Executive Chef

Il pan, Kim  김  일  판

Career   Executive Chef of

              Ilpan

              Modowoo

Chef Il pan, Kim asks and explores himself the standards of good ingredients and what recipes can make the original characteristics of the ingredients stand out more.
His commitment to cooking is his passion from the selection of ingredients to the cooking process, to the whole process of serving food on a plate.
Il-pan, a restaurant that contains Chef Il pan's passion for exploring the essence of taste, presents delicate yet colorful dining based on his philosophy.
All these things that can be felt through the five senses.
The heat of the flames seen in front of your eyes at the restaurant "Il-pan" named after the chef, the sound of iron and iron collide, the fun of watching the ingredients being cooked right in front of your eyes, and the taste that delicately stimulates your palate, all these things that can be felt through the five senses.

Executive Chef

김  동  기  Dong Gi, Kim


Career

  • Executive Chef of Ilpan
  • Owner-Chef, French Restaurant Dining Jooyeon
  • Head of Motive.k Culinary Team
  • Food Columnist, Segye Ilbo
  • Director, Restaurant Division, Korea Chefs Association
  • International Researcher, Escoffier Culinary Research Society of Korea
  • National Team Member, Bocuse d’Or Lyon, France
  • National Team Member, IKA Culinary Olympics, Germany
  • National Team Member, Global Chef Challenge Asia

Publications

  • SAUCE & BASICS Cook Book (Darackwon)

    Restaurant Cook Book (Darackwon)

    Cook Book Competition for Chef (Darackwon)

    Chef, Drawing the World with Flavor (CREW)

Awards

  • 2011 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award
  • 2016 Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation
  • 2023 Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairperson’s Commendation
  • 2024 Mayor of Seoul Commendation


Chef Dongki Kim has served as the owner-chef of the French restaurant Dining Jooyeon, building a broad perspective on cuisine and gastronomy through his diverse professional experience. At Ilpan, his philosophy meets the restaurant’s established identity to create an even deeper and more refined dining experience. From the flare of rising flames and the sharp sound of metal striking metal, to the tense moment when ingredients transform into a finished dish, and the precise flavors that unfold on the palate—every one of these moments is reborn at the chef’s fingertips, completing a dining experience that engages all five senses.