"Meta" The Evolving Korean Cuisine: Chef Sun Kim's Unwavering Belief and Passion.
Do you know the meaning of the word “metamorphosis”? Metamorphosis means changing or transforming into a different form. What if a person uses it as his or her way of evolvement? Here is a story of one chef who keeps improving himself in the culinary industry with passion and belief and how he has developed his restaurant. We introduce you Chef Sun Kim from Meta Restaurant.
The first time Chef ignited his passion was when worked at his mom’s restaurant in Seoul. After a graduation from high school, he applied for Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, Australia at the age of 26. At the time, he learned about Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s paradigm and vision and idolized him so much that later he tried to apply for his restaurants. Despite his limited knowledge on English, he insisted on pursuing his career in Australia, or else he had to go back home and started his Italian food career. He could finally work with his idol. He spent 7 years working as a sous chef with Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s restaurants. Once Meta is opened, he is offered for an executive chef. It was a rough journey for him, but his unwavering determination got him there.
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Talk about the restaurant, his restaurant’s name is Meta or Metamorphosis in short. Meta restaurant was moved to 1 Keong Saik Road in Singapore since 2018. To make the place feels like home, it expresses its warmness through the wood decoration from the wall and the natural light in the restaurant with wide space with tables and personal space for getting closer with chefs in the open kitchen. This dining space can serve 25 diners including six seats for the personal zone.
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Chef Kim Sun has read many books from various top chefs, and just one amazing cookbook from Chef Tetsuya Wakuda changed his life forever. Despite the fact that he achieved his goal by working with Chef Tetsuya Wakuda and owning Meta, he seeks new experiences. He keeps evolving Meta and himself like a bug that never stops transforming.