The Memory of Taste: Vietnamese American Recipes from Ph? Quoc, Oakland, and the Spaces Between [A Cookbook] -- Tu David Phu, Hardcover

"A playful collection of California-Vietnamese dishes from Top Chef contestant Tu David Phu that integrates the Oakland native's ambitious and modern culinary style with the food wisdom from his parents that nurtured him"--

Author: Tu David Phu, Soleil Ho
Publisher: 4 Color Books
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781984861900

About the Author
Tu David Phu is a Vietnamese American, San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef, a Top Chef alumnus, author, and an Emmy-nominated filmmaker from Oakland. He is the executive chef and managing partner at District One in Las Vegas. Tu has cooked across various cultures, from the American culinary treasures to classical European traditions. But it is what he calls "the memory of taste" that pulled him back to his roots: the practices, ingredients, techniques, and flavors of Vietnamese cuisines, and he is passionate about sharing the riches and lessons of his birthright through food.

Soleil Ho is a Vietnamese American writer, podcaster, and burnt-out chef. They served as the San Francisco Chronicle's restaurant critic for four years, and their food and culture writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, Bitch Media, GQ, and The Best American Food Writing. They've also won the James Beard Foundation's Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award.

Stephen Satterfield has spent his career redefining food and beverage by organizing, activating, and educating. He is the founder of Whetstone and the host of the critically acclaimed Netflix docuseries, High on the Hog.