the calm before the storm...

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it's episode 5 of the vlog, it's time to get ready for my pop-up at Budonoki LA. i think i forgot to actually mention the definition of a"pop-up", which is "a temporary restaurant hosted in various spaces".
anyway, this episode is all about "calm" before the storm - the days leading up to a sold-out +300 cover pop-up that the Budonoki team and I have been working for weeks on.
thanks for watching!
- h
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Budonoki's IG | / budonokila
Chef Dan's IG | / chaep_dan
Chef Justin's IG | / justinpvu
Chef Keita's IG | / keitayakubo
Petrossian Caviar | / petrossiannyc
Suntory All Free | / suntoryallfree
Suntory Premium Malt | / suntorypremiummaltsca
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - 00:22 - 5 days left
00:22 - 01:21 - pars
01:21 - 04:07 - 4 days left
04:07 - 05:28 - prep - negima
05:28 - 06:33 - prep - scallop
06:33 - 07:10 - prep - miso vin
07:10 - 07:45 - family meal
07:45 - 8:49 - service - nori
08:49 - 09:50 - service
09:50 - 10:59 - breakdown "shame"
10:59 - 13:01 - toast to h week
13:01 - 13:21 - 3 days left
13:21 - 14:34 - prep - perilla
14:34 - 15:27 - prep - bossam
15:27 - 15:40 - family meal
15:40 - 17:58 - service
17:58 - 19:31 - "sales cures all"
19:31 - 20:01 - 2 days left
20:01 - 20:42 - fish market
20:42 - 21:30 - Suntory All Free
21:30 - 22:02 - prep - prawns
22:02 - 22:16 - family meal
22:16 - 23:02 - service
23:02 - 23:43 - post service
23:43 - 23:49 - 1 day left
23:49 - 25:16 - prep - brown butter & Petrossian Caviar
25:16 - 25:30 - Suntory Premium Malt
25:30 - 26:49 - prep - herb oil
26:49 - 27:01 - family meal
27:01 - 27:43 - service
27:43 - 29:03 - recap
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@Xenorous_ 5 ай бұрын

Cant get enough of this kitchen, vibes are immaculate! Love how Keita is becoming less camera shy!! The bottle of Krug was a nice touch!!

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

twist the bottle, don’t twist the cork! and i know :) i love this team

@mlo8081 5 ай бұрын

Congrats on all your accomplishments and don't stress or sweat the small stuff. Progress not perfection! Another great video, really enjoy your content! Cool to see your comfort on the line, and the budonoki guys seem so adorable💜

@katarinamarinkovic8661 5 ай бұрын

This journey of yours makes me want to start mine in the world of pastry chefs and bakers, it is really inspiring. Thank you for that!

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

i’m so happy to hear that, and someone once told me this quote: “follow your heart, but check with your head”

@9myr 5 ай бұрын

Really love all this long form stuff, really really hoop you keep this up. 🙏

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

more to come, the long form will continue as long as i live 🤪

@winterbear3796 5 ай бұрын

I learn so much from your video. Not to feel guilty, sharing, the feel goes through when we start something, the doubt everything is peaceful and makes me feel better. I am from Bangladesh, I really wish I could try your dishes.

@RaygeQuit 5 ай бұрын

Man I knew you worked hard H but never knew how hard you worked to bring all these dishes and recipes to us, on top of vlogging and taking us behind the scenes nonetheless. I feel like a broken record by saying it but we really appreciate you and all you do to bring your world to us! Cant even begin to describe how much of a relatable inspiration you are man lol

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

🥹 thank you @raygequit i’m thankful that this is also my job, because i wouldnt do this unless i loved it 🥰

@kylesakoda2270 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the realness of the restaurant industry & how much work goes into everything it takes to make them run. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart. Im not a chef, but a bartender & server for the past 10 years

@ThatApronGuy1 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see the next chapter of this pop up development! Thanks for also sharing the mental health progress too. Not enough people talk about it so openly.

@tashatoddman7492 5 ай бұрын

yaaayyy, another video!! thanks always for sharing your life with us 😊

@shutchison2000 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome vlog! I love your reflections and details of the insane amount of work, precision, timing involved in a restaurant kitchen. There are so many cogs! It would amazing to see your recipes wherever they get posted!!

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

I will post all the recipes in the next vlog!!! And thank you!! Im so happy to hear that these vlogs have some value to you guys ☺️

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

The recipes are posted in my substack! open.substack.com/pub/hwoo/p/recipes-from-the-h-woo-and-budonoki?r=k5w3p&

@RescueNW 5 ай бұрын

Chef Justin is an amazing being man, absolutely love his energy

@stevereese1943 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate you opening up and being really honest about the introspective side of yourself

@mwyoung07 5 ай бұрын

This is great seeing the behind the scenes. Would love to see your recipes in the future! So much to learn!

