The chef credits the women in his family with teaching him everything he needed to know about food.
He cooked the entire Thanksgiving feast menu out of a copy of Gourmet magazine, from stuffing and apple pie to the oven-baked bird. His family didn’t like it. Today, though, Phan’s family relies on him to cook every holiday meal, from Christmas to Lunar New Year — so it seems like they came around to his cooking.
“I think having all that flavor ingrained in my mind helped me quite a bit,” he said. “Because when I opened Slanted Door 27 years ago, I knew exactly what I would serve. Even as someone who had never cooked [professionally] before … I had total confidence it would work because these recipes are proven.”
Chef Charles Phan holds a photo of a Salted Thai Chilie Oil at Chuck's Takeaway in San Francisco, Calif. on Apr. 21, 2022.Jars of Preserved Lemons, created by Charles Phan, at Chuck's Takeaway in San Francisco, Calif. on Apr. 21, 2022.A Salted Thai Chili Oil and Preserved Lemons available at Chuck's Takeaway.
Phan’s aunt has since passed away, but his mom is still living in San Francisco. He often cooks for her at family occasions. The chef has also now raised three children of his own, to whom he’s attempted to pass on some cooking knowledge. For a while, he didn’t think any of it really stuck. But since his children have grown up and gone off to college, he’s been surprised.
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