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Eater

Native pulls a lot of diners to Honesdale, but don’t underestimate the other options, like the excellent Vietnamese restaurant Bà and Me, which nails the classics like pho, noodles, and rice platters.

philly magazine

Leave it to surprisingly hip Honesdale to host Wayne County’s only Vietnamese restaurant, which somehow manages to best most of the ones we have back home and offers far more vegan options. (Get the “Impossible”-style Shaking Beef!)

SWEET PAUL MAGAZINE

So when, Nhi Mundy opened Bà & Me in Mountaindale, near my Catskills home, I was very excited. There is something so special about this food—it’s light, flavorful, and oh, so fresh. Nhi was generous enough to create a very special menu just for you, the Sweet Paul readers. And I can attest to how truly tasty it is.

fathomaway

Enter Nhi Mundy, editor-in-chief of DVEight, chef at Bà & Me, and, in the latest of her many roles, town curator. Mundy, who runs two other outposts of her sunny Vietnamese eatery in the greater NY area. After hearing the idea from Resnick, Mundy, with her creative background, signed on to help with the town’s marketing, and opened up shop.

FOOD & WINE

Who knew the town of Callicoon could produce a bowl of rice noodles and lemongrass pork that holds its own against any I’ve tracked down in Manhattan? Nhi Mundy grew up working in her parents’ restaurant before becoming a designer.

ESCAPE BROOKLYN - NORTH BRANCH, NY

Callicoon is a picturesque river town with a few blocks worth of thrift and antique stores that are all worth popping into. While you’re there, don’t miss lunch at Ba & Me, a yummy Vietnamese take-out window that has a few tables on the sidewalk.

zagat

Images of scuzzy heart-shaped tubs may come to mind when thinking about the Poconos, but look past that clichéd reputation and you'll find Pennsylvania's best mountain retreat, replete with scenic winding roads, and diverse dining options. Honesdale, the epicenter of new-school eating in the mountains, has Ba & Me, which elevates Vietnamese fare.

Saveur Magazine

“Imagine french fries, hotdogs, or burgers without ketchup. Half the population would revolt. Our customers love to add sriracha to our pho, sandwiches, and noodle bowls. It’s not the same without it,” said Nhi Mundy, owner of Bà & Me.

discover nepa

Visit Bà & Mẹ in Honesdale for healthy, authentic Vietnamese dishes. The restaurant’s name is Vietnamese for “grandmother and mother.” These two women greatly influenced the restaurant’s founder Nhi Mundy, who still uses her family’s recipes.

Atelier Dore

Man, do I love Nhi Mundy. Let me just start by saying that half-way through the shoot she whipped up a lunch that my dreams are made of: gnocchi in an olive oil & garlic sauce with a touch of sage, the freshest Greek salad I’ve ever laid my eyes on, and a small side of kalamata olives because, everyone loves a good, salty kalamata olive. 

WNEP - 16 News

Ba & Me in Honesdale is a delightful little cafe serving authentic Vietnamese food.  In Vietnamese, Ba' means grandmother and Me means mother. The owner Nhi Mundy, took her mother's and grandmother's recipes from Vietnam and used them for her menu items.  Jackie stopped by and learned how they prepare their signature Pork Sandwich.

Edible Hudson

So it's no surprise that Nhi Mundy has attracted such an enthusiastic clientele at Bà & Me, a growing chain of Vietnamese restaurants in Callicoon, New York, and a newly opened café just across the border in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

food & wine

Nhi Mundy dusted off her family’s best old recipes when she moved to upstate New York and opened Bà & Me. The lemongrass pork that tops her noodle bowl is a secret family recipe, but we think this flavorful variation is just as delicious. 

CHRONOGRAM

Trendsetter, culture curator, force to be reckoned with—Nhi Mundy is the brains and brawn behind not only three Ba & Me locations, but also the Sullivan County-centric lifestyle magazine DVEIGHT. A Vietnamese-American, Mundy seeks to recreate the good, honest Vietnamese home-cooking of her childhood.

Country Living Magazine

Small Town Spring Getaway We Love in Narrowsburg, New York — Take the Long Way to Lunch: Twenty minutes north in Callicoon, Bà & Me owner Nhi Mundy (pictured) serves Vietnamese tacos and noodle bowls from a seasonal takeout window.

barron’s

Down the street, find Ba and Me’s walk-up window for Vietnamese take-out. They box and bag some of the best summer rolls and bahn mi sandwiches. The ingredients are fresh and vibrant, and the flavors expertly heightened.

New york TIMES - sunday style

Ms. Mundy, who owns two Vietnamese restaurants called Bà & Me, opened a third location in Mountain Dale. Forthcoming are a coffee shop and bar, a high-end restaurant (Ms. Mundy said she has had discussions with a Michelin-starred chef), a wine shop and a bookstore. “I felt that energy, that promise that this town would work,” she said.

and north

The food industry never held any particular fascination for Nhi Mundy, whose Vietnamese take-away counter in the hamlet of Callicoon, New York, serves one of the most spirit-lifting lunches on the Delaware River. She’d grown up in the restaurant her parents opened when they immigrated to the United States.

the new york times - T Magazine

Nhi and Michael Mundy — who left the city after their apartment was flooded during Hurricane Sandy — launched a small newsprint gazette, DVEIGHT, this past summer out of Jeffersonville. It offers up charming portraits and interviews…

ESCAPE BROOKLYN - HONESDALE, PA

The food scene in Honesdale puts other small towns in the region to shame. For lunch, Bà & Me is excellent. Bà & Me serves fresh, elevated Vietnamese; think noodles, rice bowls and sandwiches.

CATSKILLS FOOD GUIDE

Each banh mi at Ba & Me is made to order, with fillings like lemongrass pork, beef sirloin, pickled carrots and cilantro, served on a crusty baguette that is baked in-house. Customers rave about the summer rolls, a mix of organic lettuce, carrots, vermicelli wrapped in a rice sheath, which come with peanut dipping sauce.