In 1995, he opened the landmark fine-dining Vietnamese restaurant the Slanted Door in San Francisco’s Mission District. The restaurant moved locations several times, earning countless plaudits ...

The team behind a Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant is finally revealing details for their expansion to a major space in the Ferry Building. Sorrel chef-owner Alex Hong and director of ...

Charles Phan, the influential chef who opened San Francisco’s Slanted Door restaurant and popularized a new style of modern California-Vietnamese cuisine, died unexpectedly on Jan. 20. He was 62 years ...

He owns The Slanted Door, a critically acclaimed restaurant in San Francisco. Charles has authored two IACP Award-winning cookbooks: Vietnamese Home Cooking (2012) and The Slanted Door (2014).

At his San Francisco restaurant, the Slanted Door, the late chef Charles Phan stir-fried green beans and meaty mushrooms in peanut oil for customers who wanted a satisfying vegetarian dish.