Yangon is a city that builds among, rather than against, its ruins. Stately heritage buildings loom over a classic Southeast Asian scene of smoky street food stalls and swarms of scooters. Early mornings are particularly lively, as women sashay while balancing bags or baskets filled with produce on their heads, and men—many dressed in the […]
Ivan Pun To Open The Pansodan Pop-Up In Hong Kong This March
March 4, 2019 by
Having recently set up a Rau Ram pop-up at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood earlier this month, Ivan Pun is set for another culinary project, as he presents a one-month stint end of March 2019. The young entrepreneur’s The Pansodan Hong Kong pop-up will deliver a wide range of traditional Burmese fare with a […]
Business Matters: Ivan Pun
April 20, 2018 by
The serial entrepreneur and creative visionary sits down with Generation T Business Matters is a regular series where entrepreneurs share what matters to them. Generation T lister Ivan Pun has reputation for being a consummate host and the life and soul of the party. But don’t mistake him for a party boy. The hardworking Hong […]
Can a Third-World Nation Handle a ‘Hipster Restaurant Empire’?
March 18, 2015 by
What is a Hawaiian-born Harvard graduate doing cooking Korean Cubano sandwiches out of a food truck in Myanmar? The Burmese government seems to be grappling with this same question. Even after Yangon officials declined to extend his pop-up Port Autonomy’s lease last month, chef Kevin Ching is on a mission to stake his claim in […]
