Duck Koo Kim

about me

I worked in the restaurant business years ago, before I got my first "real" job, which I've had for the last twenty-seven years. My two major culinary accomplishments are catering a friend's wedding for 75 people, and winning second place in the Florida State Chiliblast for my fruit salsa in 1999. My favorite cookbook would have to be the first one I ever made a recipe from, Craig Claiborne's New York Times International Cookbook, although I have close to a hundred by now. The first dish I ever made from it was Steak and Kidney Pie (with a frozen ready-made crust).

Favorite Foods:

My favorite food changes with my mood, but it would probably be bulgogi. I'm best known for my barbecue, but I can pretty much do everything in the kitchen except for baking. It just seems like too much effort and too much clean-up. My favorite restaurant is Cafe Tu Tu Tango in Orlando. There's one in Atlanta, but I haven't been there yet. If you don't live in the Atlanta area, you have no idea how much we outside the perimeter (I-285) avoid going there.

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