The Cold/flu Cure-All! Three times now I have whipped a heavy-duty cold/flu bug with beef pho, a rich, brothy rice noodle soup served hot enough to cook the thin-sliced raw beef which accompanies it. Factor in fresh basil, lemon, jalapenos, bean sprouts and seemingly suspicious beef balls which are actually delicious with some hoisin, and you're set.

- Excerpt from Dining Notes 2.0, March 2002 by Tracie Broom