Sang Yoon is a South Korean born-American restaurateur, chef and the owner of the Father's Office

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, chef and owner of Lukshon restaurant, and the chef/partner in Two Birds/One Stone. Chef Yoon was a contestant on Bravo Network's ''

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Life and career

Yoon began his career in fine dining in Michelin-starred kitchens of Paris, New York, and Los Angeles including work at Chinois on Main and later as executive chef of

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, Santa Monica's famous dining destination for contemporary California cuisine. In 2000, Yoon struck out on his own by renovating his favorite local dive bar, Father's Office, where he trailblazed the gastropub movement in Los Angeles and beyond. Father's Office is critically and popularly acclaimed for its signature

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selection of over 55 local and small-batch varieties and the proprietary “ Office Burger” has been hailed as the country's best burger by ''The Today Show'' and ''Esquire'' magazine. Yoon has been profiled as a craft beer expert in ''

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and has been featured as a guest judge on Bravo's ''

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'' and competing chef on ''

''. February 2011 saw Yoon's return to fine dining with the debut of Lukshon, a restaurant dedicated to Southeast Asian cuisine that was named the #18 restaurant in Los Angeles from food critic

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''. In June 2016, Yoon opened Two Birds/One Stone, a restaurant project in California's wine country.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Sang American chefs American people of Korean descent American restaurateurs Living people Television chefs American television chefs Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants Year of birth missing (living people)