Jae Jung Biography – Jae Jung Wiki
Jae Jung is the chef and owner of KJUN, a Korean-Cajun pop-up in New York City. Originally from Seoul, she relocated and left her family to come to the United States in 2009 to attend the Culinary Institute of America in New York. After her graduation, she moved to New Orleans and fell in love with Cajun food while working in the kitchens of the city’s most-decorated restaurants, including August, Domenica, Herbsaint, and Dooky Chase. During these formative years, she developed her distinctive Korean-Cajun flavors and techniques, as well as her deep commitment to the spirit of Southern cuisine and hospitality.
She is one of fifteen contestants in the American reality television cooking show: Top Chef. The show was filmed in Houston, Texas, and is in its nineteenth season. The winner of the competition will receive an amount of $250,000, together with, S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water and a feature in Food & Wine, and an appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. Throughout the season, chefs will have the opportunity to earn prizes by kind courtesy of the in-show partners: Mastercard, Talenti, Chipotle, Universal Pictures’ Jurassic Park: Dominion, and VRBO.
In 2014, she relocated to New York City to work in some of the city’s most prestigious Michelin-starred restaurants, including Oceana, Le Bernardin, the NoMad Restaurant, and most recently as the sous chef of the famed Café Boulud. In 2021, she launched her first startup, KJUN, introducing hungry New Yorkers to her distinctive blend of Korean and Cajun flavors, ingredients, and dishes. Her cuisine has been featured in the New York Times, Eater, FOOD & WINE Magazine, Bon Appétit Magazine, the New Yorker, and Bloomberg Pursuits, which recently named KJUN one of the Best New Restaurants in New York.
Jae Jung Age
Originally she hails from Seoul, Korea. She is a resident of New York City, United States.
Jae Jung Ethnicity
She is of Korean nationality.
Jae Jung Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @chefjaejung.
