Chef Choi Hyun-seok‘s pictorial, which is experiencing a second heyday with ‘Black and White Chef’, has been released.

Chef Choi Hyun-seok, who recently received much love through the Netflix entertainment show ‘Black and White Chef’, revealed his various charms through the pictorial.

Choi Hyun-seok shared his busy schedule through an interview following the pictorial shoot. He said, “Thankfully, the restaurant is fully booked every day. He said, “I’m so busy that I‘m checking the quality of the food more thoroughly and upgrading the menu little by little.”

When asked if it felt real to Choi Hyun-seok, who gained immense popularity after appearing on ’Black and White Chef‘, he said, “Actually, I think my cooking career is at its peak more than my popularity on the show. I’ve cooked a lot of unique dishes that others don‘t make, dishes that seem like heretics. That’s why opinions on my cooking were divided, but now it seems to be universally well-received. This is my 30th year cooking this year. I learned from my teacher for 10 years and have been cooking for 20 years, so I thought, ‘Now people understand my cooking.’ It feels like my cooking life is taking a new turn. He said, ”Isn‘t this the prime of your life?“

When asked what made him decide to appear on ‘Black and White Chef’, which could have done more harm than good to Choi Hyun-seok, who is already famous, he said, ”When I first got the offer, I thought you were going to be a judge. But when we actually met, I found out you were a challenger. I was really flustered. The PD convinced me, saying, ’Isn‘t being a challenger cool?’ He said, ‘I won’t make you look bad,‘ and ’I‘ll try to make you look cool,’ so I trusted him and decided to appear.“

Choi Hyun-seok said that the filming atmosphere of ‘Black and White Chef’ was quite bleak, saying, ”It was a really tight competition program. Aren‘t the two judges Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae the type of people who change or compromise the direction of the judging because of the format of the show? In addition, all 100 people who appeared there were people who were serious about cooking, so they approached it with a more serious and heavy heart. I think they worked hard while being very nervous and trying to stay focused,“ he said.

Choi Hyun-seok said about the contestant he personally thought was really good, ”There were a lot of chefs who were good at cooking, but Korean Taco King seemed like an incredibly skilled person.“ He continued, ”The person who looks cool in my eyes is Edward Lee. I think he’s really cool. We became close later and became closer because we‘re the same age, but he has a great sense of humor and is very serious about cooking. He’s a really charming and cool person,“ he said.

He is currently appearing on ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Season 2’ and said, ”Filming ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ is really fun. The filming atmosphere was so cheerful, and I think the program shows that cooking is a very enjoyable and fun genre, so I‘m having fun filming it,“ he said, expressing his affection for ‘Cold Father’.

When asked if there was a guest he would like to see appear, he said, ”I would like actor Ma Dong-seok to appear. I’ve been such a fan, so I would like to treat him to a delicious meal through the show,“ expressing his fandom.

When asked what his secret is to his youthful looks, he said, ”I don‘t really take care of myself. I think my secret is that I like watching animations, collecting robots, and living carefree,“ showing off his naturally youthful looks.

When talking about Choi Hyun-seok, his signature move, ‘Salt Performance’, cannot be left out. When asked how it came to be, he said, ”The kitchen is a space where things are the same every day, repetitive, and boring. I’m trying to find the most fun in it. The ‘Salt Performance’ is also a movement I learned from martial arts in the past, and I incorporated the fun I had playing around with my juniors and playing around in the kitchen into the broadcast.“

He also called his cooking a ‘touching comedy movie. Choi Hyun-seok explained, ”I defined it as a touching comedy movie because I wanted to cook food that people can enjoy comfortably and have happy moments.“

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