‘Don’t become a chef’: Culinary Class Wars’ Napoli Matfia on Hong Kong, time off and more
Korean chef Kwon Sung-jun, winner of Culinary Class Wars season one, reveals why he bought a building in Seoul and his future Hong Kong plans
There was no massive party, no cakes or balloons to celebrate the end of an era after five years of being booked solid with a waiting list that stretched for months – and included celebrities from all over the world – but he did bring a piece of his first restaurant home with him.
“She is the only legacy of the restaurant,” he laughs.
That statement is far from the truth. In the coming weeks, he will be setting up his new 3.3 billion won (US$2.1 million) property, also in Seoul, expanding his passion project into a five-storey culinary destination.
The ground floor, he shares, will be a cafeteria for coffee and bites such as desserts and focaccia sandwiches. A public restaurant will occupy the second floor, with a private dining space above that and a YouTube studio on the remaining levels.