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How a Vietnamese Pop Star Became a Sandwich Maven in Orange County

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What do Jimmy Buffett, Jay-Z and Kenny Rogers have in common? They've all parlayed their fame to sell food, in restaurants and chains. But how many celebrity restaurateurs can actually cook? That's another story. For the series "California Foodways," Lisa Morehouse takes us to Orange County, where there's a banh mi sandwich shop run by Lynda Trang Dai, a Vietnamese pop star who's as comfortable behind the stove as she is behind the microphone.

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