KQED’s Forum: Charles Phan on Home Cooking

| January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Charles Phan. Image courtesy of Eric Wolfinger.

Charles Phan. Image courtesy of Eric Wolfinger.

Charles Phan fled Vietnam with his family during the fall of Saigon when he was just a boy. But he didn’t leave behind his love of Vietnamese cuisine. The award-winning chef and owner of The Slanted Door restaurant joins KQED’s Forum to talk about his new book, “Vietnamese Home Cooking.” He also shares secrets of creating high-end ethnic cuisine, and how he stays true to his roots in the kitchen.
Original Broadcast: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 — 10:00 AM

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Host: Thuy Vu

Guest: Charles Phan, executive chef and owner of The Slanted Door Group, which now includes Out the Door, Heaven’s Dog and the Wo Hing General Store, and winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef in California in 2004

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I am the Senior Interactive Producer for KQED's online Food properties. I have designed and produced food-related websites and blogs for KQED including Bay Area Bites; Check, Please! Bay Area; Jacques Pepin's websites; Weir Cooking in the City and KQED.org's Food portal. When I am not creating and managing food websites I am taking photos of Bay Area Life and designing online navigation systems. My professional education and training includes: clinical psychology, photography, commercial cooking, web design, information architecture and UX . You can find me engaged in social media on Twitter @bayareabites and on Facebook at Bay Area Bites. I can also be found photoblogging at look2remember.
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