San Francisco chef Charles Phan, the legendary leader behind the Slanted Door, died unexpectedly on Monday night. He was 62. Phan was 13 when his family escaped Vietnam and moved to the United States.

Charles Phan, a refugee from war-ravaged Vietnam who, after learning traditional recipes from his aunt and mother, elevated Vietnamese cuisine in the United States through his acclaimed San ...

Charles Phan, a chef whose love of food led to opening the popular Slanted Door restaurants and showcasing modern Vietnamese cuisine throughout the Bay Area and beyond, died on Monday, January 20.

Slanted Door chef Charles Phan was known for loving smoke, not skimping on spice, and having plenty of fun with Vietnamese cuisine. This soup — which has an intense chicken flavor accented by ...

Charles Phan, the acclaimed San Francisco chef and restaurant owner who won two James Beard awards with the innovative food at his Vietnamese restaurant the Slanted Door, has died at age 62 ...

By Kim Severson Charles Phan, a self-taught chef whose family fled Vietnam when he was a teenager and whose sleek restaurant helped change America’s perception of Asian food by replacing menus ...

Charles Phan rolled up in his big truck to a Santa Cruz farm around 2004, pulled out tables and set up a propane stove. He fired up his signature wok, threw in some beef and broccolini, and started ...

San Francisco is mourning the loss of a legendary chef. Charles Phan of the Slanted Door died due to cardiac arrest, his family and Slanted Door Group announced Tuesday. He was 62. "It is with ...

Award-winning San Francisco chef Charles Phan, a trailblazer whose modern interpretations of Vietnamese cuisine at the Slanted Door captivated the Bay Area and influenced restaurants around the ...

In the past, controversial Westminster City Councilwoman Amy Phan West called for a letter asking the Orange County district attorney’s office to investigate her former council colleague for ...

Westminster City Councilmember Amy Phan West has been charged with a misdemeanor count of bribery; prosecutors are alleging she tried to persuade a city parking control officer to not tow her ...