Mai Pham

James-Beard Award nominee Mai Pham is the chef/owner of the nationally acclaimed Lemon Grass Restaurant and Lemon Grass Asian Grill and Noodle Bar in Sacramento, CA. A food columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and host of the Food Network special "My Country, My Kitchen: Vietnam," Mai is the winner of an IACP Award for Distinguished Journalism and a guest chef-instructor at The Culinary Institute of America.