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Vang opened an estimated 100 popups that he called Union Hmong Kitchen with menus including his father's [[Hmong sausage]] recipe and his mother's hot sauce recipe.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He initially tried to cater to midwestern tastes but eventually decided it was disrespectful to Hmong food and decided to focus on traditional Hmong flavors and techniques.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chef says people who ask for vegan version of his dishes have 'food privilege' {{!}} indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/chef-vegan-dishes-food-privilege |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=www.indy100.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 he was named [[MSP (magazine)|''MSP Magazine'']]'s Chef of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chef Yia Vang |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/chef-yia-vang/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.craftinamerica.org}}</ref>
In 2020 he started a crowdfunding campaign to fund opening of a restaurant.<ref name=":1" /> The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the development, and he started a podcast called ''White on Rice''.<ref name=":1" /> Union Hmong Kitchen eventually opened a permanent space in a {{Convert|290|sqft|m2}}
As of 2022 Vang was still developing Vinai, named after the refugee camp in which he was born, which [[Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']] called one of the first dedicated Hmong restaurants in the United States.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Brianna |date=20 December 2022 |title=Chef Yia Vang's Union Hmong Kitchen to launch noodle pop-up in Lyn-Lake |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/12/20/yia-vang-union-hmong-kitchen-slurp-noodle-pop-up.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=bizjournals.com}}</ref> In 2023, he announced Vinai should open in the spring of 2024 in northeast Minneapolis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=Chef Yia Vang announces new restaurant Vinai will open next spring in Minneapolis |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/11/chef-yia-vang-new-restaurant-vinai-minneapolis-union-homng-kitchen |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref>
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Vang also ran a series of pop ups in a space on Lake Street in Minneapolis through 2023 before reopening the space as a second location of Union Hmong Kitchen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longworth |first=Nick |date=2023-07-18 |title=Union Hmong Kitchen opens Lake Street location, Chef Yia Vang continues vision expansion |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/union-hmong-kitchen-lake-street-opens-chef-yia-vang-expanding-on-his-vision |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=FOX 9 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Feral S2-12.jpg|thumb|cooking Copi on season 2 of Feral]]
In June of 2022 he appeared on [[Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend|''Iron Chef'']]<ref name=":1" /> and in November of 2022 he started hosting [[Feral (television show)|''Feral'']], a show that explores the culinary use of invasive species such as [[wild boar]], on the [[Outdoor Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=From Yia Vang to Ann Kim, Twin Cities chefs shine on national TV |url=https://www.twincities.com/2022/11/03/from-yia-vang-to-ann-kim-twin-cities-chefs-shine-on-national-tv/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Twin Cities |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claeson |first=Hanna |date=2022-10-31 |title=Yia Vang Takes Us Back To His Hmong Roots With Feral |url=https://www.mashed.com/1078632/yia-vang-takes-us-back-to-his-hmong-roots-with-feral-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Sharyn |date=25 November 2022 |title=Chef Yia Vang takes on television hosting — and snakes — in his latest adventure |url=https://www.startribune.com/chef-yia-vang-takes-on-television-hosting-and-snakes-in-his-latest-adventure/600229734/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Union Hmong Kitchen chef debuts new show, "Feral" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/union-hmong-kitchen-chef-debuts-new-show-feral/ |language=en-US |access-date=2023-01-22}}</ref> He also started a podcast called ''Hmonglish'' with journalist Gia Vang about Hmong culture in America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Gia Vang and Yia Vang on 'Hmonglish,' Iron Chef and leaving KARE 11 |url=https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/06/15/gia-vang-and-yia-vang-on-hmonglish-iron-chef-and-leaving-kare-11 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref> He has also served as the host for the TPT series ''Relish''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Relish Season 1 |language=en-US |work=TPT Originals |url=https://www.tptoriginals.org/series/relish/season/relish-season-1/ |access-date=2023-11-21}}</ref>
== Recognition ==
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