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| education = [[Kent Place School]], [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.<!----><br/>[[Columbia University]], [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]];<!----><br/>[[French Culinary Institute]]
| education = [[Kent Place School]], [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.<!----><br/>[[Columbia University]], [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]];<!----><br/>[[French Culinary Institute]]
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| restaurants = {{Unbulleted list | Seoul Bird, London}}
| restaurants = {{Unbulleted list | Seoul Bird, London, Las Vegas}}
| television = {{Unbulleted list | Korean Food Made Simple, S1 & S2 (host, chef) | Kitchen Inferno (resident judge) | Iron Chef UK (Iron Chef) | Iron Chef America (judge, challenger) | Next Iron Chef (resident judge) | Guy's Grocery Games (judge) | Best Thing I Ever Ate (chef) | Best Thing I Ever Made (chef) }}
| television = {{Unbulleted list | Cooking with the Stars, S1 & S2 | Korean Food Made Simple, S1 & S2 (host, chef) | Kitchen Inferno (resident judge) | Iron Chef UK (Iron Chef) | Iron Chef America (judge, challenger) | Next Iron Chef (resident judge) | Guy's Grocery Games (judge) | Best Thing I Ever Ate (chef) | Best Thing I Ever Made (chef) }}
| awards = Official "Hansik" Food Ambassador- the Korean Food Foundation, Best Standalone Restaurant (Jinjuu Soho)- Bar and Restaurant Design Awards, Best Korean Restaurant (Jinjuu Hong Kong)- Tatler Magazine, Michelin Guide Plate (Jinjuu Soho) 2015-2018, Exceptional Travel and Hospitality Award- 21st Century Icon Awards
| awards = Official "Hansik" Food Ambassador- the Korean Food Foundation, Best Standalone Restaurant (Jinjuu Soho)- Bar and Restaurant Design Awards, Best Korean Restaurant (Jinjuu Hong Kong)- Tatler Magazine, Michelin Guide Plate (Jinjuu Soho) 2015-2018, Exceptional Travel and Hospitality Award- 21st Century Icon Awards
| website = {{URL|judyjoo.com}}
| website = {{URL|judyjoo.com}}
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Joo graduated from [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|title=Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97|publisher=Columbia Engineering|date=Spring 2011|access-date=2011-11-06|archive-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226011630/http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. She began a career in the banking industry working at [[Goldman Sachs]] and then [[Morgan Stanley]] as an institutional [[fixed income]] derivatives saleswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|title=Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies|publisher=Business Insider|date=February 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131740/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|archivedate=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-08/morgan-stanley-woman-turned-tv-chef-lands-top-job-at-london-s-playboy-club.html|title=Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=February 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Taylor |date=2021-06-15 |title=The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo |url=https://www.mashed.com/437954/the-untold-truth-of-judy-joo/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Mashed.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kierzek |first=Kristine M. |title=Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/chef-chat/2016/05/31/chef-chat-korean-cuisine-inspires-iron-chef-judy-joos-career/85242154/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
Joo graduated from [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|title=Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97|publisher=Columbia Engineering|date=Spring 2011|access-date=2011-11-06|archive-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226011630/http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. She began a career in the banking industry working at [[Goldman Sachs]] and then [[Morgan Stanley]] as an institutional [[fixed income]] derivatives saleswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|title=Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies|publisher=Business Insider|date=February 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131740/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|archivedate=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-08/morgan-stanley-woman-turned-tv-chef-lands-top-job-at-london-s-playboy-club.html|title=Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=February 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Taylor |date=2021-06-15 |title=The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo |url=https://www.mashed.com/437954/the-untold-truth-of-judy-joo/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Mashed.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kierzek |first=Kristine M. |title=Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/chef-chat/2016/05/31/chef-chat-korean-cuisine-inspires-iron-chef-judy-joos-career/85242154/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>


However, she switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The [[French Culinary Institute]], (Pastry Arts) in 2004 and graduating at the top of her class. She then went to work at Saveur magazine in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at Slow Food USA, where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in [[Harlem]]".<ref name=foodnetwork/>
However, she switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The [[French Culinary Institute]], (Pastry Arts) in 2004 and graduating at the top of her class. She then went to work at Saveur magazine in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at Slow Food USA, where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in [[Harlem]]".<ref name=foodnetwork/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Menin |first=Sophie |date=2005-01-05 |title=Kids in Harlem Savor Food That Isn't Fast |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/dining/kids-in-harlem-savor-food-that-isnt-fast.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


