Choi Sang-Ok (Korean: 최상옥; Hanja: 崔尙玉, 1928–2015)[1] was a South Korean restaurateur. She was the founder of Korean restaurant YongSuSan, the first restaurant in South Korea to adopt western styles of service (dining, waiting staff, etc.) with Korean food.[2][3] She was born and raised in Kaesong.[citation needed]
Her restaurant was named after a mountain in Kaesong. It specializes in Kaesong-style and Korean royal court cuisine.[citation needed]
- ^ "최상옥". Naver. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ 김, 성윤. "[부음] 韓食 코스화의 효시 '용수산' 최상옥 회장". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ My Guide Network (4 June 2013), YONGSUSAN - Seoul, retrieved 14 December 2018