'Sexy cooking men' break kitchen barrier in S Korea

Seoul

AFTER work on a recent Friday, 53-year-old Lee Jin-soo headed for the "Happy Guys Cooking Class", where he joined six other mostly middle-aged men in tall white hats and aprons.

Mr Lee, who runs a business making compression bags for bedding, gently handled abalone and shrimp and made a rice crust that went into the Korean stew of chicken and seafood on the evening's menu.