Tu David Phu & Anh Luu

Award-winning chefs Tu David Phu and Anh Luu speak with hosts Viet Thanh Nguyen and Philip Nguyen. ABOUT THE GUESTS Chef Tu David Phu, recognized as a San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef, is a two-time TEDx speaker, Top Chef alumnus, acclaimed cookbook author, and storyteller. Growing up in Oakland, he began his culinary journey in his mother’s apartment garden, ultimately advancing to some of the nation’s top kitchens. His path has brought him to GiGi's, a Vietnamese-inspired wine bar in San Francisco, and inspired his Emmy-nominated PBS film Bloodline. Chef Anh Luu, born and raised in the southern United States by Vietnamese immigrant parents, started her culinary journey at the age of 16, cooking in restaurants in and around New Orleans. After she and her family were displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, they moved to Portland, OR where Chef Anh attended the Western Culinary Institute and spent years honing her craft and creating new dishes by blending Vietnamese and Cajun/Creole cuisines together. Luu is formerly the chef-owner of Tapalaya, a vibrant Viet-Cajun bistro located on Portland’s bustling NE 28th Ave. Tapalaya after being open for nearly 11 years, has since permanently shuttered when Chef Anh returned to New Orleans in the spring of 2020. Her move back home was influenced by the sudden and tragic death of her mother, Tam Thi Tran, who is Chef Anh’s primary inspiration for her cooking. As of March 2023, Chef Anh has created her own company, Busy Be LLC, that specializes in private dinners, culinary consulting, and catering events with her Vietnamese street food pop up, Xanh Nola. Check out ChefAnh.com to book a private dinner! Chef Anh has earned notoriety by appearing on Food Network's Chopped, Food Network's Grill Dads, "Portland Cooks" cookbook, and went viral with her Phorrito pop ups. She most recently appeared as a hero in an episode of the Emmy award winning Nextflix show, Queer Eye.

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.