A move to London led her to restaurants, where she worked at [[Gordon Ramsay]]'s restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants [[The French Laundry]] and [[The Fat Duck]].<ref name=foodnetwork/>
A move to London led her to restaurants, where she worked at [[Gordon Ramsay]]'s restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants [[The French Laundry]], Nahm (Bangkok), and [[The Fat Duck]].<ref name=foodnetwork/>

In January 2015, she opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant. Prior to that she was the [[executive chef]] for [[Playboy Club|the Playboy Club London]].<ref name=bloomberg/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ivey |first=Prudence |date=2021-07-19 |title=Why I live in Marylebone: Seoul Bird's Judy Joo |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/where-to-live/marylebone-area-guide-seoul-bird-chef-judy-joo-b946525.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2015, she opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho, London. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant and expanded to three locations (Soho, Mayfair, and Hong Kong).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaries |first=The Foodie |date=2017-01-24 |title=London Diaries: Lunch at Jinjuu Mayfair |url=https://thefoodiediaries.co/2017/01/24/jinjuu-mayfair-review/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Foodie Diaries |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=by |date=2017-04-01 |title=Jinjuu Hong Kong - Savour BlackBookAsia Restaurant Review |url=https://savourblackbookasia.com/jinjuu-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Savour BlackBookAsia |language=en-GB}}</ref> She left the Jinjuu brand in 2019 and then opened a fast casual concept, Seoul Bird in 2020 in Shepherd's Bush, London. A second location in 2021 followed in Canary Wharf and then Seoul Bird opened in Las Vegas in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westfield London |url=https://seoul-bird.co.uk/locations/westfield-london/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Seoul Bird |language=en}}</ref>. She has two cookbooks<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.co.uk |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Judy-Joo/s?rh=n:266239,p_27:Judy+Joo |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.amazon.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>, "Korean Food Made Simple" and "Korean Soul Food", and most recently starred in two seasons on ITV's [[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking with the Stars]] (UK).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darvill |first=Josh |date=2022-07-12 |title=Cooking With The Stars: Meet the celebrities taking part in series two! |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/612856-cooking-with-the-stars-2022-line-up-meet-the-celebrities-taking-part-in-series-two.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TellyMix |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=Who is chef Judy Joo from Cooking With The Stars? |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15582282/who-is-chef-judy-joo-cooking-with-the-stars/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Sun |language=en-gb}}</ref> She appears regularly on national morning shows in the UK and USA including [[Today (American TV program)|Today]], [[Good Morning America]], [[Wendy Williams|Wendy Wililams]], [[Saturday Kitchen]], [[Sunday Brunch]], and more. She also writes regularly for national magazines and periodicals including The Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes Travel Guide, National Geographic, and more. She is featured extensively in print media, digital, and television.

She sits on Columbia University's Board of Visitors<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Board of Visitors |url=https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/board-visitors |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Columbia Engineering |language=en}}</ref> and was the 2018 commencement graduation speaker. View her speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk here].<ref>{{Citation |title=Judy Joo Columbia Univ 2018 SEAS Commencement Speaker Clip |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en}}</ref>


== Media ==
== Media ==
Joo was one of the four [[Iron Chef]]s on the cooking show ''[[Iron Chef UK]]'' and was a resident judge on season four of the [[Food Network]] show ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''.<ref name=foodnetwork>{{cite web | url = http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/judy-joo-next-iron-chef-judge/index.html | title = Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef | publisher = Food Network}}</ref>
Joo was one of the four [[Iron Chef]]s on the cooking show ''[[Iron Chef UK]]'' and was a resident judge on season four of the [[Food Network]] show ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''.<ref name=foodnetwork>{{cite web | url = http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/judy-joo-next-iron-chef-judge/index.html | title = Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef | publisher = Food Network}}</ref>She starred in ITV's [[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking with the Stars (S1 & S2),]] and regularly appears on various national shows in both the UK and USA.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Korean Americans in New York City]]
* [[Korean Americans in New York City]]
* [[List of Columbia University alumni and attendees|Notable Columbia University Alumni]]<ref>{{Citation |title=List of Columbia University alumni and attendees |date=2023-06-03 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Columbia_University_alumni_and_attendees&oldid=1158403553 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:22, 13 June 2023

