Category: Commentary

Clumsy Instagram Attack on Tom’s Pizza

by ZenKimchi | Nov 25, 2018 | Commentary, Featured | 0 |

Tom’s Pizza in Hongdae has been making the rounds in the foodie community because of its...

Korea Still Treating Foreigners Like Children (and Criminals)

by ZenKimchi | Oct 21, 2018 | Commentary | 16 |

UPDATE: The Korea Times wrote a piece about it here. Foreign teachers told ‘Don’t...

Even Kids Are Better at Promoting Korea (Than the Korean Government)

by ZenKimchi | Aug 14, 2018 | Commentary, Featured, Video | 0 |

A few things have bring floating around this week. The big one, even getting tweeted...

In 2018, The Koreans Eating Dog Meat Meme is Racist

by ZenKimchi | Mar 5, 2018 | Commentary, Featured | 0 |

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.

Restaurant Review Fraud: Caught Red-handed

by ZenKimchi | Jan 8, 2018 | Commentary, Featured | 7 |

I was disturbed when a member forwarded me this email from a restaurant that was soliciting...

Michelin Guide Seoul: Why You Shouldn’t Rely On It

by ZenKimchi | Sep 24, 2017 | Commentary, Featured | 0 |

Two articles recently came out on Korea Exposé about Seoul’s Michelin Red Guide. KÉ...

Why I Won’t Open Another Restaurant In Korea

by ZenKimchi | Sep 19, 2017 | Commentary, Featured | 3 |

The copycat culture is getting more and more shameless. I knew of people coming over and taking...

Has Korea’s E-Mart Policy Hurt More Than Helped?

by ZenKimchi | May 25, 2017 | Commentary, Featured | 1 |

Is E-Mart Killing The Economy? Korea’s traditional grocery stores are struggling. They have...

Beware Korean Food TV Scams

by ZenKimchi | May 23, 2017 | Commentary, Featured | 0 |

This was posted recently on Facebook: Hello, everyone! Namaste ^^; Today, I received a call from a...

Seoul Food Festival 2017: Picnic on the Bridge

by ZenKimchi | May 6, 2017 | Commentary, Featured, Globalization | 0 |

The Seoul Food Festival was a microcosm of the current state of the Seoul food scene, especially regarding food trucks–and gender politics?

Isaac Toast? Seriously? That Shite is AWFUL!

by ZenKimchi | Apr 22, 2017 | Commentary | 1 |

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.