JOALI Maldives welcomed pastry chef Eunji Lee to the island, who shared her edible art with guests, from 3rd to 7th September 2024. Chef Eunji brought a taste of her New York City dessert gallery Lyseé to the Maldives, elevating the culinary experience at JOALI Maldives with a pastry workshop as well as a custom dessert menu.
Born in South Korea, Chef Eunji moved to France in 2006 and following pastry school, spent three years in Ze Kitchen Galerie and trained under Alain Ducasse and Cedric Grolet at Le Meurice for four years. In 2016, she became the Executive Pastry Chef of Jungsik, the two Michelin-star Korean restaurant in New York City, before opening her own pastry boutique, Lysée in 2022.
Inspired by her love of pastry as edible art, Lysée is named for Chef Lee’s sweet museum, derived from the French word Musée. Chef Eunji was named one of La Liste’s Pastry Talents of 2023, Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2023 and a 2024 James Beard Award Semi-finalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef.