Chef Son Jong-won has been promoted to a professional executive of Shinsegae Group.
Shinsegae Group announced on the 23rd that Chef Son Jong-won was appointed head chef of Chosun Hotel & Resort Itanic Garden as a professional executive in the 2027 regular executive personnel appointment. With 36 new executives selected by Shinsegae Group this year, professional executives are positions given to talented people who have shown unique expertise and performance in certain fields.
Chef Son, who has worked at three-star Michelin restaurants COI and Queens in the United States, joined the Lescape Hotel’s French restaurant “Ramant Chicre” in 2018 and leads it. He, who joined “Ramang Chicre” and formed a relationship with Shinsegae Group, is also the general chef of Korean Dining Itanic Garden at Chosun Palace in Gangnam, Seoul, starting in 2022.
사진 확대 Chef Son Jong-won has been promoted to a professional executive of Shinsegae Group. Photo = Reporter Chun Jung-hwan
In particular, Raman Sikre won one Michelin star for the first time in 2021, and Itanik Garden in 2023. In this year’s ‘Michelin Guide Seoul 2026’, both places have kept one star, while Ramancicre has maintained the star for six consecutive years and Itanic Garden for four consecutive years.
Chef Son Jong-won, known as the Michelin Ssangbyul chef who received stars from “Ramang Shire” and “Ironic Garden,” gained popularity by appearing on JTBC entertainment programs “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator” and Netflix’s “Black and White Chef 2.”
[Son Jin-ah, MK Sports reporter]
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