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Also this week: how I explore the Cafe Apartments in Ho Chi Minh City, cooking substitutions for white wine, golden visas are coming to Vietnam and where to eat and stay in the Dolomites.

Join me in Vietnam! From February 27 to March 9, 2026, I’ll be your guide on this incredible journey with Modern Adventure. We’ll slurp street-side phở, steam through Ha Long Bay, cook with aunties in Hoi An and more! For all the details, click here.

Hey everybody! This week I announced my 2026 trip to Vietnam (come with me, seriously!), so we celebrated all things Vietnam on Spilled Milk. My friends at Modern Adventure and I have curated an amazing trip; last year we went to Sicily, and it was awesome, so you’re going to want to join here.

Need more inspiration? Check out my Vietnam restaurant guide and this week’s recipe, a grilled beef salad that riffs on bò tái chanh.

Next week I’m focusing on Paris, so be sure to submit any questions you have about the City of Lights. You can also ask me questions about, well, anything! In previous weeks I’ve discussed my controversial feelings about chocolate and the restaurant I’d open in the Sphere. Direct message questions, and paid subscribers can ask questions in the comments section below.

You can also email questions to spilledmilk@andrewzimmern.com.

Let’s get to your questions.