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    Young Hoon Ji

    Chef and Co-Owner, Mhel

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    Portrait of Young Hoon Ji

    i. Biography

    Young Hoon Ji is the chef and co-owner of Mhel at 276 Havelock St. in Toronto’s Bloorcourt neighborhood, where he leads a daily changing Korean-Japanese menu with his partner Seung-Min Yi. Mhel is their first restaurant, opened in 2023, and notes Ji’s prior stints at Ichie in Seoul and Toronto restaurants including Pompette and Grey Gardens.

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