Hu Deok-juk | |
|---|---|
 Hu in March 2026 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Chinese cuisine |
Current restaurant | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 후덕죽 |
| Hanja | 侯德竹 |
| RR | Hu Deokjuk |
| MR | Hu Tŏkchuk |
Hu Deok-juk (Korean: 후덕죽) is a South Korean chef. He is a chef of Haobin, a fine dining Chinese restaurant at the Ambassador-Pullman Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.[1] Haobin earned a Michelin star in 2024.
Early life
Hu was born in 1949 in Sogong-dong, Seoul, and he grew up in a Chinese-Korean household.[2]
Culinary career
In 1977, Hu joined The Shilla Seoul’s Chinese restaurant, Palsun.[3] There, Hu introduced Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to the Korean culinary world in 1987, which played a significant role in shifting the dominant style of Chinese cuisine consumed in South Korea from Sichuan cuisine to Cantonese cuisine.[4]
In 2024, Hu received a Mentor Chef Award from the Michelin Guide.[5][6]
References
- "Haobin". Michelin Guide.
- Yoo, Hong (December 20, 2025). "Two masters defining tradition and precision on 'Culinary Class Wars' Season 2". Korea Herald.
- "2024 MICHELIN Mentor Chef Award: Chef Hu Deok-juk of Haobin". Michelin Guide. 10 April 2024.
- "The Cuisine of Ching Dynasty Imperial Household Visit to Seoul". Donga. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "2024 MICHELIN Mentor Chef Award: Chef Hu Deok-juk of Haobin". Michelin Guide. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- (in Korean) 2024 미쉐린 멘토 셰프 어워드: 호빈 후덕죽 셰프