What does Chef Hung find to be the most rewarding aspect of teaching? “Having students and guests walk away with a practical understanding of how to create delicious food moments,” he says. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business management, Chef Hung spent several years in project management and e-commerce before taking the leap into the culinary field. Chef Hung worked the line at Saigon Social and Zou Zou’s before joining the team at the Institute of Culinary Education in 2022, where he teaches recreational classes and cooks for private events. When he’s not teaching eager students how to sharpen their knife skills or how to properly fabricate animal protein, you can find Chef Hung hiking, camping, playing soccer or eating at one of his favorite Williamsburg haunts, Birds of a Feather.