"Black and White Cook 2" and "Real Adult" ended..Park Hyo-nam, "Rejected advertisement?" "I want to remain a master." [Interview]

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Park Hyo-nam (64), a Korean culinary master and professor of cooking industry management at Sejong Cyber University, revealed his recent status after the challenge of "Black and White Cooks 2."

Park Hyo-nam is truly known as a 'chef of chefs' and a 'living legend'. As Korea's first-generation French chef, he was the first Hilton hotel chain in the world to be appointed as a "local chef" and held his position for a whopping 15 years beyond his two-year term. In 2006, he was the first Korean chef to be awarded the "MERITE AGRICOLE" by the French government. At the Singapore World Cuisine Conference, one of the world's top three culinary competitions, he was the first Korean to win gold medals in five categories, and in 2014 he was selected as a master of Korean cuisine and received a presidential citation. What's more surprising is that this spectacular 47-year cooking career is now in progress. Master Park Hyo-nam is still active and is also a professor of cooking industry management at Sejong Cyber University.

Master Park Hyo-nam is said to have improved the dignity of survival by jumping into OTT Netflix's "Black and White Chef: Cooking Class War 2" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef 2"). In fact, master Park Hyo-nam said in a one-on-one match with French Papa (Lee Dong-joon), who said he had dreamed of becoming a chef while looking at him, "I hope you will be the best chef beyond me. He created a famous scene by showing his true adult side with sincere encouragement, "I wish he could fly much with me on his back."

Even when he saw the bitter taste of elimination in the fourth round of the ninth inning, master Park Hyo-nam said, "I have no regrets. The person who falls doesn't become a loser. Because there is a way, I am really happy and grateful," he said, resonating with many people.

What about after Master Park Hyo-nam's Black and White Chef 2, who became a model for a "real adult". In an interview held at the Star News headquarters in Gwanghwamun, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 13th, he said, "Nothing has changed. As a professor at Sejong Cyber University, I am guiding my classmates and preparing to open a new restaurant," he said with a warm smile.

Master Park Hyo-nam said, "What has changed is that we are receiving tremendous support through SNS. There have also been more requests for photos and autographs. Not long ago, a couple recognized me on the subway and quietly handed me a note when I got off. Today, a cafe employee asked me to take a picture because he was a fan. I just did my best, but thank you so much for so many people paying attention and supporting me," he said.

Master Park Hyo-nam, who is also the chief chef of Kongdu Myeong-dong, said, "He came from Geoje Island yesterday to eat my food and also from Daejeon. I'm so grateful that there are customers coming from the provinces. I want to do something more, whether it's a photo shoot or an autograph. When I asked what I could do for those who support me, I said humbly, "It's cooking after all, but I really want to give it to you through cooking."

Master Park Hyo-nam politely declined the outpouring of love calls and let us have a glimpse of the simple recent situation of focusing on his main job. He said, "In fact, there are a lot of offers coming in such as advertisements, but I turned them all down. I just want to remain the chef and the master of Park Hyo-nam as I am now. I don't want to be a product," he said.

He said, "The direction of the new restaurant is 'people' and 'respect'. I will go horizontally with the people I work with. Even though I'm the chef, I'm not cooking alone. The most important thing is to respect each other with employees. The next dream I want to achieve is to promote good ingredients in our country and present French food with ours. I'm making French cuisine, but I got the medal because I spread French food made using Korean ingredients. Rather than being formal, we will build a restaurant where anyone can enjoy French cuisine comfortably," he said.

In addition, Master Park Hyo-nam said, "The age range of students who take my class varies from 20s to 60s. I call them all friends, and I want to remain the kind of professor who can help them. So I said, "I have to study for the rest of my life, and I want to study steadily and give strength to these friends."

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