{"id":272023,"date":"2026-05-15T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272023\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:23:09","slug":"aapi-night-market-will-be-a-tour-of-asia-says-mills-market-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272023\/","title":{"rendered":"AAPI Night Market will be a ‘tour of Asia’ says Mills Market team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cNight markets are well known throughout Asia,\u201d says Mills Market<\/a> owner Johnny Tung. \u201cEvery country has its own version \u2026 small vendors, making the food right in front of you, and you walk around and experience everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

From 5:30-9:30 p.m. on May 21, Mills Market will host its fifth homage to Asia\u2019s night markets, this time celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.<\/p>\n

Tickets ($60 per person<\/a>) offer entry to an all-you-can-eat tasting event that, in Epcot-like spirit, comes with a passport for guests to get stamped as they sample. Complete sets will be entered into one of several raffles the team has planned.<\/p>\n

\"PreparePrepare for delights from the esteemed resident chefs of Mills Market, like “Top Chef” champ Hung Huynh, as well as other amazing culinarians from around Orlando. (Courtesy Mills Market)<\/p>\n

Tung says they\u2019re targeting at least 30 unique bites amid confirmed vendors, including Mills Market resident venues such as Kai Kai, Cowboy Curry, Unigirl and the like, along with \u201cTop Chef\u201d and culinary director Hung Huynh\u2019s Baddie Bird pop-up. Guests will include Zaru<\/a>, Talay<\/a>, Anh Hong<\/a>, Tenshin Matcha<\/a>, Light on the Sugar<\/a> and more. A cash bar featuring beer and sake cocktails will also be available.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fun part is that the participating chefs, including those who are always at the market, do special dishes that aren\u2019t on the menu here,\u201d notes co-owner Cecilia Nguyen. \u201cIt\u2019s more like a community event where we invite local chefs, up-and-coming people, even friends of ours who have ideas for different concepts. Plus, it\u2019s all-inclusive. You can just\u00a0 buy your ticket, show up and everything else is taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KayaKaya executive chef Lordfer Lalicon with staffer Tommy Buchanan at a previous Night Market event. (Courtesy Mills Market)<\/p>\n

The menu and collaborator lists were still in development at press time, but Tung says, in honor of AAPI Heritage Month, it will be a culinary tour of Asia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the second time we\u2019re using the larger Little Saigon space,\u201d he notes, referencing the now-vacant space where the longtime Mills 50 restaurant used to operate. \u201cLast time we had 700 people, and they just loved the format.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two live DJs will keep the music going throughout.<\/p>\n

Tickets on sale now at eventeny.com\/events\/mills-night-market-aapi-edition-30237\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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