Vancouver World Chef Exchange | Chicago
- February 5, 2025
- 3388 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3M7
- $175.00*
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- Presented By: Anh and Chi Restaurant
- 3388 Main Street
- February 5, 2025
- 5:30 PM
- $175.00*
Our ninth annual Vancouver World Chef Exchange! We’ve reached out to our friends in the global culinary community and have invited them to Vancouver. The result? The world’s culinary best join us for a series of delicious collaborations with our own city’s top talent. Each pairing involves MICHELIN Guide recognized teams, from Bibs through to Stars, each set to be a unique dining experience found nowhere else but here.
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen @ Anh & Chi
Co-Presented by Destination Vancouver
Supported by Air Canada and The Westin Bayshore, VancouverJoin the culinary team at Vancouver’s renowned Anh and Chi as they host Chef Thai Dang, Owner of Chicago’s MICHELIN Bib Gourmand HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen, for an extraordinary evening of culinary collaboration. This one-night-only event celebrates the artistry and vibrant flavours of Vietnamese cuisine. This exclusive dining experience features a welcome beverage, canapés, and an indulgent 9-course menu, with a full list of wine and cocktail options available for ordering to complement your evening. Time travel with us back to the 1980s–a decade of new wave music, big hair, and cherished family meals– as Chefs Thai Dang and Vincent Nguyen re-imagine nostalgic family recipes from their North American upbringings, blending these heartfelt dishes with the refined, elevated Vietnamese culinary excellence that has earned their restaurants MICHELIN acclaim.
This three-course family-style dinner is best experience in groups of two to six, though accommodations can be made for individual ticket holders.
* includes welcome cocktail and canapes, nine dishes served over three courses, family style. A full selection of wines and cocktails will be available at an additional cost. Taxes and gratuity not included. Substitutions politely declined.
About Chef Thai Dang
Chef Thai Dang along with Director of Operations and wife Danielle showcase the flavors and depth of Vietnam at their Chicago restaurant, HaiSous: Vietnamese Kitchen in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Dang was born in Vietnam and raised outside of Washington D.C. in Virginia. He grew up celebrating the flavors and recipes his mother and sisters brought from Vietnam. His passion for the culinary world and family values stem from the kitchen table in youth where he learned to build bonds and relationships by connecting through food and went on to attend L’Academie de Cuisine in Maryland mastering French cuisine and techniques.
After years of honing his craft at highly-regarded establishments throughout D.C and Michelin-starred restaurants in Chicago, Dang teamed with his wife and partners to open Embeya in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood in 2013 and quickly garnered national recognition as Best New Restaurant by Esquire. At Embeya, Dang was able to define and reinvent flavors and textures found throughout Southeast Asia using French techniques to create an original approach to what he termed as Progressive Asian” cuisine. He was nominated two consecutive years in Food & Wine People’s Choice, “Chef of the Year” 2013 & 2014 and recognized by Zagat on their “30 under 30” 2013 list as well as Jean Banchet “Rising Chef of the Year” in 2014.
As the Embeya chapter closed, the husband and wife duo traveled back to his home country to taste and experience the new Vietnam, but also find inspiration from the old. This launched the idea for “HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen” bringing a true taste of Vietnam to Chicago in the Pilsen neighborhood. The flavors found at HaiSous capture the essence of Vietnam with masterful execution from his early professional years. This menu truly highlights Dang’s childhood experience through his new vision for Vietnamese cuisine. HaiSous is translated from Vietnamese and means, two sous or two pennies. Two sous suggest equality in partnership, and shared visions in hospitality, while two pennies will forever remind the couple of their humble beginnings that started with a dream and two pennies.
HaiSous’ notable recognitions include two nominations by the James Beard Foundation – Best New Restaurant 2018 and Best Chef: Great Lakes 2019 and awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand for three consecutive years 2018-2020. Thrillist calls HaiSous one of Best Vietnamese Restaurants in the country. Dang is also the National
Chef Advisor for U.S Food Asian Cuisine 2019. Eater noted HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen to be one of the Most Beautiful Restaurants in 2018. See Dang’s contributions to Vogues “Best Books “A Place at the Table, New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs” by G. Langholtz. Additional accolades
include Plate Magazine’s Chefs to Watch 2018, Chicago Magazine’s “Best New Restaurant: 2018” at #3.About Chef Vincent Nguyen
Vincent Nguyen's story is one of family, passion, and a willingness to embrace change. Born and raised in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, Vincent's first taste of the restaurant industry came working alongside his family at Pho Hoang, a Vietnamese institution.
Life took an unexpected turn when Vincent, a medical student in Newcastle, Australia dropped out to return home and manage his family's legacy following his father's passing. This decision ignited a new flame, fostering his love for food and design. In 2016, Vincent, with the support of his mother Ly and sister Amelie, transformed the once-traditional Pho Hoang into the vibrant and acclaimed Anh and Chi.
Anh and Chi was created out of a necessity, and reflected the work of the entire family, as it added a new chapter to the Nguyen’s legacy in hospitality. Vincent completely changed the Vietnamese culinary scene over the years by elevating and honouring Vietnamese culture through his food.
Vincent's value-based leadership, supported by over 75 dedicated staff he calls family, has garnered Anh and Chi recognition like the MICHELIN Guide Bib Gourmand (2022, 2023, 2024), Best Restaurant in Vancouver (2024), Best Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood Restaurant (2022-2024) and numerous hospitality awards across Canada. Most recently, named as the 2024 Rising Star in BC’s Restaurant Hall of Fame Awards. Vincent’s impact goes beyond accolades. As founder of the community program: Reservation by Donation Program, Vincent has led his team and community of guests to raise (in just three years) over $325,000 on behalf of local non profits, supporting at-risk and marginalised communities.
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