In late 2002, he was deployed to Baghdad for a year-long tour as a specialist with an artillery unit, “clearing out bombs and weapons” from Iraqi forces, including the bunker where Saddam Hussein was found in 2003.
After his solution, Sung wished to change equipments — actually. A petrolhead that liked competing vehicles under the deal with of darkness as a teen, his desire was actually towards end up being an auto mechanic for Porsche.
However 2 full weeks prior to he was actually readied to start his educating, a possibility experience along with a team of cooks outdoors the now-closed United states division of well known food preparation institution Le Cordon Bleu in California altered the program of his lifestyle once once more.
"They were actually done in white colored t-tee t shirts as well as checkered trousers. I possessed no concept exactly just what the institution was actually," he remembers.
After talking with the cooks as well as an instead prominent institution therapist, Sung was actually "fastened" as well as chose towards place his auto technician desires on keep.
"I really did not ever before recall, I never ever been sorry for it. As well as currently I steer a Porsche, therefore it is alright," he states along with a laugh.
"I believe it was actually extremely spontaneous for me towards select this occupation," he confesses. Nevertheless, food preparation was actually constantly in his blood stream.
As a kid, Sung was actually increased on his grandmother's meals. As well as in the US, he obtained his very initial preference of remaining in the kitchen area assisting at his family's Mandarin dining establishment after institution.
After cooking institution, he operated in a few of the West Coast's finest kitchen areas, coming from the Michelin-star curtained French Washing towards Benu as well as Urasawa.
"I've satisfied a few of the best cooks in the US. They've mentored me as well as I believe they've fine-tuned the roughness that I possessed coming from the armed forces," he states, crediting all of them along with mentor him around the significance of skill in their occupation.
In 2015, Sung opened up his very personal dining establishment, Mosu San Francisco, integrating United states tastes along with responds towards his Oriental heritage.
It was actually a danger that settled - within a year he was actually granted his very initial Michelin celebrity.
"It really did not please me that a lot. I was actually extremely, extremely pleased for my group, for myself. However I understood there is much a lot extra to perform," he states.
"I desired to find rear towards my nation as well as use exactly just what I understand as well as exactly just what I understand… utilize the native components, the Oriental society, the heritage."
Therefore, after twenty years in the US as well as a Michelin celebrity towards his label, it was actually opportunity towards carry Mosu house.
