Lee Jong-kuk, a formerly trained painter turned self-taught chef, is a great master of Korean traditional cuisine.
He reinterprets his mother's traditional recipe focusing on the fermentation of local, seasonal produce.
Lee also mentored many top Korean chefs with unique Korean food presentation and taste based on his experiences.
He is the founder of 'Food Powerplant', a mixture of cooking-lab, studio, and restaurant.
'Food Powerplant is well known for making Korean traditional fermented ingredients such as 50 year old ganjang, and 5 years old vinegar.