Da Lat Rose Is Helene An’s New 12-Course Restaurant in Beverly Hills | Eater LA

"Opening October 30 above Crustacean in Beverly Hills, this deeply personal venture from crustacean matriarch Helene An presents a 12-course tasting menu priced at $225 that intertwines her life story with Vietnamese culinary traditions. The tactile menu is shaped like a conical hat, and guests can enjoy light bites and beer pairings at the bar before a seated service that showcases signature dishes such as king crab banh khot (a coconut-cream and mung-bean cake) and lobster bun rieu (a tomato-and-tamarind noodle soup in a freshwater crab broth). Bread service recreates a proper banh mi with Remy Martin XO pâté, annatto sausage, cha lua (Vietnamese baloney), and pickled vegetables. The restaurant seats 66 and operates Wednesday through Saturday with a single 7 p.m. seating on Wednesdays and Thursdays and 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. seatings on Fridays and Saturdays; reservations will be available on Tock. An—whose family opened Thanh Long in San Francisco in 1971 and later the original Crustacean—is a pivotal figure in popularizing Vietnamese cuisine in America and is perhaps best known for her garlic noodles prepared in a “secret kitchen.”" - Mona Holmes