"Minneapolis, MN Expected to open: TBA Vinai will be one of the first restaurants in the United States to highlight the food and culture of the Hmong people, a group indigenous to Southwest China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. Vinai’s chef has cultivated years of hype with his food stall, Union Hmong Kitchen, which serves purple sticky rice, whole fried fish, and Hmong sausage. While there’s no concrete opening date, in the meantime, you can check out the chef’s noodle pop-up in Uptown, which opened in January." - anne cruz