There are no casinos in Yeongdeok, but few other places rival the gaudy, hyperreal simulacra of the infamous city in the Nevada desert. Clinging to the buildings on Yeongdeok’s waterfront are giant crustaceans in bright orange armour. The town seems to exist only as a monument to the King Crab, a tribute to the insatiable Korean...
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A couple of months ago, I was invited to the restaurant Kitchen at the W Seoul Walkerhill for an amazing wine pairing dinner with legendary wine scribe Matt Kramer from Wine Spectator. Matt’s been writing for WS since the ’80s, but he’s been writing about wine since the ’70s. You’d expect these wine...
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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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It’s been a curse since Fox and Joshua introduced me to this place. I now get these unexplained cravings. I need this food. But it’s way off in Hongdae, which isn’t that convenient to Anyang. But if you’re in Hongdae, you’re in good. Mimine (pronounced MEE-mee-nay) is owned by this young entrepreneur...
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Here is the second and final part of the Star King “Cooking King” kimchi jjigae competition where I was on the judging panel. On this one we see the second part of the preliminary round as well as the second group of semi-finalists, along with the finalists and winners. This second group of semi-finalists had the more...
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Canada Brand and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Korea (Can Cham) recently held their ‘Delicious Canada gala dinner’.
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I couldn’t get my mind off that nakji gguri I had a while back, so I thought I’d try to make it at home. Nakji (little octopus) was on sale, so I picked up a pack. Also, this was a good time to use my jar of [amazon_link id="B000NB1NYI" target="_blank" ]Airborne Thyme Honey[/amazon_link], which I received as a gift...
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I was contacted by a new company in Seoul called The Chocolate Factory. Chocolate has been getting big in Seoul. But this company offers something different– Mail order custom-made chocolate bars That’s right. You go on their website and follow these steps. Choose what type of Belgian chocolate you want White Milk Dark...
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Sarah and I were invited to a gala event at the La Seine buffet restaurant at the Lotte Hotel. What follows is some serious food pornage. They started us off with an “amuse.” I think it was more of an appetizer, since an amuse is usually to be eaten in one or two bites. This was a foie gras mousse with what I think was...
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Wow! I finally got to have a meal here. PIERRE GAGNAIRE à Séoul (listen to SeoulPodcast #128 to hear how Stafford pronounces it) is widely considered to be the best restaurant in Korea. The menu has been out of the price range of this little food blogger, but luckily Sarah at Seoul in the City was able to get us a complimentary...
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