Natalie Tan
Writing
Interviews
“As our conversation continued, we revisited the unresolved nature of [Will] Pham’s practice. Little Vietnam, while it begins with the flash and crackle of the film and finishes with a fade to black, never quite has a resolute finale. Some of its last scenes depict an ancestral shrine, and a carousel mid-turn with Pham’s nephews–the next generation–waving excitedly. Then to the restaurant in South Wimbledon, where slow pans of the front of house décor contrast with scenes of the hot and fast-paced kitchen. The more I watched the video, what first seemed like a fragmented narrative in actuality was a representation of this dichotomy that we can’t seem to shake from our conversation.”
Simmer Down
Read select issues:
#12: In Memory of McDonald’s Pizza, 08/17/2020
#13: Strawberry Jam Tinted-Glasses, 09/02/2020
#15: where do we meet now?, 10/20/2020
#21: BUNZ, 01/19/2021
#22: Cold Weather, Hot Pot, 02/02/2021
#23: On the Reliability of Dumplings, 02/16/2021
#24: To All the Restaurants I’ve Loved Before, 03/02/2021
#26: ☁️💎🍓, 04/13/2021
#29: Pasta in Venice, 05/11/2021
#32: “A Great Taste in a Funny Shape”, 06/30/2021
#38: Crack the Casing and Slosh on the Malt Vinegar, 09/21/2021
#13: Strawberry Jam Tinted-Glasses, 09/02/2020
#15: where do we meet now?, 10/20/2020
#21: BUNZ, 01/19/2021
#22: Cold Weather, Hot Pot, 02/02/2021
#23: On the Reliability of Dumplings, 02/16/2021
#24: To All the Restaurants I’ve Loved Before, 03/02/2021
#26: ☁️💎🍓, 04/13/2021
#29: Pasta in Venice, 05/11/2021
#32: “A Great Taste in a Funny Shape”, 06/30/2021
#38: Crack the Casing and Slosh on the Malt Vinegar, 09/21/2021