OCEANS & EARTH: A VIETNAMESE JOURNEY

CHEF NANCY NGUYEN PRESENTS:

Taste of the Ocean

Geoduck clam, oyster, grilled oyster, yuzu-cashew vinaigrette

Pairing: Terra Costantino, De Aetna Bianco 2022

Crab Mille Feuille

Crab fat paté, pastry, nori, yuzu cream, delfino cilantro

Pairing: A Tribute to Grace Rose of Grenache Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard 2023

Banh Beo

Pork belly, steamed rice cake, dried shrimp, fish sauce mist

Pairing: Le Masse Camporella Bianco 2021

Lobster Pot Au Feu

Lobster, consomme, rice noodle, culantro, basil

Pairing: Domaine Georges Lignier, Chambolle-Musigny, Burgundy, France 2018

Rainbow Ice Tarte

Rainbow ice tarte, coconut cream, pandan jelly, mung bean

Pairing: Cordero Sangiorgio, Exergia, Moscato D’Asti, Italy 2023

CHEF NANCY NGUYEN

Nancy Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American Chef, and owner of Beaucoup NYC. Nancy was practically born in the kitchen, since her grandmother ran a Pho business in the forefront of the family house in Mytho, Vietnam, where Nancy was born. Chef Nancy ran a catering business for 8yrs in Philadelphia, doing many private corporate events and special occasions. She honed Asian food production by working in her aunt’s pho restaurant called iPho.

Before the pandemic, she worked the line doing shifts in NYC at Greenpoint Heights and other restaurants, including menu design and consultation work for Just Pho You, Viet eatery in UWS, then in 2020 created Beaucoup NYC, a modern Vietnamese food concept that includes Pop-Ups, private catered events and now cooking classes. Beaucoup honorably received a Michelin mention 4 months into the Banh Mi pop up in Brooklyn. Chef Nancy spent over a year at Eleven Madison Park, and now continues her culinary career by crafting her own creative menus with global influences from Vietnam, Japan and France.