South Korean Celebrity Chef to Bring ‘Gangnam Style’ to Gourmet Abu Dhabi

South Korean celebrity chef Edward Kwon, the Asian republic’s leading culinary personality, is the first major international masterchef confirmed for the sixth edition of Gourmet Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s 16-day culinary festival, which runs February 4-19 next year.

Chef Kwon – who says he’s ‘on a mission’ to globalise Korean cuisine – will use his skills to ‘convert’ gourmet lovers to his homeland’s fare during a four-day restaurant promotion at Park Rotana’s Teatro (February 5-8). The 41-year-old culinary star is renowned for diversifying his country’s traditional dishes by accentuating century-old favourites with a variety of Western and European techniques and ingredients.