Choi Hyun-seok (; born July 6, 1972) is a South Korean chef and television personality. He gained mainstream recognition for his appearances on the variety show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, from which he became known for his flamboyant stage presence.
Career He worked in Seoul in the Italian restaurant La Cucina before becoming the head chef at Elbon the Table, which has two branches in Seoul and one in Goyang.
He is currently the head chef at Choi, a Korean-European fusion restaurant in Seoul. In 2020, he opened his new restaurant Central Reducer ().
In 2024, he appeared on the competitive cooking show Culinary Class Wars and made it to the final eight contestants.
On March 23rd and 24th, 2025, Chef Choi Hyun-suk, joined Seoul Gourmet Pop-up at Solbit Island in Banpo. It was hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to celebrate the second consecutive year of hosting Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. Choi, along with other star chefs, presented signature dishes paired with traditional liquor cocktails.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2010The Table by Choi Hyun-seokCast2011Olive Cooking TimeCastChef Choi Hyun-seok's Crazy Time Season 1Chef Choi Hyun-seok's Crazy Time Season 22014Olive ShowCastSeason 2014Korean Food Battle 2Judges2014-2016Please Take Care of My RefrigeratorMain CastSeason 12015Wednesday Gourmet ClubAdvisory BoardOlive ShowCastSeason 2015Korean Food Battle 3JudgesThe human conditionCast3rd periodChefs together2016Olive ShowCastSeason 2016Cook's representativeParticipantChefs 2Cast2017Please Take Care of My RefrigeratorMain CastSeason 2Long live the independence of the old men!! See you thereCastMan giving dog food 22018Sumine's side dishesStudentLaw of the Jungle in MexicoCastDelicious story dirty talkDelicious story dirty talk2019Extreme TableCastStrange Village2023Challenge! Michelin iChefCast2024Culinary Class WarsParticipantWhite Spoon2024-2025Please Take Care of My RefrigeratorMain CastSeason 52025Jungle Bob 2 - Peruvian BobCast
Book Chef Choi's Crazy Recipe (2010) Art food by the 5 elements of cooking (2013) Monography Magazine 01 (2015) Camera and Apron (2015) Great Library Job Show Sumine's Side Dishes
Award YearAward CeremonyCategoryResult2015The 10th A-AwardsCreativity Section 2016The 10th Cable TV Broadcasting AwardsHot Issue Entertainment Impressions
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