Peter Cuong Franklin

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 fled Ho Chi Minh City as a child refugee on April 29, 1975 during the Fall of Saigon.[4][5] He was later adopted by an American family, attending Fairfield College Preparatory School and Yale University.[6][7]

Peter Cuong Franklin
Born
Outside of Da Lat, South Vietnam
EducationYale University (BS)
Le Cordon Bleu

Career
Anan Saigon, Franklin's flagship restaurant in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Franklin worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker prior to enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu in 2008.[8] 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.[4] 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).[9][10][11][12] Anan was the first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to be awarded Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2021,[9][13][14] and was ranked 40 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023.[15]

Restaurants

Active Restaurants

  • Anan Saigon
  • Nhau Nhau
  • Chôm Chôm

Closed Restaurants

  • Viet Kitchen

References
  1. "From evacuee to culinary ambassador: Peter Cuong Franklin's Vietnamese odyssey". UI - 50B - STORIES. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. Rider, Jason (2019-10-29). "Where to Stay, and Where to Eat Noodle Soup, in Ho Chi Minh City". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. "5 Questions With Peter Cuong Franklin On New Vietnamese Cuisine". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. "Interview: Peter Cuong Franklin of Viet Kitchen on his mum's cooking". South China Morning Post. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. "How was banh mi invented?". South China Morning Post. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. "n a Grain of Rice: Food & Culture for South & Southeast Asia (Afternoon Session)". Asia Society. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. Chris Dwyer, for. "Hong Kong's best new restaurants for 2016". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. admin (2022-04-26). "Chef Peter Cuong Franklin & Artist Richie Fawcett discover stability within the artwork of hospitality in Vietnam". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  9. Mertsalova, Valeria (2021-03-25). "Anan Saigon Bags A Win For Vietnam At Asia's 50 Best Restaurants". Vietcetera. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  10. "Peter Cuong Franklin - Modern Twist Of Vietnamese Flair". epicure Magazine. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  11. Duffell, Rachel. "A Taste Of Home: Peter Cuong Franklin Shares His Favourite Places To Eat In Hong Kong". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. Vietcetera (2019-05-15). "NOSH Saigon 2019: An Interview with Anan Saigon's Peter Cuong Franklin". Vietcetera. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  13. "Ho Chi Minh City: The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2021". Time. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  14. VnExpress. "Two Vietnamese restaurants named among Asia's 100 best - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  15. "The Best Restaurant in Asia is Le Du in Bangkok". Bloomberg.com. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


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