Deuki Hong is a Korean American executive chef and owner of Sunday Bird in San Francisco. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Deuki first began working as a line cook at Centrico in New York City, then went on to Momofuku and Jean-Georges. He was the executive chef of Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, which caught the attention of top chefs including Anthony Bourdain, Benu's Corey Lee, and David Chang. In 2017, he launched Sunday Hospitality Group--a collective rooted in the definition of a neighborhood restaurant. He is also the co-author of the
New York Times bestseller
Koreatown.
Matt Rodbard is a writer, editor, and author of food and culture books with more than two decades of experience working in television, magazines, book publishing, and online media. He's the co-author of
Koreatown and
Food IQ, and the Founding Editor of online food and culture magazine TASTE, winner of two James Beard Awards. His writing has appeared in the
New York Times, the
Wall Street Journal,
Travel + Leisure,
Bon Appétit,
Saveur, and
GQ.