Judy Joo, the TV celebrity chef, has left Jinjuu in London's Soho, the Korean restaurant she founded in January 2015.
Departing Jinjuu 'after an incredible five years', Joo explained, 'I’ve loved being a part of it and the team are all very talented so I have no doubt they will continue bringing the best of Korean food to London.
'I am really looking forward to my next chapter and will be announcing new plans in the near future, as well as the launch of my new cookbook, Korean Soul Food, which publishes at the beginning of October.”
The restaurant serves up Korean street food - Kimchi Fries, its signature Korean Fried Chicken and large sharing plates, along with soju cocktails at the ground floor bar and basement dining room.
With Joo gone, and Joo's original head chef and business partner, Andy Hales leaving in April this year, Karol Dytkowski, who joined a few months ago, is now holding the reins in the kitchen.