by ZenKimchi | May 6, 2017 | Commentary, Featured, Globalization
For Children’s Day, we went to the Picnic on the Bridge, part of the Seoul Food Festival, organized by Chosun TV. What they did was take over the lower deck of the double decker Banpo Bridge and made it into a boulevard of food demos, booths, and food... 
by Tammy | Oct 28, 2015 | Food Stories, Globalization, Korean Food 101, News & Media
The Korean government doesn’t want Korean cuisine to be Los Angeles’ best kept secret, so the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Greystone, based in St. Helena, Calif., in cooperation with the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (also called... 
by ZenKimchi | Aug 24, 2015 | Globalization, In the Press, Press, Shameless Self Promotion
Australian TV will broadcast “Far Flung with Gary Mehigan” this week, where he will visit South Korea. I got to spend an evening and morning with Chef Mehigan in Jeonju, as we discussed bibimbap. For those who were following back then, this was while I was... 
by Tammy | Oct 24, 2013 | Food Stories, Globalization, News & Media, Shameless Self Promotion
Koreafornian Cooking will star in a food-culture documentary on San Francisco Bay–area Korean cable television station, set to air in late October. San Jose, Calif.-based KEMS-TV broadcasts on cable channel 197 in most of the San Francisco Bay area. Beside original... 
by Tammy | Oct 24, 2013 | Featured, Food Stories, Globalization, News & Media, Shameless Self Promotion
On Sept. 11, I spent an hour of my day interviewing Roy Choi of Kogi BBQ. Choi discussed his soon-to-be-released biography, Flavor! Napa Valley and his opinion on pairing Korean foods with wine, the marketing of Korean cuisine and advice for the next generation of... 
by ZenKimchi | Oct 3, 2013 | Globalization
The new Michelin Red Guide for New York was recently published. Jungsik has come a long way. It had critics and diners scratching their heads about Jung-sik Yim’s “New Korean” style, but it looks like perseverance is paying. He’s gone from one...