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Surprise! Popular Pitmaster Secretly Opens New Hackensack Location Surprise! Popular Pitmaster Secretly Opens New Hackensack Location
Kimchi Smoke's Austin Cho Opens Hackensack Restaurant He's back. Popular area pitmaster Robert Austin Cho, that is. Nearly a year after closing his Westwood eatery, Cho has secretly opened his new venture: Austin Cho Kitchen. It's a takeout only spot that he likened to a "fully equipped stationary food truck" in Downtown Hackensack. Cho, known for his Korean-Texas barbecue, on July 2 announced a soft opening only to his loyal followers on Instagram. "We didn’t list on Google or Yelp. No press release," he said. Click here to browse the menu, which Cho says is still a work in progress but so far includes brisket sandwiches, empanadas, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores
Bergen's Popular Kimchi Smoke Leaving One Of Its Stores It's a big blow for bbq lovers in Westwood. Robert Austin Cho, who runs the popular Korean-Texas BBQ hybrid, announced on Instagram that Kimchi Smoke Barbecue will be leaving Westwood in the next two months. "We thank everyone who has visited us, supported us, dined in, took out, bought merchandise and sauce, ordered catering, wrote reviews, shared photos, posted photos, videos, wrote blogs, articles, interviews, voted for us," Cho wrote. "There are simply so many great things that happened." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Genn…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Kimchi Smoke Won't Be Returning To Bergenfield After All Kimchi Smoke Won't Be Returning To Bergenfield After All
Kimchi Smoke Won't Be Returning To Bergenfield After All Kimchi Smoke won't be returning to Bergenfield after all. The popular BBQ shop owned by award-winning chef Robert Austin Cho first opened in Bergenfield. The shop relocated the following year to its current Westwood location. Construction on a second store at Fosters Village was set to begin in March, but those plans were put on hold in March due to COVID-19. "There was a time, I thought I was going to close during the pandemic," Cho said in a Facebook post. "But I kept going not knowing what would happen." Cho on Thursday announced plans for the new Bergenfield store have been cance…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergen Restaurant Owner To Face 'Top Chef' Finalist On Food Network Show Bergen Restaurant Owner To Face 'Top Chef' Finalist On Food Network Show
Bergen Restaurant Owner To Face 'Top Chef' Finalist On Food Network Show WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Kimchi Smoke of Westwood Chef and Owner Robert Austin Cho will be appearing on Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay" later this month. The episode -- “Sour with the Sweet” -- will include a Round 1 battle between BBQ fusion master Cho and Brian Malarky, a Top Chef finalist.  What was the secret ingredient Bobby Flay chose in Round 1? Cho was hoping that it would not be a vegetable, so he could have his long awaited showdown with Flay.  “I got into barbecue by watching 'Throwdown with Bobby Flay' and just being on the show with an opportunity to face Bobby Flay is a r…

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by Cecilia Levine