Baek Jong-won

Paik Jong-won (; born September 4, 1966), sometimes spelled Baek Jong-won, is a South Korean businessman. In television, he is known as the main host of the cooking television series '' Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King'' (2015–2017), '' Baek Jong-won's Food Truck'' (2017), '' Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant'' (2018–2021), and one of two main judges in the cooking competition Netflix series '' Culinary Class Wars'' (2024).

Personal life

Baek Jong-won was born on September 4, 1966, in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. He was interested in food since he was a child. When he was an elementary school student, he was given some biscuits, but he had to fry them with butter and sprinkle them with sugar. He said his father was also a picky eater, which made him more interested in cooking. When he was a student, his father would buy ten hamburgers at a time on his way home after a business trip. Baek Jong-won would try different recipes to make the hamburgers taste better. It was from then that he started to cook.

Baek married actress So Yoo-jin on January 19, 2013. Their first child, a son, was born on April 9, 2014. Their second child, a daughter, was born on September 21, 2015. Their third child, a daughter, was born on February 8, 2018.

Career

Baek has hosted a number of cooking television shows, including '' Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King'', '' Baek Jong-won's Food Truck'', and '' Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant''. In 2021, he produced his own original series ''Baek Spirit'', with Netflix.

He is also the CEO of Theborn Korea Inc, 26 restaurant franchises with 1,299 branches across the country including Saemaul Sikdang, Baek's Coffee, and Baek's Bibim.

In December 2024, Korea Economic Daily reported that Baek and Jin plan to launch a new ready-to-drink liquor brand, Igin, through Yesan Doga, the agricultural corporation the two established and affiliate of Baek's Theborn Korea. Igin will incorporates the characteristics and local produce of Yesan, hometown of Baek. Igin Apple Gin, a 40%-ABV distilled liquor made from Korean rice and apples, will reportedly spearhead the brand, along with two ready-to-drink cocktail varieties at 4% ABV each: a tangy apple and plum flavored drink and a sweet apple and watermelon drink. The brand's Instagram page features photos of colorful packaging and limited release dates.

Filmography

Television series

Television shows

Books

He has published many books, usually on cooking or restaurant management.
* 2004 ''There is a Restaurant Secret to Earning Money'' (),
* 2009 ''Baek Jong-won's Secret Cooking Recipes'' (),
* 2010 ''Professional Restaurant Managing for Beginners'' (),
* 2010 ''A Restaurant that Always Succeeds'' (),
* 2010 ''Founded Recipes by the Eat-Out Management Professional Baek Jong-Won'' (),
* 2013 ''Baek Jong-won's Meat'' (),
* 2014 ''52 Home-cooked Food Recipes Recommended by Baek Jong-won'' (),
* 2016 ''54 Home-cooked Food Recipes Recommended by Baek Jong-won'' (),
* 2016 ''Baek Jong-won's Managing Story'' (),
* 2017 ''55 Home-cooked Food Recipes Recommended by Baek Jong-won'' (),

Awards and nominations

Listicles

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1966 births
Living people
South Korean chief executives
Businesspeople in the food industry
People from Yesan County
Seoul High School alumni
Yonsei University alumni
Suwon Baek clan
Food and drink company founders