Judy Joo
Judy Joo, Chef, Writer and TV Personality
Born
Summit, New Jersey
EducationKent Place School, Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science;
French Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Seoul Bird, London, Las Vegas
Television show(s)
    • Cooking with the Stars, S1 & S2
    • Korean Food Made Simple, S1 & S2 (host, chef)
    • Kitchen Inferno (resident judge)
    • Iron Chef UK (Iron Chef)
    • Iron Chef America (judge, challenger)
    • Next Iron Chef (resident judge)
    • Guy's Grocery Games (judge)
    • Best Thing I Ever Ate (chef)
    • Best Thing I Ever Made (chef)
Award(s) won
  • Official "Hansik" Food Ambassador- the Korean Food Foundation, Best Standalone Restaurant (Jinjuu Soho)- Bar and Restaurant Design Awards, Best Korean Restaurant (Jinjuu Hong Kong)- Tatler Magazine, Michelin Guide Plate (Jinjuu Soho) 2015-2018, Exceptional Travel and Hospitality Award- 21st Century Icon Awards
Websitejudyjoo.com

Judy Joo is a chef and television personality. She is best known as being the host of Food Network's "Korean Food Made Simple" and an Iron Chef UK and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London. Joo splits her time between New York City, London, and Asia.

Career

Joo graduated from Columbia University[1] with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. She began a career in the banking industry working at Goldman Sachs and then Morgan Stanley as an institutional fixed income derivatives saleswoman.[2][3][4][5]

However, she switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The French Culinary Institute, (Pastry Arts) in 2004 and graduating at the top of her class. She then went to work at Saveur magazine in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at Slow Food USA, where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in Harlem".[6][7]

A move to London led her to restaurants, where she worked at Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants The French Laundry, Nahm (Bangkok), and The Fat Duck.[6]

In January 2015, she opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho, London. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant and expanded to three locations (Soho, Mayfair, and Hong Kong).[8][9] She left the Jinjuu brand in 2019 and then opened a fast casual concept, Seoul Bird in 2020 in Shepherd's Bush, London. A second location in 2021 followed in Canary Wharf and then Seoul Bird opened in Las Vegas in 2022[10]. She has two cookbooks[11], "Korean Food Made Simple" and "Korean Soul Food", and most recently starred in two seasons on ITV's Cooking with the Stars (UK).[12][13] She appears regularly on national morning shows in the UK and USA including Today, Good Morning America, Wendy Wililams, Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, and more. She also writes regularly for national magazines and periodicals including The Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes Travel Guide, National Geographic, and more. She is featured extensively in print media, digital, and television.

She sits on Columbia University's Board of Visitors[14] and was the 2018 commencement graduation speaker. View her speech here.[15]

Media

Joo was one of the four Iron Chefs on the cooking show Iron Chef UK and was a resident judge on season four of the Food Network show The Next Iron Chef.[6]She starred in ITV's Cooking with the Stars (S1 & S2), and regularly appears on various national shows in both the UK and USA.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97". Columbia Engineering. Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. ^ "Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies". Business Insider. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club". Bloomberg News. February 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Huang, Taylor (2021-06-15). "The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo". Mashed.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ Kierzek, Kristine M. "Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef". Food Network.
  7. ^ Menin, Sophie (2005-01-05). "Kids in Harlem Savor Food That Isn't Fast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  8. ^ Diaries, The Foodie (2017-01-24). "London Diaries: Lunch at Jinjuu Mayfair". The Foodie Diaries. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  9. ^ by (2017-04-01). "Jinjuu Hong Kong - Savour BlackBookAsia Restaurant Review". Savour BlackBookAsia. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  10. ^ "Westfield London". Seoul Bird. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  11. ^ "Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  12. ^ Darvill, Josh (2022-07-12). "Cooking With The Stars: Meet the celebrities taking part in series two!". TellyMix. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  13. ^ "Who is chef Judy Joo from Cooking With The Stars?". The Sun. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  14. ^ "Board of Visitors". Columbia Engineering. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  15. ^ Judy Joo Columbia Univ 2018 SEAS Commencement Speaker Clip, retrieved 2023-06-13
  16. ^ "List of Columbia University alumni and attendees", Wikipedia, 2023-06-03, retrieved 2023-06-13
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