Thanksgiving 2018 – An Appetizer-ey One
Tomorrow’s our third annual neighborhood Thanksgiving. Jian is really into it this year. When I was a kid, my cousin Matthew had a funny story he … Read more
Chuseok 2018
Lately Chuseok and Seollal have been my “Bachelor Weeks.” I usually get tours booked, so I have to stay in the Seoul area during the … Read more
Moving Across the Street
It has already been four years since the last move. That move in 2014 was a big one. I had lived in that apartment and … Read more
Developing Thoughts on Bourdain
A week has passed. This is more of a personal post, so forgive the rambling. I decided to take the website off of “mourning mode.” … Read more
Anthony Bourdain: Patron Rogue To the Restless
We will hear a lot of tributes from the restaurant community about Anthony Bourdain. He’s always been identified as a chef first. That’s his tribe. … Read more
Our PyeongChang 2018 Experience
I wouldn’t have done this if not for my daughter, Jian. After all this time, the PyeongChang Olympics finally started. They had twice attempted to … Read more
2017–A Year of Reflection and Big Questions
This is one of my personal posts. Super personal, so don’t expect any Korean food talk here. It’s also going to get a bit bleak. … Read more
Impeachment, Robert Kelly, and Whoa F*&% Korea!
I arrived in Korea in 2004. I already had an interest in the country because of a couple courses in Korean history I took. The … Read more