First a Michelin Star, Now a James Beard Award. Hooni Kim Is Still Just Cooking Dinner
On June 15, Hooni Kim stood on the stage of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and accepted the James Beard Award for Best Chef: New York State. The recognition was, by most accounts, long overdue. In 2012, his restaurant Danji became the first Korean restaurant anywhere in the world to receive a Michelin star. At…