Wonder if Teng Xiong's take on Minnesota has changed due to recent events?

[theking]

Such as the wildfire and evacuation around Portland, OR..

This is what Chef Teng Xiong of Nam Pa said about his time in MN:

“I didn’t think I was going to fall in love with Oregon like I have,” Xiong says. “There are so many moments where I’m like, ‘This is stuff you only see in the movies.’ Growing up, I never got to go to a beach at night and stare at the stars and hear the ocean. Or go to a great mountain like Mount Hood. Minnesota is pretty flat. There’s nothing extravagant about it. We do have our 10,000 lakes. But there’s only so many lakes you can be amazed by.”

From this:






To this:

[lexicon]

No offense, but I wouldn't want to eat anything served by those nails.

I'm not a clean freak but I've worked in restaurants before and you have to keep your hands/nails clean at all times. Wear a glove if you have to.

[ProudLao]

I got relatives living in Oregon, heard it’s nice. Never been there.

MN isn’t too bad but it’s not impressive either.