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Busan’s Young Chefs Step into the Global Culinary Scene!… Launch Ceremony for the “Michelin Star Road Program Support”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold a launch ceremony for participants of the “2025 Michelin Star Road Program Support” project today (22nd) at 3:00 p.m. in the 3rd-floor conference room of City Hall.
○ As a new initiative this year, the city is promoting the “Michelin Star Road Program Support” project to actively support local young chefs and restaurant operators in directly experiencing the global culinary scene and growing into talents with international competitiveness. The program is organized by the co-implementing organization, Busan Local Food Lab.
○ The launch ceremony today is designed to brief the 14 participants, who were finally selected through an open call, on the project’s purpose, operation plan, and program direction, while also providing an opportunity for exchanging opinions.

Various culinary professionals active in Busan applied to this open call, and after document screening and interviews, a total of 14 final participants were selected—7 for the Japan team and 7 for the Singapore team.
○ The Japan team includes: ▲ Pâtissier Kwon Yeon-ju (Kurumi Bakery) ▲ CEO Kim Sung-woon (Yangsan Gukbap) ▲ Owner Chef Kim Hyung-rok (Moocca) ▲ Manager Park Sung-ho (Osteria Eobu) ▲ CEO Baek Jong-han (Tarako Soba) ▲ Owner Chef Ahn Tae-gu (Minicomi) ▲ Chief Jang Chang-hoon (Blue Haven, Busan Lotte Hotel).
○ The Singapore team includes: ▲ Head Chef Kim Kwang-nam (Corpastaba) ▲ Head Chef Kim Sung-joo (Yuling) ▲ Executive Chef Kim Hye-jin (Sauer Yeongdo) ▲ Executive Chef Lee Kyu-jin (Ramzi) ▲ Owner Chef Lee Jae-wook (Sunsaikubo) ▲ Owner Chef Jeon Ji-sung (Les Sens) ▲ Head Chef Cho Su-hwan (Le Dohe).

Led by food critic (columnist) Park Sang-hyun, participants will visit Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan (Osaka and Kyoto) and Singapore, engaging with local star chefs.
○ Food columnist Park Sang-hyun stated, “The focus will be on supporting chefs in planning and carrying out their explorations on their own, so that they can vividly experience global culinary trends and strengthen networking among chefs active in Busan throughout the entire process.”

The city will document all stages of this project and produce promotional videos and a final report to expand and share the project’s outcomes.
○ Through this, the city aims to strengthen the image of Busan as a ‘restaurant industry-friendly city’ and lay the groundwork for its growth into a global gastronomy city.

Cho Kyu-yul, Director General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau, said, “I hope that the ‘Michelin Star Road Program Support’ project will provide young chefs and restaurant operators in Busan with opportunities to experience and grow in the global culinary field, ultimately serving as a steppingstone for Busan’s leap into a global gastronomy city.” He added, “As this project takes its first step this year, we will continue to develop it further, enhancing human resources in Busan’s restaurant industry and strengthening the city’s culinary competitiveness.”