SEOUL, South Korea,
Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Cho Hee-sook, chef-owner of
Hansikgonggan in Seoul, has been
named Asia's Best Female Chef for
2020. Chef Cho will be presented with her award at the ceremony for
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2020,
sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua
Panna, on Tuesday 24th March in Saga Prefecture,
Japan.
The award forms part of the 50 Best organisation's mission to
honour role models who have made a positive impact on Asia's restaurant scene. William Drew, Director of Content at
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, says:
"The Best Female Chef award celebrates female chefs whose
dedication, skills and creativity set new standards in gastronomic
excellence. Cho Hee-sook epitomises
the spirit of this award with her lifelong commitment to advancing
Korean cuisine through training, education and mentorship."
Chef Cho has spent most of her career sharing her in-depth
knowledge of Korean cooking with young chefs, ensuring her
country's unique culinary traditions and recipes are passed on to
future generations.
Cho developed her culinary skills in the kitchens of
Seoul's premium hotels before
being appointed executive chef at the South Korean embassy in
Washington DC, USA. Returning home
in 2006, Cho focused on culinary research, exploring local
ingredients and nurturing young talent. She inspired many
gastronomy students as a professor at Woosong University.
In 2019, Cho's career took a new direction when she became
chef-owner of Hansikgonggan, an intimate Michelin-starred Korean
restaurant specialising in royal court cuisine. While honouring
traditional Korean cooking techniques, Cho has reinterpreted the
historic recipes through modern ingredients, fine-dining elements
and stylish plating. Hansikgonggan illustrates Chef Cho's creative
vision to move her national cuisine forward.
Accepting the prestigious award, Cho says: "Having mentored many
young chefs throughout my career, I hope this award serves as an
inspiration for other Asian female chefs to follow their passions,
be ambitious and share their knowledge with others."
Previous holders of the Asia's
Best Female Chef title include Duangporn 'Bo' Songvisava from
Thailand (2013), Lanshu Chen from
Taiwan (2014), Hong Kong's Vicky
Lau (2015), Margarita Forés of the
Philippines (2016), May Chow
from Hong Kong (2017) as well as
Bongkoch 'Bee' Satongun (2018) and Garima
Arora (2019), both based in Thailand.
For more details on the Asia's
50 Best Restaurants voting process, visit:
https://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/voting/the-voting-system
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