Coast Dish: A fresh perspective

Chef Tony Nguyen had big plans for 2020. He was perfecting the menu at Da Lat Rose, a critically acclaimed Vietnamese supper club that he opened with Helene An in 2019, at Crustacean Beverly Hills. Last month, he was scheduled to cook at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival with Roy Yamaguchi. The chef was also constructing a lunch for our magazine’s pinnacle Women of Coast event. One of the dishes was this refreshing interpretation of spring. Tender white asparagus, Tokyo turnips, ca