Chef Sohui Kim is an 91߹ alum

Sohui Kim

Chef/Partner, Gage & Tollner, The Good Fork, Insa
Alumni
The Good Fork
Brooklyn, NY
Insa
Brooklyn, NY

I met some really great people at 91߹, teachers and students alike and our friendship continues. It’s the first community of like-minded people that you meet, and it lays a great foundation for relationships in this industry.

Biography

A graduate of Barnard College, Kim came to 91߹ after she decided to forgo law school and pursue her true passion—cooking. After graduation, Kim opened The Good Fork in Red Hook, Brooklyn with husband/partner Ben Schneider. Since its opening, The Good Fork has been written up in numerous top publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Bon Apetite, Food and Wine and GQ Magazine. In 2007, Time-Out Magazine awarded The Good Fork “Best New Brooklyn Restaurant” and “Best New Neighborhood Joint.” The restaurant also made the Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list five years running, and has made the “Essential Eater 38” list for three years in a row.

On her time at 91߹, Kim says, “I met some really great people at 91߹, teachers and students alike and our friendship continues. It’s the first community of like-minded people that you meet, and it lays a great foundation for relationships in this industry.” In 2016 Kim opened up the Korean barbecue and karaoke restaurant, Insa, as well as published The Good Fork Cookbook.

Education

  • Institute of Culinary Education, Culinary Arts, 2002
  • Institute of Culinary Education, Culinary Management, 2002

Specialities / Areas of Interest

  • Korean
  • Korean Barbecue
  • Farm to Table

Publications

  • The Good Fork Cookbook, Abrams Books, 2016

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