WE HAVE LIVED IN NELSON FOR 26YEARS
AND STARTED THE RESTAURANT WITH THE
HOPE TO BRING VIETNAMESE CUISINE TO
NELSON'S COMMUNITY.
WE WERE AWARE THAT THERE WERE NO
VIETNAMESE RESTAURANTS IN NELSON,
ND THAT NELSON DID NOT KNOW MUCH
ABOUT THE VIETNAMESE CULTURE AND FOOD.
WE WANTED TO PRESENT THE VIETNAMESE
FOOD IN A WAY THAT MADE PEOPLE INTERESTED
IN VIETNAM AS A PLACE TO VISIT ONE DAY.
OUR CHEF THE ANH PHAN HAD 20 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE WITH VIETNAMESE CUISINE,
AND WAS ALSO FROM VIETNAM.
THE NAME THE "THE GREEN BAMBOO" STEMS
FROM THEIR CULTURE AND INTEREST IN BAMBOO.
VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ARE SURROUNDED BY
BAMBOO, AND IT BECOMES AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE LIVES. IT HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT
​PART OF THEIR HERITAGE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.