Shuai Wang
Hometown: Queens, NY
Current city of residence: North Charleston, SC
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Jackrabbit Filly & King BBQ
Born in Beijing, China, Shuai Wang was raised in Queens, N.Y., from the age of 9. Even though he was surrounded by the delicious meals his grandmother and mom prepared, his excitement for getting into the craft came only after he took a culinary class in high school and read Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential.” Shuai attended the Art Institute of New York, where he dove into his future profession head on, taking a hefty course load while still finding the time to volunteer at the James Beard House whenever his schedule allowed.Read More
Hometown: Queens, NY
Current city of residence: North Charleston, SC
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Jackrabbit Filly & King BBQ
Born in Beijing, China, Shuai Wang was raised in Queens, N.Y., from the age of 9. Even though he was surrounded by the delicious meals his grandmother and mom prepared, his excitement for getting into the craft came only after he took a culinary class in high school and read Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential.” Shuai attended the Art Institute of New York, where he dove into his future profession head on, taking a hefty course load while still finding the time to volunteer at the James Beard House whenever his schedule allowed. Following his tenure in New York, he and his wife moved to North Charleston, S.C., where his notoriety in the industry continued to rise. Shuai was a winner of the 2016 Eater Young Guns and Best New Chef awards and his food truck Short Grain was named one of the America’s Top 50 Best New Restaurants by Bon Appetit. In 2017 he was nominated for a James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef. Shuai is the owner and chef of Jackrabbit Filly, a heritage driven New Chinese American Restaurant in Park Circle, North Charleston, and King BBQ, a Chinese BBQ restaurant with southern smoke, which won Top 10 best new BBQ restaurant of 2024 by Southern Living Magazine and 2024 Top 20 Best New Restaurants by Bon Appetit. Shuai and his wife, Corrie, won StarChef Charleston Restauranteur of the Year 2024 and most recently, Shuai was named as a 2025 South Carolina Chef Ambassador.