The success of the Korea Cafe Fair, held in the tail end of winter the past two years, seems to have motivated the COEX convention center to start organizing their own effort, the Seoul Coffee Expo. I, on behalf of ZenKimchi, was on hand for the first annual expo. “Why fix what isn’t broken” seemed to be the...
read moreKorea Food Expo 2011 is running at the COEX November 9-12, though I don’t understand why the banner on their website looks like they’re about to make Italian pasta. The 1st Asia Food Forum will also occur there on November 10th. We’ll be involved in a few ways. ZenKimchi Booth ZenKimchi will be featured in a booth...
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Korea Day in New York happened on Tuesday, August 16th, almost 2 weeks ago. This post is way overdue, but I still want to share some pictures from the day. Also, the video clip is poorly shot with my iphone, but I thought it would give you an idea of the vibe of the day. It was overcast earlier in the day, but slowly cleared and...
read moreHere is a great way to spend your Saturday afternoon in Seoul. Homebrew Korea is having another homebrew competition, and it’s all-you-can-drink for W35,000 (at the door). Homebrewing has been getting some respect in Korea lately. And it has been getting some devoted hobbyists. When Koreans put their minds and hearts into...
read moreHere is a great way to spend your Saturday afternoon in Seoul. Homebrew Korea is having another homebrew competition, and it’s all-you-can-drink for W35,000 (at the door). Homebrewing has been getting some respect in Korea lately. And it has been getting some devoted hobbyists. When Koreans put their minds and hearts into...
read moreThere. Done. Actually, I went to the Homebrew Korea SMaSH Off back in June, and it was great. The buzz is that this will be even better. Check out the Facebook event page and the thread at the HBK Forums. And if you have your own batch of homebrew, bring it along. It occurs on Little ZenKimchi’s due date, so I don’t...
read moreThe Busan International Food Expo 2010 will go from November 10th to November 13th at BEXCO and Yawijeon Market 야외전시장. I don’t know how “international” they plan for this to be since the “English” button doesn’t work this late in the game. But they do want some foreign cooks to participate. Busan...
read moreI am happy to report how things went for me and my sister at the Asian Feastival yesterday – Monday, September 6th. About 20 Asian restaurants in Queens prepared 2-3 kinds of tasting samples, as diverse as yak dumplings and Burmese tea leaf salad yet as familiar as japchae and bubble tea. Sake and beer samples were flowing...
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Among the more than 80 caterers, mobile and brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food-related vendors at the second annual Eat Real Festival in the San Francisco Bay area were two Korean “taco trucks,” a nouveau hanshik restaurant, a ramen restaurant serving kimchi and a food-preservation specialist teaching how to pickle...
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