The Phởnatic Blog

Friday, March 24, 2006

Introducing the Pho Forum

One of the most requested features has been a message board devoted to the discussion of pho. We're proud to announce that the Pho Forum is now open and ready for posting. The current topics are:

Pho Restaurant Recommendations
Where's the best pho restaurant in town? Brag about a recent pho experience or help others in need.

Pho Quirks
Do you eat pho in a strange or interesting way? Tell other phonatics about your discovery.

Pho Recipes
Traditional and modern takes on making Vietnamese beef noodles soup.

Pho Ingredients
Find out about what goes into the broth, what cuts of meat to use, names of vegetables, etc.

We're 100% open to comments, suggestions and ideas for other discussion topics. Let us know what you think!

» Visit the forum and register today!

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Pho Real Restaurant

A new pho restaurant opened in Charlotte, North Carolina named Pho Real. PhoGuys love the quirky name!

We've added Pho Real to the pho restaurant directory so anyone who's eaten there should leave a review.

Pho Real
440 McCullough Drive
Charlotte, NC 28262
(704) 717-2500

» Charlotte Observer | Pho Real food, mood hip not phony

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Vietnamese Scientists Develop Bird Flu Vaccine from Pho Spice

Star anise, one of the many spices used to make pho broth, contains a key substance (shikimic acid) used to produce Tamiflu. This is the drug used to treat the H5N1 virus. Now Viet Nam has a valuable resource to produce this life-saving drug. Pho saves lives!

» Read the full story

Monday, March 20, 2006

Black Pho T-Shirts are Back!

We have created three black t-shirts for our most popular styles: What the Pho, Pho Shizzle and Pho Real. And because we've partnered with CafePress, we won't ever run out of stock!

» Get your black pho t-shirt today!