Jeong Ho Kim, 26th in World’s 50 Best and 2 Michelin Stars, Jungsik Restaurant Seoul

Representing the Korean Peninsula is Executive Chef Jeong Ho Kim from Jungsik Restaurant who, along with the restaurant’s chef-owner, Jungsik Yim, brought molecular mastery to South Korea’s capital – the restaurant reinvented Korean cuisine using traditional and familiar ingredients to create a new genre of food, New Korean Fine Dining. Jeong Ho Kim joined the opening team of Jungsik restaurant in Seoul in 2009 as Sous Chef and 2011 moved to the United States where he played an integral role […]

Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul – Experience a New Era of Contemporary Korean Cuisine

Located at the heart of Mt. Namsan in the center of downtown Seoul, Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul presents a new era of contemporary dining reinterpretations of traditional Korean cuisine at Festa Dining opened on July 11. Chef Leo Kang, famous as one of the presenters of the TV show <Master Chef Korea>, led the Festa Dining project team and created a wide variety of modern Korean dishes inspired by farmers and fishermen from across the nation. With the […]

SVR BlackBookAsia Top 10 Restaurants

From local joints serving delectable cuisine to Michelin-starred restaurants, SVR BlackBookAsia presents the very best restaurants from around the Asia Pacific region. 1. For the Traditionalist L’Osier, 3 Michelin Stars, Tokyo L’Osier sees wining and dining as an essential ingredient in joie de vivre — the art of living. The multi-award-winning restaurant including 3 Michelin stars is helmed by Chef Olivier Chaignon, who has created world class dishes to whet the appetite and spark conversation while staying true to French […]