Q&A: Thuy Pham of Mama Đút Talks Gardening, Community, and Food Sovereignty

Q&A: Thuy Pham of Mama Đút Talks Gardening, Community, and Food Sovereignty

The former restaurateur steps into advocating for local farmers and growing your own food by Katherine Chew Hamilton Thuy Pham gained local and national fame as one of Portland’s standout pandemic restaurant success stories. The former hair stylist started making plant-based pork belly on Instagram Live when the COVID lockdown kept salon doors closed. With a hit product on her hands, she launched Mama Đút, a vegan Vietnamese restaurant that earn…