Thu's childhood home in the center of Saigon is a verdant oasis of climbing plants, orchids, and fish ponds - a world apart from the turbulence just outside the gates. Her earliest memories are of snatching bites from her mother's prep station shaded by starfruit trees and of peering through holes in the fence to the city beyond.

Connected to a web of twisting alleys, each turn from her front door promised vendors selling tasty delights hidden from the chaos and sun of the main streets. Sizzling pork fat, roasted duck, clinking glasses, and the tinkle of the ice cream cart all beckoned.This menu playfully twists nostalgia and innovation through Thu's memories of Saigon as she reimagines dishes from her mother's restaurant and her neighborhood alleyways.Commemorating 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, this will be the most personal banquet event yet.