Hasung Lee

Hasung Lee is a South Korean chef and restaurateur. Under the name "Culinary Monster," he was the runner-up in the second season of the Netflix series Culinary Class Wars.

Education Lee attended university in South Korea, studying hotel culinary arts, and moved to the United States to study at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

Career After graduating, Lee returned to South Korea due to economic troubles in America, after which he ran a food truck in Hwanghak-dong, Seoul with his friends. BBC named it one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year.

Lee drew criticism for, at times, "speaking harshly" during episodes of Culinary Class Wars.