Peter Cuong Franklin | |
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Born | Outside of
Da Lat,
South Vietnam |
Education |
Yale University (
BS) Le Cordon Bleu |
Peter Cuong Franklin is a Vietnamese American chef and founder of Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Chôm Chôm in Hong Kong, specializing in "Cuisine Mới" (new Vietnamese cuisine). [1] [2] [3] Born in Da Lat, Vietnam, Franklin's mother Nguyễn Thị Như Thừa operated a noodle shop. [4] Franklin fled Ho Chi Minh City as a child refugee on April 29, 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. [5] [6] He was later adopted by an American family, attending Fairfield College Preparatory School and Yale University. [7] [8]
Franklin worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker prior to enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu in 2008. [9] He trained as a chef at Nahm in Bangkok, Caprice in Hong Kong, and Next and Alinea in Chicago. Franklin opened Chôm Chôm in Hong Kong's SoHo district in 2011. [5]
In 2017, Franklin opened Anan Saigon, a modern Vietnamese restaurant located in a tube house in Ho Chi Minh City's old market (Chợ Cu). [10] [11] [12] [13] Anan was the first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to be awarded Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2021, [10] [14] [15] and was ranked 40 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023. [16] In 2023, Anan was awarded 1 star in the inaugural Vietnam Michelin Guide. [17] [18]
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Peter Cuong Franklin | |
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Born | Outside of
Da Lat,
South Vietnam |
Education |
Yale University (
BS) Le Cordon Bleu |
Peter Cuong Franklin is a Vietnamese American chef and founder of Anan Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Chôm Chôm in Hong Kong, specializing in "Cuisine Mới" (new Vietnamese cuisine). [1] [2] [3] Born in Da Lat, Vietnam, Franklin's mother Nguyễn Thị Như Thừa operated a noodle shop. [4] Franklin fled Ho Chi Minh City as a child refugee on April 29, 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. [5] [6] He was later adopted by an American family, attending Fairfield College Preparatory School and Yale University. [7] [8]
Franklin worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker prior to enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu in 2008. [9] He trained as a chef at Nahm in Bangkok, Caprice in Hong Kong, and Next and Alinea in Chicago. Franklin opened Chôm Chôm in Hong Kong's SoHo district in 2011. [5]
In 2017, Franklin opened Anan Saigon, a modern Vietnamese restaurant located in a tube house in Ho Chi Minh City's old market (Chợ Cu). [10] [11] [12] [13] Anan was the first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to be awarded Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2021, [10] [14] [15] and was ranked 40 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023. [16] In 2023, Anan was awarded 1 star in the inaugural Vietnam Michelin Guide. [17] [18]
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