Hu Deok-juk

In this Korean name, the family name is Hu.

Hu Deok-juk (Korean: 후덕죽; Hanja: 侯德竹) 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.

Hu was born in 1949 in Sogong-dong, Seoul, and he grew up in a Chinese-Korean household.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Haobin". Michelin Guide.
  2. ^ Yoo, Hong (December 20, 2025). "Two masters defining tradition and precision on 'Culinary Class Wars' Season 2". Korea Herald.
  3. ^ "2024 MICHELIN Mentor Chef Award: Chef Hu Deok-juk of Haobin". Michelin Guide. 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Cuisine of Ching Dynasty Imperial Household Visit to Seoul". Donga. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "2024 MICHELIN Mentor Chef Award: Chef Hu Deok-juk of Haobin". Michelin Guide. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  6. ^ (in Korean) 2024 미쉐린 멘토 셰프 어워드: 호빈 후덕죽 셰프
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