@noneness 5 ай бұрын

Always appreciate your vlogs .

@cliff7487 5 ай бұрын

looks so nice to work here. such a good atmosphere and so many great people!! so happy for you h ❤

@governorduck5219 5 ай бұрын

that brown butter samjang(?) recipe pls! ❤

@Dragon-sz5rm 5 ай бұрын

Hey man, mad respect for showing us everything you’re going through. Personally, I’d love to see all your recipes, but specifically the basil oil!

@kitanaseng8103 5 ай бұрын

the video may be titled "the calm before the storm," but coming home from work to watch this makes me feel so relaxed everytime you post. Thank you for being so genuine and I love the pacing and length and content of these vlogs!

@Henri_corner_ 5 ай бұрын

Congrats brother 🎉🎉. I wish that I could have the same opportunity as you do. I love cooking but could not find the time and this much effort to do this kind of stuff just yet. Will keep following your journey

@yejunlin4047 5 ай бұрын

hey h woo, i always do yoga or stretching on the days that I dont want to make it to the gym before work. It helps a lot with the toll on the body.

@chefmaggot9818 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your efforts

@migifatboy32 5 ай бұрын

Awesome to see how this all turned out!

@ddaniaI 5 ай бұрын

thank you for the music thing, i asked recently about your music and now you play music from one of my most listened to artists!

@paolalares29 5 ай бұрын

Very inspiring 🙏

@fantasiafox22 5 ай бұрын

Good on ya brotha!❤ love the vlogs! People don’t understand how hard a chefs job is. - Sincerely, a home cook who’s worked in the business for 5 years but got out of it because it wasn’t my passion. I love your videos! Well edited, you’re doing the damn thing. Good on you bro!

@fletchermilestone3 5 ай бұрын

another great video. thankyou sir

@datsiik-bj6tn 5 ай бұрын

Dude amazing content man I feel like I’m part of the team just by watching the video I learn a lot just by watching your content 💯💯

@Hecatescreams_ign 5 ай бұрын

Hi....Glad to see you spread your food love.,💞💞

@richandglorious 5 ай бұрын

Love your Vlogs

@melodyferreira537 5 ай бұрын

It is so cool to see a self-taught content creator cook branch out into the restaurant industry and bring his viewers along for the ride! I have always enjoyed restaurant/food culture media (chef biographies, Lucky Peach, Chef's Table, etc.), but have never seen someone approach the industry through vlogging and having been a content creator first and foremost. I personally went to culinary school and worked as a line cook for 3+ years (before quitting due to an injury) so your videos of recipe creation and testing, ordering, prep work, learning from other cooks, line cooking, and general back of house camaraderie feels very nostalgic and true to life for me. :') Also the fact that you're talking about producing a cookbook with Chris Ying is just legendary. Keep it up!

@yourstrulymanuna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for inspiring me chef thank you thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@rubaiyat300 5 ай бұрын

Admin work the bane of everything but the only way to build something for tomorrow, so good luck!

@threeworld 5 ай бұрын

can't wait to see it drop a link for the recipe!

@damirdouaa2826 5 ай бұрын

God i just love you chef 🤭

@rodrigocarballo2648 5 ай бұрын

Awesome vlog

@ComposerKuandohan 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah : D

@skeddi_noodle 5 ай бұрын

Can confirm - I'm a cook, not even a chef, and working those 6 day weeks happens all too much so I feel for you!😭😭

@jonthehuman7417 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic videos man! Can't wait to do something cool like this one day. Could you please tell what camera you use on your person, when your in the kitchen. Is it a GoPro that clips to your apron?

@jonathanpierce9743 5 ай бұрын

Keep it up bro!!

@ingenito5 5 ай бұрын

Solid vid bro

@walshie2639 5 ай бұрын

The colour on the basil oil 😍

@Malsakalsa 5 ай бұрын

@ Miso dressing: Soy has lecithin just like mustard and egg yolk thus why it’s a great emulsifier. Soy lecithin a super common emulsifier in processed foods and snacks!

@jaydude26 5 ай бұрын

sales cures allllll

@jackmarkham9163 Ай бұрын

Will Clarke is goated Great vid

@theloniuspoon 3 ай бұрын

gotta see this dude dj some parties too hes always bumping house music the whole video

@threvorpaul 5 ай бұрын

1:21 Which recipes? all please. I'm interested in all of them. What'd also be cool is if there are notes with it, what your thought process was with the recipe, what taste you wanted to achieve, what memories/tastes you associate with the dish, why you changed x,y and z, all the whys and hows etc etc.. That'd be interesting to know tbh. You know..like in a Cookbook :)) Love this Vlog, Keep up the good work but dont pressure yourself too much!

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

thank you for the suggestions! def add to the cookbook notes! as for the recipes, i think i may try substack, they are all on google sheets at the moment so i wanna find the easiest way to share thank you for supporting by watching and commenting!!!!

