EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first post by guest contributor Jenna Collett 라면 for One I have never seen Ms. Ahn eat alone. I’ve never seen her eat without sharing with the closest available mouth. On any given day I’d be handed a near constant stream of easy-to-share edibles: segments of oranges and tangerines, slices of...
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Back when Sarah Lee and I were putting ideas together for our first pop-up restaurant, our friend Linus gave me a call. “Joe, it’s interesting y’all are doing a pop-up because I’m working on a secret project myself. I’m doing barbecue.” Over some drinks a while back, Linus and I got to talking...
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It’s been a good EIGHT months of silence. In that time, I’ve sent my sister off to Equatorial Guinea, welcomed her back, then said good-bye as she left me for greener pastures in San Francisco. I’ve acquired a new cat – a Siamese I so aptly named Orca. I’ve upgraded my computer to a plushy,...
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The modern fish taco was born in Baja California, although different kinds of fish tacos have been part of that Mexican state’s cuisine for centuries. I made a Korean fish taco with 된장 doenjang-glazed cod, Korean pear salsa and coleslaw (shredded cabbage or lettuce would work). In November, U.S.-grown shingo pears are still...
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Making cheese isn’t something I’ve ever been interested in. I’ve just been interested in eating it. It wasn’t until I came to Korea that my interest for cheese consumption collided with cheese production. After realizing I could make my own cottage cheese and ricotta, it wasn’t a big leap to making pressed cheeses.
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As you may have heard, I participated in a cooking contest for multicultural families, sponsored by CJ Foods. They had four groups of 12 competing for finalist spots in the preliminaries. I made it to the finals and ended up taking home the 2nd place prize and W1,000,000. The theme was to make a food that could globalize gochujang,...
read moreFrom September 18th to September 25th, I have been in New York. The reason was to give a presentation on Buddhist Temple Cuisine on the 20th. I’m posting my personal diary accounts of all the food and peeps. I hope you enjoy. Read the first part of this journey at Edible Queens and then return here for the rest. Back for Manhattans...
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From September 18th to September 25th, I have been in New York. The reason was to give a presentation on Buddhist Temple Cuisine on the 20th. I’m posting my personal diary accounts of all the food and peeps. I hope you enjoy. This week was packed! There was no way I could do everything I set out to do, but I did as much as I could...
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From September 18th to September 25th, I have been in New York. The reason was to give a presentation on Buddhist Temple Cuisine on the 20th. I’m posting my personal diary accounts of all the food and peeps. I hope you enjoy. Last week, I had met Dorothy Cann Hamilton (founder, French Culinary Institute) in Seoul, and she said she...
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From September 18th to September 25th, I have been in New York. The reason was to give a presentation on Buddhist Temple Cuisine on the 20th. I’m posting my personal diary accounts of all the food and peeps. I hope you enjoy. NOTE: I’m holding off on the Tuesday post, Eating Through Queens, because it will be a guest post on...
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