Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese food to fine dining at his Slanted Door restaurant, has died at age 62.
San Francisco is mourning the loss of a legendary chef. Charles Phan of the Slanted Door died due to cardiac arrest, his family and Slanted Door Group announced Tuesday. He was 62.
Phan was 62. “Charles was more than a chef ... The flagship location — which had been at San Francisco's Ferry Building but closed in 2020 due to the pandemic — was set to reopen in its ...