A new generation of renegade Vietnamese chefs breaks through

Hanoi-born chef Hoang Tung, center, leads the kitchen staff at the maverick high-end restaurant A by Tung. Located in the hipster-gentrifying Tan Dinh ward, Tung's restaurant exemplifies the new generation of Vietnamese chefs who are daring to reconceptualize the country's culinary traditions, with a side of their own personal histories and experiences. (Photo by Mervin Lee)