Rising Chef Series: WEEK 1 | DAVID NGUYEN (5/3 ~ 5/4)

This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) will launch the “Rising Chefs Series,” the non-profit organization’s first-ever pop-up series concept in Downtown Los Angeles. The dynamic experience will bring together three emerging Asian American chefs in a 4-week celebration of food, culture and the spirit of innovation.

Week 1 of the series will feature a restaurant concept by David Nguyen, a French Laundry and Club 33 trained chef and first-generation Vietnamese American born in Palawan, Philippines. Chef David Nguyen’s menu features flavors from his childhood in Vietnam and his upbringing in the US.