Fresh off a James Beard Award win, chef Vince Nguyen is saying goodbye to the fine dining game. On Wednesday, November 1, Nguyen announced that his minimalist Vietnamese restaurant, Berlu, will serve its final tasting menus on December 31. The restaurant will transition into Nguyen’s currently dormant pop-up, Berlu Bakery, allowing him to take a step back from day-to-day operations.
Nguyen will welcome his first child in January and wants to focus on parenthood as opposed to working the line in a demanding restaurant environment. “Although our current team has been doing an amazing job, our small restaurant is still reliant on my daily presence,” Nguyen writes in
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