WhatNow
04/17/2026
Michelin-Tipped Vietnamese Restaurant Adding East Village Location
Interviewed Carol Nguyen, Dallas-based owner of Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen, who was set to open an NYC location
Brett Llenos Smith
Senior Journalist and B2B Content Developer
United States
I’m a freelance journalist with more than 14 years of experience covering restaurants, food systems, and science-driven stories. My work has appeared in:
What Now New York
What Now New Orleans
The Buffalo News
Buffalo Spree
Tasting Table
AZoNetwork
Edible Western New York
Step Out Buffalo.
In addition to journalism, I work as a B2B copywriter specializing in high-converting content, often translating dense topics like digital security, financial analytics, and legal compliance into compelling copy that ranks.
