Roy Choi

Birth Name:

Roy Choi

Birth Place:

Seoul, South Korea

Profession

Actor, Producer

Volunteers with Los Angeles's A Place Called Home charity, where he teaches children how to cook
Won the Best New Chef Award from Food and Wine Magazine in 2010
Attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York
Has worked in the kitchens of Le Bernardin in New York City, Embassy Suites in Lake Tahoe, and The Beverly Hilton and Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen in Los Angeles
His earliest food memory is of making dumplings in his family's Korean restaurant at the age of 8
Quote: "(On his restaurant Chego!): "'Chego' loosely means 'thumbs up' in Korean․ It's like when your mouth is full and your grandmother asks how her food is, you just give her a thumbs up․""
Runs the Los Angeles restaurants Chego!, Sunny Spot, and A-Frame
Best known as a chef who created the gourmet Korean food truck Kogi
Released his first book, "L․A․ Son: My Life, My City, My Food," in November 2013

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