Meet 'Iron Chef America' winner chef Viet Pham


Born in a Malaysian refugee camp, celebrity chef Viet Pham comes full circle when he returns here for the Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows event.

For someone who has won the tough-sounding Iron Chef title, Chef Viet Pham doesn’t seem that tough. But his friendly and soft-spoken demeanour hides a past that has seen the Utah-based chef rise from a most unlikely family background to being one of the most promising new chefs in the United States.

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