Born in South Korea, Anh was raised on his grandmother’s traditional North Korea and Japanese cooking. (Grandparents adopted Japanese style cooking during Japan-Korea annexation) At a young age, he moved with his family to California, where his parents owned a Chinese restaurant, which gave him his first experience in a restaurant kitchen. However, it was not until after Anh returned from Iraq after serving in the US Army that he began to pursue a career as a chef.

Anh, opened Mosu in San Francisco in summer of 2015 after building his career at several Michelin starred restaurants; Urasawa, The French Laundry, Benu, and etc. Anh created his own style of cooking at Mosu by harmonizing his multi-cultural experiences. Despite of Michelin star in first year and success in San Francisco, Anh relocated Mosu to Seoul in Summer of 2017 to be closer with his family.