Acknowledgements

We have a lot of people to thank for helping us with both Busan BBQ and for this book, so please forgive us if we’ve left any names out – and be prepared for a long list!

Firstly, thank you to Cindy for giving us a chance at our first trading opportunity at North London Artisan Market and really believing in our food! Similarly, thanks to The Cheesers – Nisha and Nishma from Grill My Cheese – you made our first day trading all the easier by filling it with lots of laughs among the chaos.

Richard, Riv, Dave, Cecile, Alex, Abbie, Moses and Gareth (the other one), thank you for helping us out in those times that we’ve needed an extra pair of hands... and to Jack for being our most enthusiastic and dedicated customer.

Shaun Searley, Allan Pickett, Neil Rankin – your advice and expertise over the past couple of years has really helped improve and develop our recipes as well as filling our heads with lots of ideas.

Adam, JD and the team at Street Feast/London Union – being part of Street Feast has pushed us to be a better business and to constantly evolve in the competitive world of street food. We’re so thankful for the opportunities you’ve given us and look forward to growing with you and London Union.

Andre from Bluebird, Damon, Dan at Korea Foods and the boys from the Quality Chop – thanks for keeping us stocked with supplies. You’re the best suppliers we could ask for.

Mrs. Kim at Korea Foods, thank you for taking me under your wing. I’m not sure you’ve ever realised how much wisdom and knowledge you imparted to me – your enthusiasm for cooking delicious Korean meals is really inspiring.

The look for Busan BBQ would have been very different without the help from the creative geniuses at Colt – particularly Alex and John. Thank you for helping us shape our vague ideas into a strong brand identity.

To everyone that’s eaten from us – your support means that we’re able to work in a job we love.

Anna at Johnson & Alcock – thank you for getting in touch and encouraging us to write this book. I don’t think we would have dreamed that it’d be possible, but you’ve been so supportive and helpful in making this into a reality.

Denise, Yasia, Pauline and the team at Octopus – we’re so proud that this book has turned out the way we’d hoped. Actually – even better than we could have hoped, so thank you for your never ending patience and for really listening to us.

Thanks to David and Victoria for creating such beautiful pictures and for Annie and Lola for making our food look so delicious. We hope the kimchi fried rice has become a favourite weekday dinner!

And to the final thank you…to Umma and Dad – for your never ending support, advice, love, wisdom and everything else – none of this would have been possible without you.