Pioneer Chef Helene An Says It’s Time L.A. Got to Know High-End Vietnamese Food

At Da Lat Rose, An cements her legacy with a 12-course “gastro-biography”
Hailey Eber • Los Angeles Magazine • September 11, 2019
At Da Lat Rose, a Vietnamese restaurant opening in Beverly Hills this month, one of the 12 courses will be an amuse-bouche of red rice cooked in bamboo. It’s a simple dish, but for chef Helene An, it’s loaded with meaning. Born in 1944 to...
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