Ever since moving to California, we’ve staked out a couple
of extraordinary places that we come back to (mostly to take our friends) even
though there is so much more out there to try. One of these places is The Slanted Door in San Francisco. Of
course, being in SF, your restaurant is likely not successful unless you use
organic produce and ecologically sustainable meat products, and keep it fresh
and locally sourced. Especially if you live at the Ferry Building.
Charles Phan created an epic establishment with national acclaim, and introduced me to combinations of flavors that I’ve never imagined possible. This man is my hero. Now, I won’t claim that I know a lick about Vietnamese cuisine, and Slanted Door is very distinctively American (California) with a blend of half the world’s countries (isn’t that what America is all about?), but I will say that if the menu reflects elements of what Vietnamese food is, I should really get more involved. A gateway to a world of discovery.