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Ngõ Nooks: Hidden Gem, the Cafe that Recycled Knick-Knacks Built
Friday, 04 December 2020.
Written by Francesco Montresor. Photos by Alberto Prieto.
It is difficult to describe Hidden Gem Café without paraphrasing its name, but I have not found a better way to characterize this wonderful establishment.
Hidden at the end of alley 3b on Hàng Tre, the café is indicated by but a small sign lost in the Hanoian chaos of street banners and restaurant advertisements, accompanied by a kind note reminding motorbike drivers to push their bike down the lane with the engine off, so as to not disturb the neighbors.
If the smell of gasoline and the tetris-like arrangement of bikes and cycles on the ground floor appear daunting to first-time visitors, this initial impression quickly dissipates as you go up the stairs to third floor where the café counters are located. Despite being in one of the busiest areas of the city, the place is cushioned from street-noise — a rare gem in the Old Quarter where finding a peaceful place to enjoy a coffee and a book often borders on impossible.
Settled in and with a fresh lime juice in hand, I meet Tho, owner and founder of the café. He perches himself on a cub motorbike as I fold into the sidecar and it is with pleasure that I learn about the history of the space, a story deeply intertwined with Tho's personal narrative.
Tho started Hidden Gem Café two years ago. Prior to that, he was a motorbike tour guide travelling Vietnam. This passion for discovery has followed him for more than 10 years as he takes tourist groups all over the country. In these years of travelling, he noticed the gradual but exponential rise of plastic waste in tourist locations across the country. Beaches that were once pristine have seen a rising number of family picnics, food stalls, and small shops switching from organic packaging like banana leaves to single use plastic bags and utensils.
"When I was a kid, the old pair of pants from my father that had become too small for me would go to my brother, and so on...," he tells Urbanist. "Pants would have a lifespan of 50 years! Today, people throw them away before they are even worn out."
Tho was born and raised in a small village near Bac Ninh, next to the sadly famous "cancer village." Bac Ninh is among the most polluted provinces of the country; today the river is so befouled that the water has turned strange hues of purple and green. The industrial waste gravely affects rice crops and the health of the villages of the province. After two of his uncles and a cousin died of cancer, Tho started researching and learning about pollution and the impact of human behavior on the ecosystem.
After this period of independent research he decided to quit the tourist industry and instead work on raising awareness of environmental issues related to single-use plastic. In 2018, he started collecting the rubbish in his hometown, bringing it home to repurpose and re-use it. Glass, ceramics, metal, plastic, car tires and motorbike carcasses: everything can find a second life. Tho is also mindful that what he creates from the waste has to be beautiful too, an important quality in his craftsmanship: "If it's beautiful, people will be interested, they will want to touch it, and will remember it better."
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many coffee shops switched to single use plastic — a way for them to cut costs and reassure concerned customers in the age of the sterilized coffee cup. This is a sad development in Tho's mind, but this doesn't stop him from pursuing his goal of raising people's awareness about climate issues and plastic pollution in Vietnam. Through Hidden Gem, Tho organizes workshops and talks with students and children around sustainable practices and recycling. The café, where almost every visible detail is repurposed or recycled, is Tho's idea to indirectly educate people. Any customer coming for a drink can't miss what is going on; that's why making things beautiful is important to him.
Today, Tho is working on opening a second Hidden Gem Cafe in Saigon's District 2, as well as a recycling factory in Bac Ninh, close to his home village where he would collect and transform trash into lamps, benches, mirrors, and even fish tanks that decorate his cafes.
The rooftop area is definitely a delight to enjoy a bit of Hanoian sunlight, and if the sky is clear, you can catch glimpses of the Long Bien Bridge through the tiny gaps in between neighboring buildings. A hidden gem indeed.
Hidden Gem Café is open daily from 8am to 11pm. Check out its Facebook page for more information and upcoming events.
Taste: 5/5
Price: 4/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Friendliness: 5/5
Location: 4/5
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Freshman Isaiah Joe is on the verge of setting the University of Arkansas basketball program's season record for three-point baskets.
Joe, a 6-5 guard from Fort Smith Northside, needs five three-pointers to set the record, which could happen as soon as Saturday's Arkansas-Ole Miss game in Walton Arena. He leads the SEC in total three-pointers made at 98 and per game average at 3.5.
If Joe can duplicate against Ole Miss what he did at Kentucky on Tuesday night -- when he hit 5 of 7 three-pointers in the Razorbacks' 70-66 loss to the No. 4 Wildcats -- he'll set the record.
The former Razorback who currently holds the record will have a front row seat to watch Joe's attempt.
Scotty Thurman, who set the record with 102 three-point baskets during the 1994-95 season, is an Arkansas assistant coach.
"I give a lot of credit to Isaiah," Thurman said. "He's done a good job of coming in here and embracing his role and what's been placed upon him. I think he's to be commended for that.
"I think I've helped him a little, but Isaiah was a great shooter when he came in."
Joe is tied for third on Arkansas' list for most three-pointers in a season with Pat Bradley, who hit 98 of his school career-record 366 three-pointers during the 1996-97 season. Rotnei Clark is second with 100 three-pointers during the 2009-10 season.
