Secrets of the Red Lantern overflows with sumptuous, traditional recipes, perfected and passed down from Pauline Nguyen's parents and presented night after night to great acclaim at the successful Vietnamese restaurant Red Lantern.
Much more than a cookbook, it is the honest, revealing story of the Nguyen family - starting with their escape from Vietnam during the war and their eventual settlement in Australia.
At the heart of this book is a love of food - it helped to ease homesickness, became central to their early success in Australia and, in the end, reconciled the family and helped create Red Lantern's success.
Lavishly illustrated with personal and food photography, Secrets of the Red Lantern now unlocks the Nguyen's secret recipes so that we can understand their creation and share the family's passion.