VIPS (pronounced, um, vips) is Korea’s version of Sizzler. It’s a chain steakhouse run by CJ Foodville that has been around since 1997. When I first came to Korea in 2004, it and Outback were the only places to get steak, really. Back then Outback was even better. But over the years Outback really slid in quality while...
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The Korea Times has posted a story on two brewers, one from Ontario and the other from Philadelpia, who have incorporated kimchi into making one of their beers.
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Sarah! WHY!!! Yes, we do a Kimchi Grilled Cheese at the Journal, but you have to be seriously stoned with the Taco Bell closed to want to eat this. Here’s the...
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Ottogi’s Fresco, the general jarred spaghetti brand for Korea, recently introduced a Bulgogi flavor. As you can see, it’s “Beef 12%!” I’m not a big fan of jarred spaghetti sauces, especially ones with meat, but I had to try this. Yes, like most meat jarred spaghetti sauces, the actual meat appears as...
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Okay, so now we’re seeing what the government’s spending spree to K-pop producers’ pockets is producing. Brace yourselves. I present the Wondergirls with “K-Food Party.”
read moreThis one comes from the infamous Caffé Bene, who should know better. It is advertising its line of patbingsu as “sherberts.” Now patbingsu has shaved ice and a wealth of goodies, but I doubt any actual sherbert goes anywhere near these things. Again, Caffé Bene has the English capacity in its corporate bowels to catch this....
read moreOld habits die hard. Sarah Lee at Seoul in the City brought this up the other day. Koreans love the food court at Costco. It’s almost a pure unadulterated import from America. They serve big slices of pizza with no sweet pickles or mayonnaise squiggles. They have clam chowder and chicken Caesar salads. They have real American...
read moreThis was a late night smartphone pic. Please forgive the less than professional finesse. I’d heard about this prison bar, called Gamok 감옥 (“Jail”) in Anyang for a while, so we checked it out. The outside has mannequins dressed like convicts, and you go downstairs into what looks like a dungeon. Actually, it looks...
read moreWesterners in Korea have a love-mostly-hate relationship with Isaac Toast. Before McDonald’s started serving breakfast a few years ago, it was the closest we got to a breakfast sandwich. The closest. Egg. Ham. Cheese. Grilled bread. And you have to be vigilant to make them stop right there before they layer on the shredded...
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I’m so used to marketing that gives freebies related to the products they sell. That’s why I automatically try to figure out the message when E-Mart duct tapes random products together. What are they trying to tell me? How did they know that toothpaste is just what I needed when drinking some baekseju? Last week I...
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