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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Three Michelin stars at Benu (first SF restaurant to achieve this, maintained since 2014)
★Two-time James Beard Award winner (Best Chef: West 2017, head chef at French Laundry)
★James Beard Award for Best Restaurant Design (In Situ, 2018)
★James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Program (Benu)
★One Michelin star for In Situ
★One Michelin star for San Ho Won
★World's 50 Best Restaurants listing for Benu (2019)
★American Express Icon Award from Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
★AAA Five Diamond Award for Benu
★Four stars from San Francisco Chronicle
★Forbes Travel Guide 5 stars
Notable Facts
→First Korean chef to earn three Michelin stars
→First San Francisco restaurant to receive three Michelin stars
→Worked 9 years with Thomas Keller at French Laundry and helped open Per Se
→Operates multiple restaurants: Benu, In Situ, San Ho Won, and Na Oh in Singapore
→Goodwill ambassador for Seoul, Korea
→Guest lecturer at Harvard University and UCSF
→Presented at international culinary events including Madrid Fusion
→Published cookbook 'Benu' with forewords by Thomas Keller and David Chang
→64K Instagram followers
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