Meet The Woman Who Changed Me At 65

I sat down with Yen, the private chef in Da Nang who cooks my meal prep three times a day. She makes around 30 meals every morning for about 15 regular customers. She also caters private dinners and parties, and she built it all herself as a single mother. Get my Da Nang Eating Guide here: https://themarkside.club/da-nang-priv... Join The Mark Side Club for members-only videos and more: https://themarkside.club/tms-membersh... You've asked me over and over what I do for food and fitness here. The answer is Yen. She's been a big part of my health journey, and today you finally get to meet her, both as a chef and as a businesswoman. Yen is from Quang Ngai, about 120 kilometers south of Da Nang. She never went to cooking school. She learned from her mom, who she says is the best cook she's ever known. Before COVID, Yen owned two restaurants in Son Tra, a Vietnamese noodle shop serving mi quang and fish cake noodles and a busy seafood restaurant. COVID shut both down. She was sleeping about four hours a night back then, and that's when she decided life shouldn't be 90% business. About five years ago, an expat asked in a local Facebook group if anyone could do meal prep. Yen answered, and that's how this business started. Today she has: Around 15 regular customers who order every day About 30 meals a day on average, and up to 70 with her assistant Private chef catering for dinners, birthdays and parties, with table settings and decorations included Vietnamese, Thai, Italian and French food, depending on what you like Here's what I appreciate most. Her meals are custom-made down to the grams of chicken and green beans, and they cost no more than eating a meal at a local restaurant. I've had food poisoning three or four times since moving here. In the year and a half I've been eating Yen's meals, I haven't had it once. If you're around An Thuong, you can message her in the morning for lunch the same day, and she delivers it herself. You'll find her daily posts in the An Thuong Local and Expat in Da Nang Facebook groups. If you're thinking about moving to Vietnam, retiring in Da Nang, or wondering how to eat healthy here without cooking, this one's for you. This is life from themarkside. Subscribe for weekly updates on life in Vietnam, and let me know in the comments: Would you have a private chef make all three of your meals every day if it cost the same as eating out? Join my Facebook group:   / themarksideclub   Facebook:   / themarksideclub   Instagram:   / themarksidem9   Information only, not financial, legal, tax, visa or medical advice. #DaNang #Vietnam #DaNangFood #DaNangPrivateChef #VietnamFood #MealPrep #DaNangCatering #PrivateChef #AnThuong #SonTra #ExpatStories #SmallBusiness #RetireInVietnam #RetirementInVietnam #VietnamExpat #ExpatLife #LivingInVietnam #LifeInVietnam #MoveToVietnam #Interview #TheMarkSide