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Seoul Food: Meet the Chef
LaMara Davidson is the chef and creator behind Cornbread & Kimchi™, a bold fusion of Southern comfort and Korean tradition inspired by her roots. From family recipes to five-star kitchens, her journey is as flavorful as her food.
In the Press
For LaMara Davidson, becoming a professional chef was a happy accident. As the daughter of an African American serviceman and a Korean émigré mother, LaMara grew up eating a blend of soul food and Korean food that has become her signature cooking style. She calls it “Seoul food.”
— Forbes
“My breakfast habits have definitely changed during the pandemic simply because like most people, I now have more time in the mornings. Before, I rarely ate breakfast. Being a chef, we often feed everyone else first and then grab food on the go where we can or snack when we’re recipe testing. It’s the most ironic part of being a chef, not sitting down for meals ourselves.
— Huffington Post
The most significant lesson the Cornbread & Kimchi™ founder learned from her mom about food that has remained with her is the importance of using one’s hands. “We made kimchi together a couple of years ago and every time she needed to add chili and salt sugar, I poured it in her hands over the bowl,” she says. “We put our hearts into the food we share with others, but I didn’t fully understand how our hands were the most important tools. Knives and spoons can’t feed the soul. It’s our hands that are our most prized possessions.”
— Essence
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“What a pleasant surprise, Ritz Carlton Golf is hosting a Pop-Up restaurant with their Artisan in Residence series, CORNBREAD and KIMCHI, need I say more? Innovative and experienced, Chef Lamara Davidson has brought her A-game to the table, literally. A Southern and Asian-inspired menu provides a unique yet nostalgic list of menu options. Fried green tomatoes, chicken, and kimchi scallion dumplings were amazing!! With options like Korean fried chicken and grilled Korean-style short ribs, it made my choice of Miso Glazed Grouper, with traditional Korean accompaniments, a difficult but really tasty one. Do not forget the cornbread with pineapple butter oh my lord, that was good.”
— TripAdvisor Member