by ZenKimchi | Oct 4, 2013 | Featured, Recipes, Special Occasions
UPDATED WITH MORE RECIPES Even though American football hasn’t caught on in Korea the way baseball has, it does have its share of manly man foods that would be at home at a Superbowl party. Fiery BulDalk, Soondae Bokkeum, JokBal–those would work well. I... 
by ZenKimchi | Sep 9, 2013 | Special Occasions
For years, the Grand Hilton Seoul has been hosting a full-on Oktoberfest. Each year I had been meaning to go. Usually I’ve missed it because I didn’t find out about it in time and had other plans. The steep price tag (W140,000) also kept me away. This... 
by ZenKimchi | Jun 11, 2013 | Food Stories, Special Occasions, Top Posts
We did it! The Game of Thrones Pop-up Restaurant happened last night at Magpie Brewing Company, and it was a success. Thanks all of you who turned out for the event. As you saw, I was extremely busy the entire time either cooking or cleaning. Wish I had more time. But... 
by ZenKimchi | Nov 19, 2012 | Thanksgiving Chronicles
Christina called me over to her half-basement apartment for Thanksgiving. This was my first year in Korea, 2004. She and Glen held this annually for expats and any Koreans who wanted to attend this exotic holiday with the mythical turkey beast—a foreign flightless... 
by ZenKimchi | Apr 29, 2012 | Featured, In the Press, Newsletter, Special Occasions
This is a quick behind-the-scenes diary of setting up ZenKimchi and Seoul in the City’s pop-up restaurant, Back Kitchen Seoul. Read Seoul in the City’s account, too. For reviews on how the food and the evening actually went, check these out: Pop-up... by ZenKimchi | Apr 20, 2012 | Featured, Korean Food 101, Special Occasions, Video, Who's Who
Nice vid here. Filmmaker Fridolin Schoepper created a video about Roy Choi, the much celebrated chef who started the whole Korean taco and food truck craze. Chef Choi will be part of The Avant/Garde Diaries, a show curated by Mike D of the Beastie...
