Sang-Hoon Degeimbre
Affiliation
L'air du temps
Double Michelin-starred restaurant L'Air du Temps in Liernu, Belgium
i. Biography
Sang-Hoon Degeimbre is a Belgian chef and restaurateur born in Milang, South Korea on August 5, 1969, and adopted by a Belgian family at age 5. He opened L'Air du Temps in Liernu in 1997 without prior professional cooking experience, having worked as a sommelier and twice vice-champion of Belgium in sommelier competitions. His restaurant received its first Michelin star in 2000 and a second star in 2008, establishing him as a leading figure in Walloon gastronomy.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Double Michelin-starred restaurant L'Air du Temps in Liernu, Belgium
Focus 02
Cuisine blending Korean heritage with Belgian terroir and seasonal ingredients
Focus 03
Philosophy of vegetable-forward, sustainable cooking rooted in short-circuit permaculture
Focus 04
Sommelier expertise: twice vice-champion of Belgium
Focus 05
Expansion into SAN restaurant concept with locations in Brussels and Ghent since 2015
Focus 06
Leadership of Generation W collective promoting Walloon gastronomic heritage internationally