Juna Rorimpandey

Junior John Rorimpandey (born 20 July 1975) better known as Juna Rorimpandey or Chef Juna is a professional cook from Indonesia he is widely known for being a judge in the cooking show MasterChef Indonesia. He has resigned from his position of Executive Chef at Jack Rabbit Restaurant, Jakarta at the end of July 2011 and is currently still a judge for MasterChef Indonesia.

Juna Rorimpandey
Born
Junior John Rorimpandey

(1975-07-20) July 20, 1975
Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesia
Other names
  • Chef Juna
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Culinary career
Cooking styleJapanese cuisine
French cuisine
Indonesian cuisine
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Correlate[1] (October 2016–November 2017)
    • Go! Go! Ramen[2] (January 2020–April 2020)
Television show(s)
    • MasterChef Indonesia (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
    • Arjuna
    • Hell's Kitchen Indonesia
    • Dahsyatnya MasterChef Indonesia
    • OK Chef
Award(s) won
    • Most Favorite Judges Talent Search (Chef Juna, Chef Arnold, dan Chef Renatta – MasterChef Indonesia season 7 and MasterChef Indonesia season 8) RCTI+ Indonesian Digital Awards 2021

For 12 years he went abroad, as a chef specializing in Japanese cuisine and French cuisine and in October 2016, Juna opened his first restaurant named "Correla" located on the lobby floor of the Rajawali building Kuningan, South Jakarta.[1][3]

Early life and career

When he was young, Juna was a delinquent.[4] After graduating from high school, he went on to study in petroleum engineering at Trisakti University for 3.5 years, but didn't finish his studies because of disciplinary issues. He briefly got into drugs[5] and after Failing to graduate from college in Indonesia, Juna moved to Brownsville, Texas, United States in 1997, and sold his motorbike to pay for schooling there. In America, Juna entered flight school and successfully graduated to get a pilot's license.[6]

While he was studying to get his commercial license, his flight school went bankrupt so he moved to Houston to continue his training. However, due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Juna's parents experienced economic difficulties, forcing Juna to find his own money for living expenses.[7]

Juna got into cooking after doing odd jobs to make money, he got a job as a waiter in a traditional Japanese restaurant. After a while, the sushi master at his restaurant offered Juna to be his student. Juna accepted the offer and was willing to be trained from scratch. Afterwards the restaurant owner promoted Juna to get Permanent Residency in the United States.[7]

In 2002, Juna took over as head chef at the restaurant because the sushi master who trained Juna moved to another restaurant. Then, in 2003, Juna moved to another sushi restaurant in Houston called Uptown Sushi and became Executive Chef there.[7]

After getting bored of Japanese cuisine he moved to a French restaurant, The French Laundry which is known as a restaurant that applies high standards. He also had to learn again from scratch. There he was educated very harshly.[8]

After returning home to Indonesia he served as Executive Chef at Jack Rabbit Jakarta restaurant until 2011. He is also active as a judge on MasterChef Indonesia.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Production
2018 13: The Haunted[10] Chef Papang RA Pictures
2019 Kembalinya Anak Iblis[11]

TV Show

Commercial
YearProduct
2013Klop (with Chef Aiko)
Nutrijell Pudding Susu
SunCo
2015Nutrijell Pudding Lapis
2017Pharmaton
Nutrijell Pudding
2019Koshihikari
NutriCake
2020WINCheez
BNSP: Sertifikasi Kompetensi Profesi

References
  1. Susita, Syanne (9 June 2017). "Correlate, Sajian Eklektif Berstandar Tinggi dari Chef Juna". CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Perkasa, Gading (27 January 2020). "Chef Juna Buka Kedai Ramen". Kompas.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. "Profile of The Month: CORRELATE's Chef Juna Rorimpandey". what's new jakarta. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. Mitra Tarigan, ed. (10 March 2019). "Suka Adu Jotos, Intip Kebandelan Chef Juna Masa Muda". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. "Profil Chef Juna". Merdeka.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. Nusyirwan, Halimah (17 July 2018). "Juna Rorimpandey: Menjadi Chef Karena "Kecelakaan"". Kinibisa (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. Ahadi, Ahwan (16 April 2022). "Chef Juna Rorimpandey Biodata Lengkap Lahir Dimana, Pendidikan Hingga Gaya Masak - Portal Kudus - Halaman 2". portalkudus.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  8. Purwanti, Tenni (16 August 2011). "Chef Juna: Galaknya Tidak Dibuat-buat - Bagian I". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  9. Dienfitri, Annisa (20 January 2019). "Chef Juna Rorimpandey Akhirnya Kembali Jadi Juri MasterChef Indonesia". Grid (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  10. Fahlevi, Fahdi (25 July 2018). Anita K Wardhani (ed.). "Main Film Pertama Kali, Chef Juna Berusaha 'Gak Malu-maluin'". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. fariz (2019-09-05). "'Kembalinya Anak Iblis', Film Adventure Horor Yang Diperankan Anak – Anak Muda". Libertymagz.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  12. Makmun, Mardiana (23 December 2014). "Kompetisi Memasak "Hells Kitchen" Segera Hadir di Indonesia". BeritaSatu.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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