Tam Pham

Pham was born in Saigon, Vietnam.^[2] He moved to the United States in 2008.

Pham attended Florida International University's school of hospitality and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2013.^[6][5] He subsequently graduated with a master's degree from FIU in 2017.^[6] That same year, Pham met his husband Harrison Ramhofer, who also graduated from FIU in 2013.^[5][2][7][8]

Around 2019, Pham began a supper club with his husband called Phamily Kitchen Supper Club to highlight Vietnamese cuisine.^[1][2] Later on, Pham worked with his husband Ramhofer to open a pop-up Vietnamese restaurant called Tâm Tâm (Tam Tam), where they first garnered attention at 1-800 Lucky, a food hall located in Wynwood.^[2] In 2023, Pham opened a permanent location for Tâm Tâm in Downtown Miami, located on 99 NW 1st St, which used to be the location of Diana's Cafe that served a Cuban cuisine.^[2][5][9] That same year, Pham participated in the South Beach Food and Wine Festival, sponsored by Food Network, where he hosted a Vietnamese cooking class.^[8][10]

In February 2024, Tâm Tâm was designated a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant and in April that same year Pham was named as the Michelin Guide Florida 2024 Young Chef Award Winner.^[11][1] In September 2024, Pham assisted Valerie Chang for The James Beard Foundation's Taste America series, which highlighted Chang's downtown Miami restaurant, Maty's.^[7] Also in September, Bon Appétit named Tâm Tâm one of the "20 Best New Restaurants of 2024"^[12] and The New York Times called it one of the best 25 restaurants in Miami.^[9] On November 10, 2024, Pham participated alongside 20 other chefs in the 14th Annual Heritage Fuego festival at the Miami Biltmore Hotel.^[13]