Coffee Question: Dutch coffee
I recently received a great coffee question in my inbox from ZenKimchi reader Ron Handel: …this past week at work a parent brought me a bottle of … Read more
Seoul Coffee Expo 2012
The success of the Korea Cafe Fair, held in the tail end of winter the past two years, seems to have motivated the COEX convention … Read more
Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part IV: For the Haters
Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This is … Read more
Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part III: On Roasts
Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This is … Read more
Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part II: No ‘x’ in Espresso
Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This … Read more
Self-serve Beer Bars
I’d been hearing about self-serve beer bars not only opening but exploding in Seoul. These types of bars exist in other cities around the world, … Read more
Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part I: The Basics
Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This … Read more
Makkolli is not a Rice Wine, Dammit!
There are times I think the promoters of Korean food really have their heads firmly stuck in their posteriors when they promote makkolli as a rice wine. It shows an ignorance of makkolli, an ignorance of wine, and an ignorance of alcohol in general.
Is American soju 'watered down'?
Twitter makes it so much easier to “eavesdrop” on conversations of random strangers, which I do via a list of search terms related to Korean cuisine. … Read more
Hite Max Special Hop(s) 2011
It’s back! It’s becoming a summer tradition for Hite to introduce their special hops beer. This year the hops are again from New Zealand. I’m … Read more