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Anh Sung-jae
Anh in October 2024
EducationLe Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Los Angeles[1]
SpouseAmy Anh[2]
Children2
Culinary career
Cooking styleAsian, European
Current restaurant(s)
    • Mosu Seoul 3 Michelin stars
    • Mosu Hong Kong
Television show(s)

Anh Sung-jae (Korean안성재;[3] born 1982[4]), anglicized as Sung Anh, is a South Korean chef. His restaurant, Mosu, was awarded the rare distinction of three Michelin stars for 2023 and 2024.[5] He was one of the two judges for the 2024 Netflix cooking contest, Culinary Class Wars.[6][7]

Early life and education

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Anh was born in South Korea but grew up in California where his parents ran a Chinese restaurant. He served in the US Army as a mechanic and, after leaving the army, was set to attend mechanic school to become a Porsche mechanic. However, two weeks before mechanic school started, he stumbled upon a culinary school and signed up on the spot.[8]

Culinary career

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Anh apprenticed at fine dining restaurants including Urasawa, The French Laundry and Benu before opening his own restaurant in San Francisco. This was called Mosu, from the word kosumosu which means Cosmos blossom in Korean. He has since moved his restaurant to South Korea and Hong Kong.[8]

His style of fine dining is a fusion of Asian cooking with Korean fermented ingredients presented in the classic mode of French haute cuisine.[9] In 2024, he won the Inedit Damm Chefs’ Choice Award 2024, an accolade voted for by his chef peers from across Asia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Winona (October 7, 2024). "Who is Anh Sung-jae, the chef behind Michelin three-star restaurant Mosu and judge on Netflix's hit show 'Culinary Class Wars'". Tatler Asia. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Yong, Debbie (July 31, 2020). "How Mosu Chef Sung Anh's Focus On His Family Inspires Him In The Kitchen". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "모수 홍콩을 오픈하며 새로운 도전을 시작하는 모수 서울의 셰프 안성재 셰프". MICHELIN Guide (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  4. ^ 박, 수호 (2023-01-13). "미쉐린 3스타 안성재 모수 서울 셰프 "모수 홍콩처럼…동시대인 즐기는 한식으로"". 매경ECONOMY. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  5. ^ "Seoul's culinary landscape shines bright with a new three Michelin Stars restaurant", Michelin Guide, 12 October 2022
  6. ^ Kim Min-jeong, The Chosun Daily (2024-09-20), ""I join Netflix's Culinary Class Wars to boost Korea's dining sector," says Michelin 3-star chef", The Chosun Daily
  7. ^ Soh, Joanne (2024-09-25), "Binge-worthy: Culinary Class Wars is Top Chef, MasterChef and Physical: 100 in one neat bite", The Straits Times, ISSN 0585-3923
  8. ^ a b "Sung Anh", The Best Chef, 2023
  9. ^ "44 Mosu", 100 Taste of Seoul, 펜립, 2022-10-31, ISBN 979-11-88155-03-3
  10. ^ "Korean chef Sung Anh describes how a chance encounter changed his life course", 50 Best, 6 August 2024