Who cooks, who keeps the fire, who seats you
Trần Kim Loan cooks and braises, Lê Văn Tư keeps the grill fire, Mai Thanh Vân leads vegetarian dishes and allergens, Nguyễn Đức Thịnh runs bookings and room.
Trần Kim Loan
Head chef
Grew up beside a wood stove in the Mekong Delta and cooked twenty years in the family rice restaurant before opening Bếp Rơm. Cooks the braises and soups.
Lê Văn Tư
Fire keeper
Has grilled snakehead over straw since he was a boy. Keeps the straw and wood fire at the grill and the fire counter.
Nguyễn Đức Thịnh
Reservations and private room manager
Fifteen years in restaurants, from the floor to manager. Answers every booking request.
Mai Thanh Vân
Sous chef, vegetarian dishes and allergens
Keeps the allergen table for the 31 dishes and cooks the vegetarian dishes.
The four people are fictional characters in this demo; the photos are licensed and do not show real people with these names.