Tu David Phu

Chef|Executive Producer|Co-Director|Host

Bravo’s Top Chef Alumnus, Tu David Phu, is a Vietnamese-American chef from Oakland. His extensive resume reflects a wide range of interesting experiences centered around food; cutting his culinary teeth in the kitchens of some of the nation’s top restaurants; cooking with incarcerated men in San Quentin Penitentiary; to his role as co-executive producer for Bloodline, a film about his family and food prejudice; to being a community ambassador in Oakland and working with the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.  

Even with his culinary repertoire, Phu is most inspired by matriarch home cooking. In particular, the work his mother did to nurture him. He is passionate about sharing the riches and lessons of his birthright through food.

Eric Bui

Co-Director|Editor

Eric Bui is a first-generation, Vietnamese American multi-disciplinary Art Director currently residing in Oakland, CA. He has honed his skills to encapsulate the digital market with skills such as curating digital video (long/short format), high-quality photos, social media management for affluent brands.

As a Northern California native, Bui draws creative inspiration from his interests in food, music, soccer, and skateboarding. And is reflected in his professional experience with digital projects from (Hoopes Vineyard, Thizzler, Bravo Top Chef Alumnus: Tu David Phu, and San Jose Earthquakes Soccer) to name a few.  

As a result, he has released documentaries, interviews, and original content that have accumulated over 1,000,000+ subscribers and views on YouTube. And it’s still growing. 

Darius Riley

Cinematographer | Film & Photography

Darius Riley is a photographer and filmmaker from East Palo Alto, CA. He obtained a B.A. in Visual Arts from Bowdoin College in 2020. Darius is known for capturing Bay Area culture and life, but he has traveled the globe telling stories and connecting with people with his work. He has a documentary called Beton Je Krasny (Concrete is Beautiful) that was filmed in Prague in 2019 and will be releasing another project, Black Daddy the Movie in the summer of 2022. You might catch him skateboarding through Oakland with a camera in his hand or on a wild adventure in the outdoors!