT UNLESS YOU CANCEL BEFORE AUGUST 24TH, 5 PM. THIS INCLUDES ANY GUESTS YOU RSVP FOR ALSO. WE ARE COMMITTING TO THE RESTAURANT.

Some fun facts about the Vietnamese cuisine. For those of you not familiar with the Vietnamese cuisine it is influenced by the Chinese, French, Malaysia, Malay and Indian.

Due to historical contact with China and thousand years of sinicization, Vietnamese cuisine shares many of its characteristics with Chinese cuisine. In culinary traditions, the Chinese introduced to Vietnam many dishes. The Vietnamese adopted these foods and added their own styles and flavors to the foods.

French cuisine has also had a major influence due to the French colonization of Vietnam. The French introduced baguettes to Vietnam, which were then combined with Vietnamese stuffing to become a popular fast food in Vietnam called bánh mì and known overseas as "Vietnamese baguettes", though different from the French counterpart in that the baguette is normally made entirely of rice flour. The French also brought to Vietnam onions, cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes, tarragon, carrot, artichoke, asparagus, and coffee.

Vietnamese cuisine also has influences from its neighbor Champa, Malaysia and Cambodia. The use of coconut milk and various central dishes such as bánh khọt were influenced by Cham cuisine. Spices including curries were also introduced to Vietnam by Malay and Indian traders.

The mainstream culinary traditions in all three regions of Vietnam share some fundamental features:

Freshness of food: Most Vegetables are eaten fresh; if they are cooked, they are boiled or only briefly stir-fried.

Presence of herbs and vegetables: Herbs and vegetables are essential to many Vietnamese dishes and are often abundantly used.

Variety and harmony of textures: Crisp with soft, watery with crunchy, delicate with rough.

Broths or soup-based dishes are common in all three regions.

Presentation: The condiments accompanying Vietnamese meals are usually colorful and arranged in eye-pleasing manners.