For decades, he's been a pillar of the restaurant community. Supporters say Slanted Door elevated Vietnamese cuisine to a national level after opening in 1995. The death of celebrated Chef Charles ...

“I think we took for granted when Slanted Door became popular that these ingredients were not ubiquitous. He was really instrumental in that.” Born in Vietnam in 1962, Phan grew up in a home ...

And the Zagat Review applauded the Slanted Door as "the pinnacle of Asian cuisine." Too popular to keep up with reservations, the restaurant moved to a South of Market location in 2002.

His success with the Slanted Door, the San Francisco restaurant he opened in 1995, buoyed fellow chefs from immigrant families who had long wanted food critics and diners to value dishes from ...

Looking on at left is executive chef Charles Phan of The Slanted Door restaurant. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file) Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese ...

Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese food to fine dining at his Slanted Door restaurant, has died. The restaurant announced his death from cardiac ...

Looking on at left is executive chef Charles Phan of The Slanted Door restaurant. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file) ...