While Wong's been in school for a couple of years, he just opened up Dench this past fall. He got his own studio apartment for the very first time, and had just completed his apprenticeship at Lazy Bear while curating his menu, design, and style for the pop-up over the summer. Wong then released his first round of reservations on social media, but was nervous that they wouldn't fill up and he would have to beg people to come in. But the local response was enough to fill up all available slots in just a couple of hours.