The Bureau Asia Podcast
Sep 5, 2019
Episode 3 – Saigon's changing skyline, cocktails named after its streets, all on location at The Studio Saigon
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This week on The Bureau Podcast we’re at The Studio Saigon and we chat about what’s got us excited in F&B in Saigon since our last episode, the "bartist" Richie Fawcett steps in for Mike who's gone MIA in Danang, and we chat with architect Dr Hoanh Tran about Saigon's rapidly changing skyline and its gentrification, while Richie talks about his Cloud 9 Project.
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