Nightingale 9

About Nightingale 9

Nightingale 9's chef, Rob Newton, fell in love with Vietnamese food in culinary school and his passion for the cuisine has deepened during his travels around the country. He has explored open-air markets, eaten countless meals, cooked with different chefs and visited culinary landmarks such as Phu Quoc, the island legendary for the fish sauce that is the centerpiece of so many Vietnamese dishes. Newton's love and respect are evident in his treatment of such classics as pho, banh xeo, bun cha and green papaya, and in the seasonal specials he creates utilizing Vietnamese techniques and local ingredients. "Newton… borrows flavors across a distance, finding resonances between the cooking of Vietnam and that of his heritage," says The New York Times.