Bill Kim

Posted on 01. Tue, 2010 by grace in Chefs, Chicago

Urbanbelly 3053 N. California Ave, Chicago, Il 60618 (773) 583-0500 Belly Shack 1912 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 252-1414 Born in Seoul Korea in 1968, William was first inspired to cook by his mother. In 1991 Kim enrolled in the School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College (Evanston, Illinois). While there, he completed his first apprenticeship at Le Titi de Paris (Arlington Heights, Illinois) under Chef Pierre Pollin, who remains one of his biggest influences. In 1993 Kim graduated from Kendall and accepted a position as Chef de Partie at Ciboulette (Atlanta, Georgia) under the acclaimed Chef Jean Banchet. After a year at Ciboulette, Kim joined Charlie Trotters where he spent the next 2 years working his way up to [...]