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). Born in Da Lat, Vietnam, Franklin fled Ho Chi Minh City as a child refugee on April 29, 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. He was later adopted by an American family, attending

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and Yale University.

Career

Franklin worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker prior to enrolling at

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in 2008. 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. 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). Anan was the first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City to be awarded Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2021, and was ranked 40 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2023.

Restaurants

Active Restaurants * Anan Saigon * Nhau Nhau * Chôm Chôm Closed Restaurants * Viet Kitchen

References

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