I just noticed that the entire Korea episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is online. Segment 1: Noryangjin Fish Market (live octopus) — Guide: Chef Hu-nam Kim Segment 2: Fermented Bean Paste, Fermented Skate, Changgukjang Jjigae (“Dead Body Soup”) — Guide: Soo-jung Kang Segment 3: Chu-eoTang (live...
read moreThe Seoul Magazine article I wrote about Bizarre Foods is now online. Go to page 49. (SEOUL Magazine, May 2009)
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We’re reaching the end of the hype week for the South Korea episode of “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.” This has all been in the works since we first got the call to help with the show back in August 2008. I don’t think I have another Bizarre Foods post left in me. By now, I think they’re...
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I was busy with work the rest of the week, so I didn’t hang out for anymore shoots until Sunday, but I kept tabs on what went on. So far, it looked like people were having a good time. On Saturday, they went out to Chamsutgama for the charcoal sauna scene and went to Mapo-dong for the barbecue act. They had a problem with...
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This is the post where I’ll land videos that I find on the internet regarding the Bizarre Foods: South Korea episode. Promo: Noryangjin Fish Market: Chu-eotang 추어탕 (Live Loach Soup) UPDATE: Looks like the whole show has been posted in segments. Segment 1: Noryangjin Fish Market (live octopus) — Guide: Chef Hu-nam Kim...
read moreI don’t have a direct link to it, but the Bizarre Foods podcast about the South Korea episode is now live. You can find it on iTunes.
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[Picture gallery is here.] So on the fly, they decided to bring Chef Kim in as the guide for the Noryangjin act. Andrew had flown in, and the Noryangjin shoot was scheduled the next morning. I’d had a busy week with work. I was planning to go down to Noryangjin that morning, but I was too exhausted. For some reason, I woke...
read moreJust a little update. The advertising for the Bizarre Foods episode in Korea has started on the web site since it’s now the next premiering episode. They have four internet-only clips of Andrew talking about his experiences with highlights from the show PLUS a public service announcement about barber...
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[Behind-the-scenes with Bizarre Foods #1 is here.] When last we left, the folks in charge of the Seoul episode of “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” had hooked up with me to help plan out their show. I went around and scouted a few locations. From there, it became regular to get onto Skype with Kel or have them call...
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This is the first in a series of diary-style posts about what went on behind-the-scenes during the “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” shoot in Korea. The bridge week between July and August was my vacation. I recorded one last episode of the SeoulPodcast before our month-long break. I then got an email from Mama Seoul...
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