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ABOUT CHUNGAH
I am the founder, creator, food photographer and recipe developer of Damn Delicious®, a website established in 2011. What started as a grad school hobby using a simple Tumblr account has transformed into my full-time job and business, connecting with millions of readers all over the world with recipes that are regularly featured in major media such as People, TODAY, and Bon Appetit, among many others.
Moving away from sunny Los Angeles, I now reside in the Midwest with my family and corgi crew, cheering on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why use Damn Delicious® recipes
- Trusted recipes. With thousands of recipes to choose from, I work with a team of women to test and re-test each and every single recipe to ensure that it comes out successfully in your kitchen (along with hundreds of five star reviews from fellow readers), whether you’re a seasoned chef or a first time cook in your college apartment.
- Focusing on quick and easy. Here at Damn Delicious®, we focus on quick, easy, and effortless dinners for the everyday home cook to show you that it doesn’t take much to make a homemade meal, especially during those busy weeknights between school pick-up and soccer practice.
- Easy to find ingredients. The recipes you find here require minimal prep and feature easy-to-find ingredients, making them no-fuss, affordable, and speedy. We’re talking minimal clean up, versatile pantry staples, one pan dinners, and budget-friendly meals with bold flavors for the entire family or weekend company.
- Tips, tricks, tutorials, and videos. Each recipe will feature helpful tips, tricks, smart shortcuts, and step-by-step videos setting you up for complete success in your kitchen every single time.
Cookbooks
- Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes – My first cookbook features 100 recipes including quickie breakfasts, 30-minute skillet sprints, and speedy takeout copycats, inspiring you to whip up fast, healthy, homemade meals that are truly “damn delicious”.
- Damn Delicious Meal Prep – This cookbook is here to help you live a healthier (and more delicious) life! By taking the time to plan your meals, prep ingredients, and do some cooking ahead of time, it’s easy to have perfectly portioned healthy options at your fingertips for any time of the day—all while saving money.
Meet the team
CHUNGAH RHEE
New York, New York
Chungah, born and raised in Queens, is the founder and creator of Damn Delicious, established in 2011. She loves to travel, find new donut shops, and cheer on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
JANA NAWARTSCHI
BIELEFELD, GERMANY
Originally from Germany, Jana is a Boston-based actress, artist, and writer. When she is not on set or roaming the stage, Jana works behind-the-scenes, taking care of all things operational at Damn Delicious.
MARIAN COOPER CAIRNS
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Marian is the food stylist, recipe developer, and art director at Damn Delicious. Based in Los Angeles, you can typically find her eating nachos, pizza and hot dogs for breakfast.
REN FULLER
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
Ren is the newest addition to the Damn Delicious team as a food photographer. When she’s not shooting or directing, she’s usually adventuring outside, building something for her home, or perfecting the perfect smash burger.
JENNIFER CHONG
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Jennifer is a food photographer based in Los Angeles. When she isn’t behind the lens, she is adventuring outdoors, traveling across continents, or chasing after her daughter.
KATHERINE IRWIN
NAMPA, IDAHO
As a lifelong food lover and creative spirit, Katherine started working on food photography, prop styling, and food styling in 2020. She loves listening to audiobooks while she crafts, cuddling with her cats, spending time in nature, and enjoying a good iced matcha latte.
LAURA HELLER
LINDSBORG, KANSAS
Laura is a cinematographer and creates the awesome how-to videos for Damn Delicious. When she isn’t behind the camera, you’ll find her songwriting in her home music studio, perfecting a new song on the piano, going on a hike, or getting a drink with friends.
BUTTERS AND CARTMAN
COLFAX, CALIFORNIA
Butters and Cartman are employees of the year for Damn Delicious. You can find them typically sleeping on the job by the toilet or stealing all the underwear and socks.
Let’s Connect
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LOVE those pups! Crazy about your food!!
