Chef Yia Vang takes on television hosting— and snakes — in his latest adventure
By Sharyn Jackson (https://www.startribune.com/sharyn-jackson/6370531/)
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
The host of “Feral” on the Outdoor Channel cooks invasive species and shares his Hmong heritage with a national audience.
Some people will put up with a lot on the job. But Yia Vang? He was bitten by a Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. On camera. That was just one workplace hazard for the Minnesota chef’s new gig hosting the
Outdoor Channel series “Feral.” (https://www.outdoorchannel.com/show/feral/465067)
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“Feral” isn’t his only new TV project. He’s featured in a Minnesota-themed episode of”Dirt,” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XErqFlBbVI) a YouTube show for Huckberry, an outdoorsy menswear line. And he’s appearing Dec. 16 in the PBS series “Craft in America” (https://www.pbs.org/show/craft-in-america/)
— the episode focuseson St. Paul’s Hmong community.