Viet Pham


Viet Pham is chef and previous winner of Iron Chef America.

Early life

Pham was born in a Malaysian refugee camp in 1979. His parents are Vietnamese and fled the country during the Vietnam War. The family moved to the United States when he was five years old and has lived in the U.S. ever since.

Career

Pham attended culinary school in San Francisco but began his career in software. His first chef job was at Casey's Irish Pub Downtown where he was hired in 2006 upon graduating from Le Cordon Bleu. In 2009, he opened his own restaurant, Forage, in Utah with co-Chef Bowman Brown. In 2011 he received the Best New Chef Award from Food & Wine Magazine.
In 2012, Pham was an winner by beating Chef Bobby Flay. He also appeared on the second season of Extreme Chef.