Jeong Kwan: So to truly understand, have a sense and feel for these items, one must give oneself, one’s energy, by working over a period of time, caring for it to truly understand the characteristics of each of these different plants that are here, and have a true feel for them, which you cannot get by just studying it. She has never worked in a restaurant, nor taken a class at culinary school. Jeong Kwan is one of South Korea's most famous chefs, an achievement made all the more notable by the fact that she is a Buddhist nun who lives in the Chunjinam hermitage in the mountains of South Korea. Thank you my Friend
Day 2 with Jeong Kwan: a visit to Union Square Greenmarket, an adventure on the Subway, a stop for iced-coffee and then back to Le Bernardin...! Kwan doesn't have customers; she cooks only for a couple of other nuns and sometimes for monks at the adjacent monastery and for visitors — though Ripert did bring her to New York to prepare a meal at Le Bernardin early this year. Day 1: She joined…” Jeong Kwan is the first chef to be profiled on Chef's Table who does not run a restaurant. 11.2k Likes, 272 Comments - Eric Ripert (@ericripert) on Instagram: “So happy that my Dear friend the Venerable Jeong Kwan is visiting NYC from Korea. Inspiring and very special to watch Jeong Kwan prepare a true Temple Cuisine meal Le Bernardin Privé…delicious & Beautiful with many magical moments. She is self-taught. Yet, writes Gordiner, … +8 English (US)