WISEYU Youngsan University's Department of Culinary Arts held a book-donation ceremony on the 28th at its Haeundae campus to help cultivate global talent in Korean cuisine. Seunghun Lee, director of Nallo Academy Busan, donated 40 copies of the English-language cookbook The Korean Cookbook.
Published by Phaidon, the book climbed to No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list. Its authors are Jeong-yoon Choi, director at Sempio and chair of the Asia section of the World's 50 Best Restaurants, and Chef Jung-hyun Park, who runs Atomix, a two-Michelin-star restaurant in New York. The donation event brought together Lee and chefs Kim Chang-wook, Park Jung-bong, Jeong Jin-woo, Lee Kyu-jin, Yoon Jong-hyung and Kim Seong-ju. From the university, Professors Kim Bong-gon and Choi Young-ho and about 40 students attended to express their appreciation.
Lee said, \"I hope this book, which captures the authors' know-how and has helped raise the profile of Korean cuisine on the global stage, will be a real source of inspiration for students in Youngsan University's Department of Culinary Arts.\"
Professor Kim Bong-gon thanked Lee and the chefs for donating this valuable resource filled with the wisdom of world-class masters. \"We will help students strengthen their global culinary skills through English-language textbooks and support their growth into K-food professionals who can succeed on the world stage,\" he said.
The university said the donation gives students a practical opportunity to build global cooking skills and that it will continue supporting their development into internationally active K-food experts.
Busan — Reporter Hee-sook Song (bitmul1@viva100.com)