"Physically being 6-5, Isaiah can shoot over the top of a lot of guys," said Bradley, an analyst for the SEC Network. "That helps right off the bat.
"He's also a threat to put the ball on the floor, so that helps him create a little space. From a defensive standpoint, if you run at him out of control, he's got another move he can go to -- a pull-up jump shot or taking it to the rim. That gives him another second to catch and shoot."
Joe's 42.6 percent on three-pointers (98 of 230) also leads the SEC. Auburn senior Bryce Brown is second at 40.1 percent (93 of 232).
"Joe's an elite shooter," Vanderbilt Coach Bryce Drew said after Joe hit 6 of 10 three-pointers in Arkansas' 69-66 victory over the Commodores. "He has such a soft touch, and he gets it off very quick.
"You see it on film and you try to stop it, but he makes it look easy -- and it's not easy what he's doing. He's that good, he makes it look easy."
Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson credited Joe with continuing to improve this season even after opponents have been more focused on him defensively.
"People are playing him a little harder, but he's progressed," Anderson said. "You'll see him get even better, stronger. He's worked and worked to be the player he is and he's putting it on display. I think that's refreshing."
Joe set Arkansas' freshman record for three-pointers -- breaking Clarke's mark of 83 -- when he went 4 of 9 in a 79-78 loss at Missouri on Feb. 12.
"It's a big honor to be able to break that record," Joe said at the time. "Not a lot of people get that opportunity. But at the same time I would have rather not broken the record and got the win."
Arkansas sophomore forward Daniel Gafford said Joe deserve whatever records he sets.
"Isaiah has come through for us in a lot of games with his shooting," Gafford said. "I'm just happy for him because he gets in the gym and works on his shot every day and works on his game."
Joe, who has started every game and is averaging 14.3 points in 30.1 minutes, said he hasn't been surprised by his success as a freshman.
"Because I've been shooting my whole life," he said. "But to know that I am one of the best in the country, it's a great honor.
"Then to know that I have my teammates to back me up, to help me out through the journey, means a lot. I'm not doing all of this on my own. I've got teammates that can find me when I'm open and then I'm able to knock down the shots."
Bradley said he's impressed with how quickly Joe made the transition from high school to college basketball. Joe hit 5 of 8 three-pointers in the season opener against Texas and had at least two in each of the first 10 games -- including 10 of 13 when he scored 34 points against Florida International.
"You see a lot of young guys that are unsure at times," Bradley said. "It usually takes them a while to get comfortable.
"But from what I've seen, from day one, Isaiah was ready to step in and do it. So that's a credit to him, as well as the people around him.
"That's the coaching staff and his teammates telling him, 'Listen, we trust you, we believe in you. Don't second-guess yourself. Don't catch and look around. Step into it, catch and shoot. We know you can shoot. We want you to shoot. Go ahead and do it.' "
Thurman said he'll be happy for Joe to break his record for three-pointers in a season.
"When I was young and playing, that was a big deal for me," Thurman said. "But now that my playing career is over, I hope he breaks every record I ever set because that means I'm doing my job and helping him get better."


Letters: Doug Wardlow accused of being a bully? I'm stunned.
No one was more stunned or flabbergasted than I!
To read that Attorney General Candidate Doug Wardlow allegedly bullied anyone is such a radical departure from reality so as to cause shock among all who ever knew him. As a neighbor I have always viewed him as one of the kindest and most effervescent scholars I have ever known.
Now, this last minute allegation of an incident from decades past smacks of the Kavanaugh confirmation without a jury.
Have you asked your candidate about their plans to halt climate change?
The UN recently released a report updating the situation on climate change. The conclusion: Urgent and dramatic action is needed now. The scientists know it from their data. The gardeners know it from their frost free season. Swimmers know it from the temperature of the lakes. Birders know that the location of their favorite birds are changing.
We all know it in our bones because we see it with our eyes.
So if you have asked your candidate, what did he or she say? If you did not, why not? This is a problem for all of us. Let's make the change happen.
A recent letter writer complained that Republicans need to "check the facts" on single payer healthcare systems. Well, let's look at some recent history on the "facts" about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and MNSure.
Most people would agree that healthcare was getting very expensive before Obama's ACA was passed but the promises made were repeatedly shown to be false. People were thrown off their health plans and premiums became unaffordable. A main premise of the plan failed (young people chose to pay the penalty rather than sign up for expensive health insurance premiums). Many areas of Minnesota now have very few choices for health plans.
The MNSure website was also a problem – people were signed up that were not eligible, changes and updates could not be made because the website was not finished and proven to work before it was rolled out.
So please excuse me when I'm not inclined to believe these new utopian promises that single payer/socialized medicine/Medicare for all are going to be the easy, cheap, simple answer because the ACA was so great.
The Council of Economic Advisers stated that the Medicare for All fiscal note of $32.6 trillion would translate into a 19 percent decline in household incomes, approximately $17,000 each year after taxes and health care costs. Congressman Jason Lewis has stated that "Minnesotans want REAL reform that lowers the cost to patients, not raises taxes on hardworking families." Lewis has worked hard on effective market-driven solutions for healthcare. He should be re-elected on Nov. 6.


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