BEST OF LUCK 2022-23
Love your recipes, love your dogs! Just wanted to let you know that I like your dog food recipe, but new info has come out that dogs should not eat peas. They actually contribute to heart disease. Strange, but true. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/peas-linked-dcm-canine-heart-disease/
Your recipes have made my family so happy! Our youngest has severe food allergies and many of your recipes are a perfect match for his special diet! Your bio is so sweet and we now have a new favorite place to call home for new and delicious recipes! God bless you and your dear family!
I love making your many recipes! When searching for specific recipes, I always use yours! Everything I’ve ever made using your recipes has turned out fabulous!
I stumbled upon your recipes a few years ago. I am not much of a cook. I found your site easy to follow but most importantly delicious! Loved reading your background. As a fellow Korean and living in chicago- wish you the best! PS your corgis are adorable
I”m so proud of you for having a dream and making it happen! I’m about to make your white bean and spinach soup. Can’t wait for it to be done. That and those damn delicious biscuits pictures would be fabulous together. Rock on and never stop.
Y’all are just plain cute and so anointed by Jesus Christ!
I stumbled onto Damn Delicious at least 5 years ago….
I tested out some of your sheet pan recipes on my family and passed along recipes. Since then our daughters finished college and live independently following their careers.
Our daughter from San Diego called to tell me that she made your wonderful PF Chang’s Lettuce Cups for dinner last night and had leftovers for lunch. Thanks for sharing your skills and recipes and for inspiring other young women.
You are a gem, Chungah!
Darn good food
Beautiful! From 76 yr old male. Carbondale,Illinois.
I have been trained, in French and Italian cooking as an amateur. In France at my favourite restaurant ever in the Lot area which I used so often that the greeter Noel and Jaque the chef became good friends. When he was devastated when a top chef visited the restaurant with friends and used salt on a black truffle dish he created I commiserated and he finally calmed down. He knew of my interest in cooking and on our next holiday he invited me into his kitchen to learn some of his techniques. For five years I spent most of my holidays working in his kitchen and for the last two years I would cook some of the starters and sometimes a main corse or two. An amazing experience for me.
I have read your story and am trying one of your recipes this week when long time friends are here for lunch. Am looking forward to the experience. Just one thing, this is Europe/England .and we don’t us cups as measures so will have to look up how many ml a half cup is. Thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy your life with your husband
Awesome Site Thank You , I can tell recipe’s are tested as published on your site not much tweeking if any is need to make dishes correct !!!
Those pups are damn cute!
Congratulations on your nuptials! My go to for an easy family favorite is your PF Chang chicken lettuce wraps! You miraculously turned my picky 2nd daughter (who wouldn’t eat anything green) onto lettuce!!! Now, as a teen, she eats a wide variety of veggies: brussel sprouts, mushrooms, she even orders salads! Thank you!!!! Your instant pot recipes also came in clutch when we were stuck at home during a recent winter storm down here in TX! We ate like royalty! By the way, 2nd gen Korean American and love your Asian recipes too!
Great recipe. I look forward to more of your recipes.
Thank you Chungah, for sharing your gifts with the world. Your recipes are amazing!
With much appreciation,
Liz Likes
Hi Chungah,
I am now addicted to your Korean beef bulgogi recipe. I’m trying it with chicken thighs tonight. I’ve used 3 different cuts of beef with it so far, flank, rib eye, & flap, and like the flap the best. My son likes the flank the best. We’re splitting hairs here, because all three are incredible. Looking forward to more recipes, and am very happy you like dogs. We have two. They like the bulgogi, too.
Hello Chungah and Ben,
Firstly it was lovely to see and hear about your happiness and success together.
I think dogs are indeed an important part of family life as they love us every day unconditionally living in the moment.
I discovered your website by speaking to a Korean man and talking about Bulgogi and Kimchi.
As a chef and nutritionist I thought wow the perfect combination.
I hope to hear and read about more of your recipes and I am sure I will learn even more about cooking.
Thank you
Kind regards
David
Chungah , You have done some great recipes on your site, do one for chicken scaloppini, use to get it at Papa Vino’s in Grand Rapids, MI, just a little way from you across the lake, it was incredible the they closed it and the gal who was the chef is now no were to be found. Think they still have some restaurants , maybe in Ft Wayne or South Bend IND.
Regards, Douglas