"At Saigon Surface, the old meets the new. A steaming bowl of traditional pho sits next to a gleaming iPad that customers use to order this and other traditional Vietnamese specialities." read more...

Be Lam, a native of Saigon, Vietnam, is the executive chef for Saigon Surface, a restaurant and bar that opened downtown in May 2011. At year's end, reviewers at The World-Herald declared the sleek, modern establishment one of the eight best restaurants reviewed in 2011. read more...