Edward Lee "After graduating from NYU, I started washing the dishes..He sublimates poverty with cooking.('Uquiz')
Oct 16, 2024
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In the 265th episode of tvN's entertainment show `You Quiz on the Block" (hereinafter 'You Quiz"), which aired on the 16th, chef Kwon Sung-joon of Naples Matpia, the winner of Netflix 'Black and White Chef' (hereinafter 'Black and White Chef') and chef Edward Lee, the runner-up, appeared to talk about various things.
When Kwon Seong-jun, who was born in 1995, asked how he felt about winning the 'Black and White Chef', he said, "Now that I think about it, how did he win the championship. I can see the details on the show. `I feel more recently how I beat those people,' he said, showing confidence, `I think I can win even if I go out again.'
Regarding the whereabouts of 300 million won in prize money, he said, `Actually, I'm very wary of being lazy, so I thought I didn't want this money to be seen, so I put 300 million right into the rental house next to the store to focus more on the store. Make it easier to get to and from work and focus on the store. I didn't want to see the money, so I didn't want to see it right away. I got a rental house," he said, drawing envy.
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Jo Se-ho, who was listening to this, said "It's so good. There just happens to be a rich investor here. What's so nice is that they're the same age," he said, pointing to Yoo Jae-seok. In response, Edward Lee proposed the name 'Die Restaurant', saying that he was also born in the year of the rat, which made him laugh.
On the other hand, Edwary Lee also revealed how he became a chef. He `Honestly, I didn't want to go to college. I wanted to cook right away, but my Korean parents said, `I went to New York University's Department of English Literature because I said, `I must graduate from college,' and "As soon as I graduated, I started washing dishes in the kitchen."
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Kwon Seong-jun, who only cleaned for 3-4 hours at the time, said "I only worked from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. I couldn't help but be criticized. I don't even understand and I don't have any experience in the kitchen. But there is a saying that Italians live with. Maipaura, in English, is no fear. It means 'Don't be scared, if you're scared, you'll achieve nothing'. When I heard that and put that mind on it, it came true because I didn't get scared and did something. I can see that the employee who was cursing at me also believes in me."
However, Kwon Sung-joon said that he lived in Italy for about a year and a half, raising doubts. He speaks Italian at a high level and has a lot of affection for Naples. He "The period of practical life is short. Instead, living compactly and passionately, I built such a 'Napoli Matpia'Niknemim.'"
Edward Lee said, "My grandmother made a lot of Korean food for me when I became a chef. I started cooking after eating that food. "I wanted to be a chef when I was 10 or 11 years old, and I knew I was going to be a chef. "
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"It was a huge moment for me and for my mother," he said of the moment when he became the White House State Dinner Chef in 2023. He bragged about it all over the place. It was a meaningful moment for my mother than for me. I've seen how much she sacrificed to raise us. I was so happy to present such a moment to my mother."
The two also revealed their future plans and goals.
Kwon Sung-joon said, "'When I was young, I should realize myself by cooking, I should be the best.'" I thought grandly, but now I want to give delicious memories and memories to customers, family, and friends who visit the store," he said.
Edward Lee will be opening a new restaurant in Washington in two months. I'll be busy with it for a while, and when I'm done with it, I'll come back to Korea and open our 'Juti restaurant'," he said, drawing laughter.
Regarding the new restaurant, he explained, `We're going to run it as a non-profit restaurant,' `We're going to study whether it's going to be a restaurant that reduces plastic and waste and uses clean energy.'
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