Last week, my first ever piece for theWall Street Journal was published. It covers Chef Woo-joong Kwon and his restaurant East Village, which strives successfully to do Korean fine dining. We particularly talk about his restaurant’s signature dish, an upgrade of tteokgalbi, which is usually like a flaccid hamburger steak. I...
read moreIf you have enjoyed my occasional posts about coffee in Korea, you might like my new book, The Coffeeist Manifesto, just released on the Amazon Kindle store. This book contains everything the novice coffee aficionado needs to know about the coffee industry, how to make awesome coffee at home, and how to not get ripped off when...
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Last week I did have the great experience of spending the day with French actor and model Fabien Yoon (fan cafe) and a great production team for the second episode of his new show “You Can Cook.” The premise is that he doesn’t know how to cook, so he gets foreigners to teach him how to cook Korean food or Korean fusion food.
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The talk I did for the worldwide TED talent search is online, along with my Seoul compadres. I talked about the meteoric rise of Korean food. I did have a flub in the middle, but I recovered. Still makes me cringe to see that. You can watch it here–and vote if you’re so inclined. Joe McPherson: The meteoric rise of...
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I’ve just been informed that my footage of last year’s landslide at the EBS studios will be on “Serial Killer Earth,” a series on H2 (I think that means History Channel 2). It will first air on Saturday night (June 30th) and will repeat at different times. Here’s some of my...
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As mentioned, I was on the popular program Star King as a judge for their kimchi jjigae competition. Celebrities like K-pop group Super Junior were also on (Super Junior’s leader, Lee Teuk, is one of the hosts).
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I was asked a few weeks ago to judge a kimchi jjigae cooking contest on Star King, a popular variety show on SBS. The first part will air this Saturday at 6:25 P.M. I don’t think I appear in this one, which is the preliminary round with a ton of contestants. But I saw a recap of that part, and it was exciting to watch. Funny,...
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Here is my latest feature article for Yonhap News. I started working on this in Seoul then finished it when I came back to New York. I am introducing a few different options for people who are considering a Korean cooking class in Seoul. The table below didn’t make it to the article, but I thought some of you might find it...
read moreA few have asked about our new logo, which is something I’ve been wanting to take care of for a long time. It was about time to go for a more professionally designed logo that encapsulates what we do and gives an idea of our personality. We went through a lot of iterations, and Team ZenKimchi debated a lot, as did our...
read moreWe’re gonna take this a little seriously now. This has been in the works for a couple of years now, but it’s only been recently that we’ve cut a few breaks. As of January 2nd, ZenKimchi–now ZenKimchi International–officially has its office–in the Yeouido business district–and we are...
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