National chef Lee Yeon-bok expressed confidence in running a restaurant that records a full house every day.
On the 26th episode of KBS 2TV Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (hereafter Fun-Staurant), Lee Yeon-bok was shown joining other chefs to participate in a project to revive regional ingredients in Korea.
That day Lee Yeon-bok said "The dish we are making today is a total of 460 servings," announcing a large-scale dish. He then asked the chefs present, "How many servings have you made in a day?" In response, J Hotel executive chef Wang Eop-ryuk said "450 servings," Blue Ribbon owner chef Wang Byeong-ho said "200 bowls of jjampong," and Chef Koo Kwang-shin, known as the owner of an 800-pyeong Chinese restaurant, answered "1,000 servings," drawing surprise.
In response, Lee Yeon-bok said "I make 350 to 400 servings," and "For us it's not once in a while but every day. We have a full house every day," showing relaxed confidence. He added, "If you add them all up here, 2,000 servings a day would be easy," proving his class as a national chef.
Meanwhile, Lee Yeon-bok was born in 1959 and is a 66-year-old chef of Korean nationality and the owner chef of the Chinese restaurant Mokran. His father is from Shandong Province, Republic of China, and his mother is also from Laiyang City, Shandong Province. He originally held Republic of China nationality as a Korean Chinese resident but acquired Korean nationality, and he appears on various entertainment programs including
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