Chef Kimmy Tang

As the founder of the popular 9021Pho in Los Angeles and a culinary entrepreneur, Chef Kimmy Tang focuses on combining traditional Vietnamese flavors with rich and healthy cuisines from around the world. She especially highlights French and California techniques and tastes with her skills and knowledge from over three decades of culinary global experience. Prior to 9021Pho, she opened Michelia Asian Bistro, which benefited from her experiences working in Japanese and Chinese restaurants. As a child growing up in Saigon, Chef Kimmy Tang learned the fundamentals of Vietnamese cooking from her family's chef with the encouragement of her mother, who viewed cooking as a core life skill.

Chef Kimmy Tang has transformed the traditional techniques and ingredients of her home country in creative ways that have caught the attention of critics and celebrities alike. 9021Pho enjoys a number of famous patrons, including Kevin Connolly and Sofia Vergara. The restaurant has earned attention from several local publications, including the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Magazine.

While traveling and learning about different cuisines, Chef Kimmy Tang spent significant time in Romania, where she began volunteering at area orphanages. These experiences inspired her to pursue charitable work in Los Angeles while building the success of 9021Pho in order to help local causes, including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Blue Heron Foundation, and Casa Pacifica. She hopes to establish her own nationwide charitable initiatives in the near future. Currently, 9021Pho operates in Beverly Hills and Westlake Village. The restaurant will soon open its third and fourth sites in the Westfield Fashion Square Mall of Sherman Oaks, California, and the Glendale Galleria of Glendale, California. With such tremendous success, Chef Tang looks forward to making an even greater impact on her community as her restaurant expands.