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Food has always been a big part of my life. Being born into a rather food-obsessed family, with a mother who took the time to cook everything from scratch, I was constantly surrounded by authentic home-cooked Korean Food as a child. More about Judy

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Explore Seoul’s fun, vibrant and colourful flavours at our Korean-American street-food restaurant: Seoul Bird. Visit and celebrate with us.

Judy’s Korea

Judy’s ultimate guide to Korean food. Get started on your journey! Find out the chef’s top kitchen necessities and best places to eat in Seoul.

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@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageWe made it into the commercial! We have been cooking at Tottenham’s H-Club for a few seasons now thanks to @regionallondonchef.  So fun to bring some Korean flavors to the Spurs VIP club.  COYS! 
#koreanfood #korea #tottenhamhotspur #tottenham #football #tottenhamstadium #tottenhamhotspurstadium @chefandrewhales @jooyoung1229 @spursofficial @tottenhamhotspurstadium3 days ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageVery honored to attend the Korean President’s state dinner. My cousin, Eugene, as my date! 🥰 
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#korea #korean #statedinner4 days ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageWow!  What a busy week! And, now this morning check out my kimchi pancakes recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning show. Was so fun hanging with @jossstone @carolvorders @chefronniem @jamesmartinchef and feeding them!  Such a great group with delish food and laughs!  It was National Kimchi Day this week and this savory kimchi pancake recipe is perfect to celebrate Korea’s fave dish. 
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@itv @itvxofficial @saturdayjamesmartin #jamesmartin #korea #korean #koreanfoodrecipes #koreanfoodstreet #koreanstreetfood #cooking #chefs #chefsofinstagram #kimchi #kimchipancake4 days ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageHappy 84th birthday daddy!! 

My father was born in 1939 in Chongju, a city in what is now in North Korea. He and his family (8 brothers and sisters) fled south during the war and he grew up as a refugee on Jeju island.  He still remembers asking American soldiers for “bonbons” as a child. Somehow he made it to Seoul National University medical school through hard work and determination. He immigrated to the USA to do his internship and residency and practiced as a psychiatrist, until retiring at 75. 
He raised two daughter (me and my sis!) with my mom and is a source of constant inspiration for us both to this day. At 84 years old he is still super healthy, doesn’t take any medicine (unheard of at his age!) and still going strong in every way. 

I love you daddy so much!  Happy happy birthday!  Xx❤️❤️ I’ll always be your little girl! ❤️❤️

#dads #birthday #daddy #americandream1 week ago via Instagram
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