Education
College of William & Mary. Columbia University.
College of William & Mary. Columbia University.
Choi is also an Emmy-award winning Korean-American television personality on New York City television, one of the broadcast stations of New York City Media Group, the television and media network owned by the City of New New York Born in Seoul, she was a pre-schooler when she moved to the United States with her family. Before her graduate studies, Choi, who stands at 5 ft 10 in. tall, was a model with Elite Models and also worked as a VJ for Music Television of Korea.
Choi co-produced the first season and hosted all eighteen episodes of the documentary series Secrets of New York, most of which were nationally distributed by Public Broadcasting Service. Choi also created and produces Eat Out New York, another New York City television program in which she stars as the host and guide to the city"s restaurants.
She has also appeared in numerous other specials and programs at New York City television such as hosting the James Beard Award, as well as various other food and fashion-driven programs. In 2006, as part of a unique content-sharing arrangement between New York City television and National Broadcasting Company"s flagship station W National Broadcasting Company, Eat Out New York and Kelly Choi became popular fixtures of the Tri-State Region"s noontime viewing.
Choi has also appeared on the television Guide Channel as an entertainment reporter, and has been a guest on The Martha Stewart Show, an occasional guest correspondent on the Maury Povich Show, and a judge on the Food Network"s Iron Chef America. She hosted Top Chef Masters Season 1 and 2, broadcast on the cable television network Bravo.
She was replaced by Curtis Stone for Season 3.