Sang Yoon
Sang Yoon | |
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| Born | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Known for | Office Burger |
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| Website | chefsangyoon |
Sang Yoon is a South Korean born-American restaurateur, chef and owner of the Father's Office gastropub and creator of the Father's Office signature hamburger, the Office Burger.[2][3][4][5]
Yoon is the former chef and owner of the Lukshon restaurant[6][7] and the former the chef and partner for Two Birds/One Stone.[8][9]
Yoon was a contestant on Bravo Network's Top Chef Masters.[10][11][12]
Life and career
[edit]Yoon began his career in fine dining in Michelin-starred kitchens of Paris, New York, and Los Angeles including work at Chinois on Main and later as executive chef of Michael's, Santa Monica's famous dining destination for contemporary California cuisine.[13]
In 2000, Yoon struck out on his own by renovating his favorite local dive bar, Father's Office, where he trailblazed the gastropub movement in Los Angeles and beyond.[14] Father's Office is critically and popularly acclaimed for its signature craft beer selection of over 55 local and small-batch varieties and the Office Burger has been hailed as the country's best burger by The Today Show and Esquire magazine.[15][16]
Sang Yoon has been profiled as a craft beer expert in USA Today, Food & Wine magazine, and National Public Radio and has been featured as a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef and competing chef on Top Chef Masters.[17][18]
February 2011 saw Yoon's return to fine dining with the debut of Lukshon, a restaurant dedicated to Southeast Asian cuisine that was named the #18 restaurant in Los Angeles from food critic Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times.[19]
In June 2016, Yoon opened Two Birds/One Stone, a restaurant project in California's wine country.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ biteclub (June 2016). "Two Birds One Stone Opens". Sonoma.
- ↑ Scattergood, Amy (July 29, 2009). "Food Fight: the Foundry VS. Father's Office". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009.
- ↑ Perry, Charles (August 21, 2002). "Our Office Burger". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Iwata, Edward (June 8, 2008). "Chef Sang Yoon makes his mark with beer and burgers". USA Today. ABC News.
- ↑ "5@5 - Chef Sang Yoon", CNN, 10 August 2010
- ↑ Hallock, Betty (August 24, 2010). "Sang Yoon's Lukshon to open this fall in Culver City". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Lukshon". Yelp.
- 1 2 "Two chefs make a win at Two Birds/One Stone in St. Helena". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ↑ "Roadhouse 29". Yelp.
- ↑ "Sang Yoon". bravotv.com. 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Shatkin, Elina (January 20, 2009). "Sampler Platter: Sang Yoon's new noodle bar, Steven's Steakhouse, 'natural meat' & more". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Caroline on Crack (April 22, 2008). "Father's Office II on Opening Night". LAist. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Muhlke, Christine. "The Insider: Sang Yoon." T: The New York Times Style Magazine, 9 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Keg vs. The Cork in Sonoma". Food & Wine, June 2007.
- ↑ Scattergood, Amy. "Food Fight: the Foundry VS. Father's Office". LA Weekly, 29 July 2009.
- ↑ Iwata, Edward (June 9, 2008). "Chef Sang Yoon makes his mark with beer and burgers". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ↑ "Homemade XO Sauce". Saveur Magazine Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Jan/Feb 2011.
- ↑ "Chef Sang Yoon, Cookin' and Bookin'". NPR. August 6, 2006.
- ↑ Gold, Jonathan (December 9, 2019). "101 Best Restaurants 2019". Los Angeles Times.