Chef Charles Phan ladles hot seasoned broth over thin slices of beef round for his fragrant pho.
Chef Charles Phan in his San Francisco commissary kitchen.
Chef Christopher Kostow at Loveski Deli in Napa’s Oxbow Market.
Domenica Catelli at Catelli’s in Geyserville.
PHOTOGRAPH OF CHRIS COSENTINO BY ANDO CAULFIELD
Pemba Sherpa at Taste of the Himalayas off the Sonoma Plaza.