Noted chef Bobby Chinn opens Sai Gon restaurant

From STAFF and WIRE REPORTS

Ha Noi-based celebrity chef Bobby Chinn has opened a new restaurant in Sai Gon, his second in Viet Nam, called Bobby Chinn Saigon.

The opening ceremony of the restaurant in the Kumho Asiana Building in District 1 was attended by local and foreign guests, including representatives from Discovery Channel, Chinn said.

The New Zealand-born chef, 46, moved to Ha Noi in 1996. After working as a chef in a few upscale restaurants, he opened his own place in downtown Ha Noi, called Restaurant Bobby Chinn. His restaurant is famous for its fusion of American and traditional and authentic oriental food.

            The new restaurant can be arranged to accommodate private parties in a variety of manners, whether theater style, cocktail style or in the classroom style.

Here’s what Chinn’s website: http://www.bobbychinn.com/ says about the Sai Gon location: “The restaurant will be a destination for great food, beverage and entertainment. Combining the cuisine and global exposure of celebrity chef Bobby Chinn, we expect to earn a place among the hippest restaurants in the region while attracting special occasion high-end diners as well as casual fun eatery at moderate prices for the larger wider market.”

            Chinn has hosted the “World Cafe Asia” show for the Travel and Living Channel, BBC’s “Saturday Kitchen,” UKTV Food’s “Great Food Live” and “Bobby Chinn Cooks Asia” for the Discovery Channel.