Category: Commentary
Kimchi and Cheese: How crisis made dairy dominate Korean cuisine
The spicy stewed pork ribs emerged from the kitchen. Two attractive TV hosts gawked at them in...
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Clumsy Instagram Attack on Tom’s Pizza
Tom’s Pizza in Hongdae has been making the rounds in the foodie community because of its...
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Korea Still Treating Foreigners Like Children (and Criminals)
UPDATE: The Korea Times wrote a piece about it here. Foreign teachers told ‘Don’t...
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Even Kids Are Better at Promoting Korea (Than the Korean Government)
A few things have bring floating around this week. The big one, even getting tweeted...
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In 2018, The Koreans Eating Dog Meat Meme is Racist
This is long past due.I’m getting so tired of ignorant people associating modern Korea with eating dog meat. Or even worse, portraying the entire country as dog eaters.
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Restaurant Review Fraud: Caught Red-handed
I was disturbed when a member forwarded me this email from a restaurant that was soliciting...
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Michelin Guide Seoul: Why You Shouldn’t Rely On It
Commentary Two articles recently came out on Korea Exposé about Seoul’s Michelin Red Guide....
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Why I Won’t Open Another Restaurant In Korea
The copycat culture is getting more and more shameless. I knew of people coming over and taking...
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Has Korea’s E-Mart Policy Hurt More Than Helped?
Commentary Is E-Mart Killing The Economy? Korea’s traditional grocery stores are struggling....
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Beware Korean Food TV Scams
Commentary This was posted recently on Facebook: Hello, everyone! Namaste ^^; Today, I received a...
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Seoul Food Festival 2017: Picnic on the Bridge
The Seoul Food Festival was a microcosm of the current state of the Seoul food scene, especially regarding food trucks–and gender politics?
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Isaac Toast? Seriously? That Shite is AWFUL!
Why are rubes standing in line for Isaac Toast? It is one of the worst sandwiches one can get in Korea. It is only good if your drunk, stupid, or both.
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