Judy Joo
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Judy Joo is an American chef and television personality. She is currently one of the four Iron Chef
s on the cooking show Iron Chef UK
and a judge on the Food Network
show The Next Iron Chef
.
Joo graduated from Columbia University
and began a career in the banking industry working at Goldman Sachs
and Morgan Stanley
as an institutional fixed income derivatives saleswoman. But she switched careers and began working as a chef at one of Gordon Ramsay
's restaurants. She has also worked in the restaurants Maze, Petrus, Claridge’s, The Boxwood Café, The French Laundry and The Fat Duck
. Currently, she is executive chef for The Playboy Club London
.
In addition to her Iron Chef roles, Joo has appeared on UK Food Channel’s Market Kitchen
and Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate
and The Best Thing I Ever Made'
Iron Chef
is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended...
s on the cooking show Iron Chef UK
Iron Chef UK
Iron Chef UK was a British competition-based cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef and Food Network's Iron Chef America. It was produced by IWC Media and broadcasted on Channel 4.-Summary:...
and a judge on the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
show The Next Iron Chef
The Next Iron Chef
The Next Iron Chef, is a limited-run series on the Food Network now in its fourth season. Each season is a stand-alone competition to select a chef to be designated an Iron Chef, who will appear on the Food Network program Iron Chef America....
.
Joo graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and began a career in the banking industry working at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
and Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
as an institutional fixed income derivatives saleswoman. But she switched careers and began working as a chef at one of Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay, OBE is a Scottish chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars....
's restaurants. She has also worked in the restaurants Maze, Petrus, Claridge’s, The Boxwood Café, The French Laundry and The Fat Duck
The Fat Duck
The Fat Duck is a restaurant run by chef Heston Blumenthal in Bray, Berkshire, England. The restaurant is known for its menu of unusual dishes, created following the principles of molecular gastronomy examples include: "snail porridge", "sardine on toast sorbet", "bacon and egg ice cream", and...
. Currently, she is executive chef for The Playboy Club London
Playboy Club
The Playboy Club initially was a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, on February 29, 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room...
.
In addition to her Iron Chef roles, Joo has appeared on UK Food Channel’s Market Kitchen
Market Kitchen
Market Kitchen is a cookery programme, made by Optomen, that premiered on Good Food in 2007. Presented by Rachel Allen, Amanda Lamb, Matt Tebbutt, Tom Parker Bowles and Matthew Fort, the programme concentrates on seasonal cooking and features visits to a local market to obtain seasonal produce...
and Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate
The Best Thing I Ever Ate
The Best Thing I Ever Ate is a program on the Food Network which premiered on June 22, 2009 . The program originally aired as a one-time special in late 2008...
and The Best Thing I Ever Made'
External links
- Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan, by Judy Joo, Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2009