A Peek Inside the Secret British Embassy Pub
I had the privilege Friday evening to spend a short but glorious evening at the pub located in the basement of the British Embassy in … Read more
Adventures in Dining, or How to Nut Your Wine
I’m not a very good restaurant reviewer. I think it’s because I worked in kitchens through college, and I study classic techniques and keep up … Read more
Chuseok Memories
To commemorate Chuseok, here’s a little something I wrote a couple of years ago for Seoul Magazine: What makes family holidays special? Besides celebrating a … Read more
"Your Trash Smells Good"
Funny little things that make my entire day. I wanted to make a gumbo this weekend. It took all day today. I burned one roux … Read more
Vacationing on the DMZ Farm
That sounds a bit sensationalist. Actually, I’ve just returned from spending the night on my friend Yeong-chol’s farm on the Imjin River, which is on … Read more
BBQ on the DMZ
Chef Hu-nam Kim of Star Chef fame invited a small group of us to an annual cookout he and his friend Yeong-chol were having at … Read more
Dear Leader's Mystic Pizza
Check out this account by Ermmano Furlanis helping bring the first Italian food to North Korea.
Smoked at the Smokey Saloon
It looks like the Metropolitician and ExPat Jane had a bad experience at the Smokey Saloon in Itaewon this week. Now, it could have been … Read more
"They Taste Like Nuts, But They're Juicy Inside"
Joshua from An American in Geoje and his friend Michael recently had a very ZenKimchi experience dear to my heart. They went to what seems … Read more
A Chef in the Blue House
Here’s a little interesting article from The Korea Times about a former chef for the Blue House, the South Korean Presidential residence. An excerpt: When … Read more