Confessions of a Kimchi Craver
There was a brief stretch in my first month in Korea when I stopped eating kimchi. I blame culture shock. I had not yet grown … Read more
Recipe: Kale Kimchi
Recently, I joined a CSA (community-supported agriculture) farm affiliated with our local community college. Our CSA promises, “a share of whatever is ripe and ready … Read more
Tuna Kimchi Jjigae
Northern Californian winters are all about cold dampness — rain, lots of rain. For me, the only purpose for winter is to get the … Read more
Koreamerican creation: Kimchi buffalo hot dog
There’s arguably no food more recognizably Korean than spicy cabbage kimchi. But what is quintessentially American? Few meats are more so than bison. Hunted nearly … Read more
Making kimchi with California ingredients
This video was filmed in the hills of Lake County California, just north of Napa Valley to make a point about “regionalizing,” or adapting recipes … Read more
Faster fermentation: Does kimchi primed make kimchi before its time?
Chef Hector Marroquin of Pupusa Griddle in St. Helena, Calif., continues to perfect his kimchi recipe. He sent me this message on Sept. 13 from … Read more
Interview with Delilah Snell of Project Small on Kimchi-making
Delilah Snell, a master food preserver (MFP), taught a class in kimchi-making at the Eat Real Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 29. At a … Read more
Korean cuisine rolls into Eat Real Festival 2010, San Francisco Bay area
Among the more than 80 caterers, mobile and brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food-related vendors at the second annual Eat Real Festival in the San Francisco Bay … Read more
Second interview with Pupusa Griddle: Chef Hector’s kimchi 2.0
This is the second interview-style video we filmed outdoors. The first one — about The Smoked Olive — was recorded earlier the same May 2010 … Read more
ZenKimchi via Amateur Gourmet: 6 Strange Things I Put Kimchi In
I wrote a guest post for the Amateur Gourmet’s new community blog. Check it out. This isn’t the first time Adam Roberts and I have … Read more