Michael Bao Huynh Joins Evason Ana Mandara as Executive Chef

One of the Iron Chefs of Vietnam 2013 cooking competition, Michael Bao Huynh, has joined Evason Ana Mandara as the resort’s executive chef.

In 1982, Huynh headed to New York and lived with an upstate family that owned an Italian restaurant. He trained and worked there, moving up the ranks from sous-chef to executive chef. Three years later, and still at his chef post, Huynh decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and study architecture.

Having mastered two disciplines, Huynh started designing and building restaurants and making guest chef appearances using the kitchens of his clients as the locations.

In 2001, Huynh opened his own restaurant, named Bao 111. Soon after, he added Mai House restaurant to his portfolio.

After 30 years of living in New York, the passion for his native homeland brought him back to Vietnam and to Evason Ana Mandara, where he feels that he can make a significant contribution to the country’s culinary scene.