About Judy Joo

Judy Joo is a Korean-American chef, restaurateur, writer, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the author of two best-selling cookery books and an accomplished writer, published in national periodicals including Forbes Travel Guide, The Financial Times, OK! Magazine, National Geographic, The Guardian and more. You can read Judy’s articles here.

Leading expert in Korean cuisine

Considered as the leading expert in Korean cooking in the West, Judy celebrates and showcases Korea’s cuisine for its distinctive and vibrant flavours, colours, and heritage. She achieves this through her television series Korean Food Made Simple (Cooking Channel USA and Food Network worldwide, S1 & S2) and her regular appearances on various shows globally, such as Today Show, Wendy Williams, The Talk, Saturday Kitchen and Cooking With the Stars. Furthermore, Judy claimed the title of first female Iron Chef UK and second worldwide.

Following a degree at Columbia University in Engineering, and a career on Wall Street, Judy enrolled at the French Culinary Institute in New York (now known as the International Culinary Center), where she received her Grand Diplome in Pastry. Judy worked for SAVEURmagazine as an editorial and test kitchen assistant. She also founded and managed Harvest Time in Harlem, the first inner-city Slow Food in Schools program.

London move

A move to London led Judy Joo to Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants, where she worked in his flagship kitchens: Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Maze, Claridge’s, Pétrus, and Boxwood Café. She has also staged in internationally renowned restaurants including Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in Bray, David Thompson’s Nahm in Bangkok, and Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry in California. Judy then went on to become the Executive Chef at London’s prestigious Playboy Club.

In 2014- alongside chef Andrew Hales- Judy opened her first restaurant: Jinjuu. Lauded as London’s premier modern Korean venue, Jinjuu was inspired by nostalgic flavours of her childhood, and focused on contemporary Korean cooking, with a multicultural twist. After successfully handing Jinjuu over to new owners, she teamed up again in 2019 with Andrew Hales to create Seoul Bird, a fast-casual Korean Fried Chicken concept. You can find out more about Seoul Bird here.

Having battled through three male-dominated arenas: engineering, finance and the hospitality industry, Judy attributes her success to challenging her boundaries and welcoming the unease of living outside her comfort zone. Her captivating fearlessness and tenacity are inspiring to all that cross her path, and can be viewed at Columbia University’s Graduation Ceremony 2018.

 

 

Social media

@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageAnnouncing— An all-new series #HouseOfKnives, hosted by Scott Conant @conantnyc and featuring Culinary Council members Judy Joo @judyjoochef + Marcus Samuelsson @MarcusCooks, will test chefs’ cooking, strategy AND survival skills as they compete to rule on the throne 👑 Don’t miss the epic premiere on Tuesday, March 18 @ 9|8c!  Food Network (USA) 
Join us and see who sits on the throne! .
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#foodnetwork #chef #chefs #judyjoo #chefsofinstagram #chefslife #cooking5 days ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageHappy Lunar New year everyone!  새해 복 많이 받으세요!! 
I wish everyone the very best for this year of the snake— the greatest of health, happiness, and love! 
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Also, I’d love to announce my third book coming out this May (May 6th in the USA and 8th in the UK), “K-Quick” Korean food in 30 minutes or less!  Super easy recipes that are full of flavor. Tips and tricks to get a vibrant Korean meal on the table in no time! 😃 It’s available on Amazon now for pre-orders.  Link in bio above! 
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#korea #koreanfood #korean #food #cookbooks #chef #chefslife #chefs #chefsofinstagram #judyjoo #recipe #recipes1 week ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageHappy holidays everyone!  We had a Caribbean lobster feast!  Yuna looks like the Last Emperor here (hee hee!) @nylajoo so fun to have the whole family together and great friends. 
I hope you all are having a glorious festive season and I wish you all the very best for the new year!  @fsanguilla @chefmanucalderon @jessica__dont @jao.vivian 
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 
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#chefs #lobster #caribbean1 month ago via Instagram
@judyjoochef Instagram profile imageThank you so much to the Four Seasons Anguilla for hosting me and a great residency over Christmas.  My family and I had the best time enjoying the sun, ocean, beach and our epic villa!  Luxury at its best. @fsanguilla Thank you especially to Chef Manu Calderon @chefmanucalderon who is at the helm of this massive operation. We served:
-  burrata with perilla leaf pesto drizzled yuzu and sprinkled with roasted pine nuts
- cheese, bulgogi and kimchi spring rolls with a creamy black pepper dip
- jumbo prawn cocktail with a gochujang cocktail sauce 
- yujacha cured salmon cones with shallot crème fraiche and caviar 
- our famous Seoul Bird Korean fried chicken with pickled daikon and gochujang mayo, and a loaded scallion garlic butter hasselback potato on the side 
- local Caribbean lobster, with yuzu butter, ssamjang butter and a Korean potato salad. 
- yuzu posset with yujacha, crystallized lemon peel, fresh raspberries 
- misutgaru (7 grain powder) and red bean, coconut tiramisu 
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#anguilla #fourseasons #caribbean #korean #koreanfood #korea #judyjoo #cheflife #chefs #chef #popup #lobster1 month ago via Instagram
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