@threvorpaul 5 ай бұрын

@@hwoo.lee Of course I support you in any way I can, from the other side of the Pond in Europe, sadly can't attend one of your pop-ups. But I find your path, this career of yours insanely interesting. How you approach and do things in the Cooking Industry. Also how authentic you deliver it to us. Greatly appreciated.

@m.pearce3273 5 ай бұрын

It's never swearing if you are a Chef this utterances are the best for certain occasions ❤❤

@fletchermilestone3 5 ай бұрын

GOAT!

@Charlie_8rown 5 ай бұрын

You should release all the recipes and share it. I would totally give some of these a shot.

@scotttenerman9191 5 ай бұрын

In all honesty and trying to give the best advice as someone who wants to see you succeed in this industry. You mention you want your own fine dining restaurant so it’d probably be best to work in a kitchen like Budonoki for a year at least to adjust to the lifestyle and honestly learn real world situations like you did with the blanching over steaming situation, you got god given talent and you just need experience to flourish

@professorchaos2000 5 ай бұрын

not a want but a need for that brown butter ssamjang recipe/short PLEASEEEE

@photosbyjrd 5 ай бұрын

Definitely make a substack!

@sympatyk8906 4 ай бұрын

❤

@gabrielthorp9804 5 ай бұрын

The best part of working in restaurants is that you can skip the gym, just put up a few trucks a week and you'll be fine.

@jpics. 5 ай бұрын

To this day, I still use the dishwasher as a drying rack.. 🤣

@davidvanspaendonck7234 5 ай бұрын

Just started culinary school, wish me luck👍🏼

@supamayne1 5 ай бұрын

If you can’t make it to the gym. Just bang out some push ups and body weight squats when you get out of bed to at least etch resistance training into your daily regimen. May not seem like much but it’s more of a mental and discipline thing.

@bingbong740 5 ай бұрын

awesome video and i see the gym progress in your forearms DAMN

@ask230 5 ай бұрын

0:41 to 0:48 😂😂😂 need to pause this moment and zoom in...

@desirolle4071 5 ай бұрын

whats the veg in between the chicken on the skewer ? i wanna say scallion it just looks big

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

tokyo negi or dae pah (korean), basically large green onion

@Themidwes 5 ай бұрын

Link the spreadsheet on Google sheets?

@binghao99 5 ай бұрын

Drop the secret recipe plss. Many thanks ❤

@zijun660 5 ай бұрын

What cars he driving

@MrAJL500 5 ай бұрын

You should do home workouts instead of the gym. Saves time and you still get a good lift. Congrats on the pop up!

@count2529 5 ай бұрын

Wow 3 hours and little amount of views I'm surprised

@fazza89 5 ай бұрын

Ты красавчик ! Продолжай в том же духе бро ! 🎉

@BOUHAMAMA 5 ай бұрын

Is this the first industry cook vlog?

@animefanluver7 5 ай бұрын

. ❤

@atmaobao4782 5 ай бұрын

. 😊

@TheCD45 5 ай бұрын

dont skip gym if youre doing

@Glide7747 5 ай бұрын

its nearly impossible to bulk up while working in a kitchen

@arrowv1 5 ай бұрын

Love your work and agree the cussing is not your best. You might be inspiring kids to cook and don’t know it.

@patriceyang3166 4 ай бұрын

Wow...can't believe i came back to watch the last 30 seconds of this long @$$ video only for you to come for my dishwasher=drying rack habit. 😤 And just when I thought this was a safe space.😅

@gervin2617 5 ай бұрын

genuinely excited when ur vids come up! thank you for making content h 🫶

@lisaur 5 ай бұрын

dropping a .

@biblicallyaccurateangel707 5 ай бұрын

who has the aux cord and why are they only playing mariah carey

@jones1803 5 ай бұрын

Probably just playing the 80s radio channel😂

@Waddayatakamefor 5 ай бұрын

@kongcooks 5 ай бұрын

. 🎉

@swapnonilgupta7199 5 ай бұрын

noice

@chalmersmathew4831 5 ай бұрын

@splato3754 5 ай бұрын

Omg! that sweet boxer baby 🥰

@palap8 5 ай бұрын

First

@kayl315 5 ай бұрын

Obligatory .

@hwoo.lee 5 ай бұрын

@retrospct 5 ай бұрын

@jonathanpierce9743 5 ай бұрын

@briankonopka5 5 ай бұрын

@chadingram4227 5 ай бұрын

@nanapif9098 5 ай бұрын

:) .

@pistachirogue 5 ай бұрын

. :D

@hakumisuto520 5 ай бұрын

dot comment

@joeymailloux3741 5 ай бұрын

dude i love ur videos, but the subtitles are too fast. i find myself rewinding to read them . i don't mind reading, but you could leave em on screen longer