ANISE - Key Persons
Quyen Trinh, Anise®'s Owner and Executive Chef, was from Saigon, Vietnam's largest city. With a population of over 8 million, Saigon is not only Vietnam's financial hub, but it is also Vietnam's cultural center with arts, plays, music, and of course culinary excellence. When migrants from all over Vietnam moved to Saigon to find better economic opportunities, they also inadvertently brought their favorite food with them. Over time, Saigon turned into the mecca of Vietnamese cuisine. As a native of Saigon, Quyen got to sample the best in Vietnamese fares right outside her doors and has acquired a love for fine Vietnamese dining ever since.
Growing up, Quyen was immersed in a family that's involved in the food service business for at least a couple generations. Quyen helped in her family business since as long as she remembered and naturally developed expertise with Vietnamese cuisine.
In America, Quyen decided to formalize her love for fine dining by enrolling in Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, Colorado. Escoffier is a top 10 culinary school as per collegerank.net, top 5 culinary school per thebestschools.org, and top 10 as per USA Today. After graduating from Escoffier with high honors, Quyen worked at Cholon, Cherry Hills Country Club, and at Olive and Finch.