by Grace | Aug 14, 2010 | Worldwide
I saw the mother-in-law. She definitely looked Korean. This NY Times review by Dave Cook of Eating in Translation intrigued me and several of my friends. Korean-Uzbek food? At Cafe at Your Mother in Law? What could that mean? It turns out that there is a sizable... 
by Grace | Feb 19, 2010 | Books, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Posted by Grace Meng A friend of mine recently gave me an amazing gift, a Korean cookbook published in 1959 that she found in a used bookstore. Called “The Art of Korean Cooking,” it’s a slim, spiral-bound book of just over 100 pages. There are no... 
by Grace | Feb 5, 2010 | Korean Recipes, Top Posts, Top Posts - Winter
Posted by Grace Meng There are a lot of hotteok recipes online. Based on my blog stats, there are even more people looking for hotteok recipes. It surprised me that a street food, a simple fried pancake stuffed with brown sugar and nuts, is so sought after. And... 
by Grace | Feb 1, 2010 | Worldwide
Posted by Grace Meng Flushing, New York is easily disorienting. It may not be the most ethnically diverse town in the borough of Queens, but it’s definitely one of them. The sidewalks of downtown Flushing are nearly as packed as in Times Square, with people shopping...
