"7전 8기의 아이콘' Ahn Yu-seong's journey as Korea's youngest master chef and as the president's go-to restaurant chef is fully revealed, along with the stories behind it.
Today (14th) at 9:55 p.m. EBS's Seo Jang-hoon's Neighbor millionaire (hereafter "Neighbor millionaire") features the popular chef who solidified the "flavors of the southern provinces" in the public spotlight through the Netflix hit Culinary Class Wars, and 'the founder of southern-style sushi' Ahn Yu-seong appears. Ahn Yu-seong, who currently runs four restaurants in Gwangju, is embarking on another new challenge toward his final life dream by creating a 1,700-pyeong "Ahn Yu-seong master street."
Ahn Yu-seong, Korea's 16th master chef, was selected as a master in 2023 at the age of 51, claiming the title of "youngest." The master chef system, given only to the top technicians recognized by the president, has a high bar: despite more than 40 years of history, there are only 17 master chefs. Ahn Yu-seong is also the protagonist of "7 tries, 8th success," having succeeded on his eighth attempt after seven failures. In this broadcast, he reveals the tearful tale of his master chef challenge and even the existence of the "top-secret notebook" he submitted for the master evaluation. About this, Ahn Yu-seong said, "It contains my whole life. I don't even easily show it to my disciples," raising curiosity. In particular, his confession, "I cried my eyes out when I heard I passed the master exam," carries a hidden regret that is expected to deeply move many people.
Meanwhile, Ahn Yu-seong's restaurant is famous as the "president's sushi restaurant," loved by successive presidents. Ahn Yu-seong said, "Since President Kim Dae-jung, I have served meals to successive presidents," and he reveals a world of presidential protocol that few people experience. Among them, the vivid testimony that "bodyguards surrounded me and I had to cook alone" left MC Seo Jang-hoon and Jang Ye-won repeatedly unable to hide their surprise. In addition, Ahn Yu-seong also revealed the shocking anecdote that "I was once called by President Kim Dae-jung's bodyguard." He said, "I was really nervous then. I thought all kinds of things—'Did he get sick after the meal?'" The dizzying situation at the time can be seen on the Neighbor millionaire broadcast.
In addition, this broadcast will captivate viewers with the origin story related to the late Chairman Lee Byung-chul tied to the famous line from the drama Reborn Rich, "How many grains of rice are there?" and a tense challenge to guess the number of sushi rice grains.
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