Anh Sung-jae (Korean: 안성재), also professionally known as Sung Anh, is a South Korean chef. His restaurant, Mosu, was awarded the rare distinction of three Michelin stars for 2023 and 2024.[4] He was one of the two judges for the 2024 Netflix cooking contest, Culinary Class Wars.[5][6]
Anh Sung-jae | |
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 Anh in October 2024 | |
| Born | c. 1982[1] |
| Education | Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Los Angeles[2] |
| Spouse | Amy Anh[3] |
| Children | 2 |
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Early life and education
editAnh was born in South Korea but moved to the United States in 1993 at the age of 12. He grew up in California where his parents ran a Chinese restaurant. He served in the US Army as a mechanic and, after leaving the army, was set to attend mechanic school to become a Porsche mechanic. However, two weeks before mechanic school started, he stumbled upon a culinary school and signed up on the spot.[7]
Culinary career
editAnh apprenticed at fine dining restaurants including Urasawa, The French Laundry and Benu before opening his own restaurant in San Francisco. This was called Mosu, from the word kosumosu which means Cosmos blossom in Korean. He has since moved his restaurant to South Korea and Hong Kong.[7]
His style of fine dining is a fusion of Asian cooking with Korean fermented ingredients presented in the classic mode of French haute cuisine.[8] In 2024, he won a Chefs' Choice Award – an accolade of his peers across Asia.[9]
References
edit- ^ 박, 수호 (2023-01-13). 미쉐린 3스타 안성재 모수 서울 셰프 "모수 홍콩처럼…동시대인 즐기는 한식으로". 매경ECONOMY. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Cheung, Winona (October 7, 2024). "Who is Anh Sung-jae, the chef behind Michelin three-star restaurant Mosu and judge on Netflix's hit show 'Culinary Class Wars'". Tatler Asia. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Yong, Debbie (July 31, 2020). "How Mosu Chef Sung Anh's Focus On His Family Inspires Him In The Kitchen". Michelin Guide. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Seoul's culinary landscape shines bright with a new three Michelin Stars restaurant", Michelin Guide, 12 October 2022
- ^ Kim Min-jeong, The Chosun Daily (2024-09-20), ""I join Netflix's Culinary Class Wars to boost Korea's dining sector," says Michelin 3-star chef", The Chosun Daily
- ^ Soh, Joanne (2024-09-25), "Binge-worthy: Culinary Class Wars is Top Chef, MasterChef and Physical: 100 in one neat bite", The Straits Times, ISSN 0585-3923
- ^ a b "Sung Anh", The Best Chef, 2023
- ^ "44 Mosu", 100 Taste of Seoul, 펜립, 2022-10-31, ISBN 979-11-88155-03-3
- ^ "Korean chef Sung Anh describes how a chance encounter changed his life course", 50 Best, 6 August 2024
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