The banh mi sandwich is made with a Vietnamese baguette, rice vinegar and pickled carrot, daikan, cucumber, cilantro, jalapenos, maggai and red curry remoulade. The added protein is grilled shrimp.

The 10-course tasting menu could include traditional ingredients one moment and modern techniques the next—think crab, prawn and pickled carrot, wild boar and dried chiles, and acorn and Texas pecan ...