Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hidden off of Bangkok's Sukhumvit 23, there's a Vietnamese restaurant where it's still turn-of-the-century French Saigon. It's in a building literally disassembled piece-by-piece in Vietnam, brought to Bangkok, and rebuilt- and inside, that's exactly what happened to the family behind Le Dalat.
This is the story of Doan Ngoc Hoa, better known as Madame Susan, and the incredible, opulent, harrowing, one-of-a-kind story that brought her- and her food- from Vietnam to Thailand, by way of old Paris. And it's a story about a dinner party that started in the 19th century and still hasn't stopped- and one that we were lucky enough to join for an unforgettable evening.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:11 - The Story
2:16 - The Granddaughter of Lam Ngoc Thanh
4:56 - The Son of the Colonial Governor
6:58 - Doan Ngoc Hoa Meets Jean Dauplay
10:14 - War Hits Home
12:15 - Madame Steps Out
16:49 - Interlude
19:21 - Departure and Life in Thailand
24:47 - The Dauplay Family Opens a Restaurant
27:46 - Le Dalat
30:40 - Legacy
34:03 - Dinner
36:39 - Epilogue: The Bathroom
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Video Credits:
Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France (speed corrected w/ added sound)
youtu.be/NjDclfAFRB4
PARIS MOULIN ROUGE
youtu.be/r_mwd4rMQWg
Saigon juin 1930
youtu.be/m-t9F4GOZzM
EMPEROR OF ANNAM IN FRANCE - NO SOUND
youtu.be/hwz0ka5qq0s
Indochina War: the Battle for Tonkin - ECPAD
youtu.be/YJ09nxo3f4g
FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662
youtu.be/XWY9KbIXpdI
First Indochina War-ep2/5
youtu.be/xaHZdWJUJUs
World Shipping: Cargoes - 1940 Documentary
youtu.be/L3WETpSL_EM
Saigon 1940- 1950
youtu.be/s--U1Shxwwg
Vientiane année 1961
youtu.be/3oVHJtKQwyQ
Bangkok Thailand 1950s
youtu.be/UODUZWaHZHg
1956, Air France ordered its first Boeing
youtu.be/CEXuLv1Bg_8
1950s Luxury Flight, First Class, Pan Am, HD
youtu.be/eXvjbW5n1Mg
Hidden off of Bangkok's Sukhumvit 23, there's a Vietnamese restaurant where it's still turn-of-the-century French Saigon. It's in a building literally disassembled piece-by-piece in Vietnam, brought to Bangkok, and rebuilt- and inside, that's exactly what happened to the family behind Le Dalat.
This is the story of Doan Ngoc Hoa, better known as Madame Susan, and the incredible, opulent, harrowing, one-of-a-kind story that brought her- and her food- from Vietnam to Thailand, by way of old Paris. And it's a story about a dinner party that started in the 19th century and still hasn't stopped- and one that we were lucky enough to join for an unforgettable evening.
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Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. Patreon: patreon.com/OTRontheroad
Website: OTRontheroad.com !
Social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
FB: facebook.com/OTR-106170292218693
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0:00 - Introduction
1:11 - The Story
2:16 - The Granddaughter of Lam Ngoc Thanh
4:56 - The Son of the Colonial Governor
6:58 - Doan Ngoc Hoa Meets Jean Dauplay
10:14 - War Hits Home
12:15 - Madame Steps Out
16:49 - Interlude
19:21 - Departure and Life in Thailand
24:47 - The Dauplay Family Opens a Restaurant
27:46 - Le Dalat
30:40 - Legacy
34:03 - Dinner
36:39 - Epilogue: The Bathroom
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Video Credits:
Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France (speed corrected w/ added sound)
youtu.be/NjDclfAFRB4
PARIS MOULIN ROUGE
youtu.be/r_mwd4rMQWg
Saigon juin 1930
youtu.be/m-t9F4GOZzM
EMPEROR OF ANNAM IN FRANCE - NO SOUND
youtu.be/hwz0ka5qq0s
Indochina War: the Battle for Tonkin - ECPAD
youtu.be/YJ09nxo3f4g
FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM & DIEN BIEN PHU 72662
youtu.be/XWY9KbIXpdI
First Indochina War-ep2/5
youtu.be/xaHZdWJUJUs
World Shipping: Cargoes - 1940 Documentary
youtu.be/L3WETpSL_EM
Saigon 1940- 1950
youtu.be/s--U1Shxwwg
Vientiane année 1961
youtu.be/3oVHJtKQwyQ
Bangkok Thailand 1950s
youtu.be/UODUZWaHZHg
1956, Air France ordered its first Boeing
youtu.be/CEXuLv1Bg_8
1950s Luxury Flight, First Class, Pan Am, HD
youtu.be/eXvjbW5n1Mg
