Sometimes, you stumble upon a legend. His speech, behavior, and actions transcend that of mere mortals. He operates on a different level, achieving heights that normal men will never reach. He seeks to inspire change, to lead people to better lives through their example.
He is bold. He makes proclamations, such as “ran out of potato,” and follows that with concrete actions, like refilling the emptied skin of the eaten baked potato with the insides of a second baked potato. He covers that refilled potato with chili and sits back to enjoy the fruits of his innovation, even if it’s a vegetable. Such is the case with Mr. C.K. Park, a man who shows that the internet can be a good thing.
Many who follow this legend do not know his name, instead thinking of him as the dad from Crazy Korean Cooking, a channel popular on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and wherever else viral videos might appear. In those videos, produced by his daughter Grace, we see a man whose love of Cara Cara oranges is so great that Sunkist once sent him a box of them. We see a man who selflessly tastes the food of everyone in his family to ensure it isn’t poisoned. We see a hero who braves the wiles of Olive Garden and lives to tell the tale.
More recently, though, viewers have seen a more holistic view of the man, one who isn’t just in love with food but is also deeply religious, and
