The recipes in The Food of Korea are by Executive Chefs Injoo Chun, Jaewoon Lee and Youngran Baek--highly experienced chefs at the Shilla Hotel, Seoul, which is recognized as one of the best restaurants in town.
Masano Kawana has photographed a wide variety of subjects for books and lifestyle magazines. His book Shunju: New Japanese Cuisine won a James Beard Award for best cookbook photography. He lives in Singapore.