Drawing from traditional cooking methods and family recipes, chef and founder Phoebe Tran creates dishes that aim to capture the flavors of her childhood and travels across Vietnam. Her distinct approach to Vietnamese food centers seasonality and community, and she carries this ethos through all of Bé Bếp’s popups and events.

Born and raised in southern California, Phoebe has spent the last decade working in various roles within the food industry in New York and abroad – as a cook, farmer, educator, event producer, writer, cultural organizer, and recipe developer. She founded Bé Bếp as a way to deepen her connection to her ancestral foodways, while sharing her love for gathering people around food.