20 Feb CHO HEE-SOOK is Asia’s Best female chef 2020
Cho Hee-sook, a respected authority on traditional Korean cuisine and 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.
William Drew, Director of Content of 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 spirt of this award with her lifelong commitment to advancing Korean cuisine through training, education and mentorship.”
Described as the godmother of Korean cuisine, 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. In 2019, Cho opened 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.
