


ZK in the JoongAng Daily with Christmas Tips
Check out today’s JoongAng Daily for a piece I wrote about surviving Christmas in Korea as an expat–especially for those of you who don’t want to shell out $100 for steam table turkey. Beat the buffet rush and cook at home with friends (JoongAng...Roasted Turkeys at E-Mart
I’d heard that they did it last year but didn’t see any hard evidence. Today, we received a sell sheet for E-Mart advertising the usual sales when something caught my eye. “홀 터키 바베큐 예약판매” “Whole Turkey Barbecue Reservation Deal”...
The Carpenters at Christmas
Forgive me a little cheesy nostalgic Christmas indulgence. Amongst my immediate family’s family traditions is the shamelessly white bread Carpenters Christmas Portrait album of 1978. We have heard this tape on a loop so many times that my brother and sisters...
Christmas Cakes Abound
As the Feetman Seoul states, Christmas is a romantic holiday in Korea and Japan. The music you hear everywhere is not Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” It’s more likely “Last Christmas (I Gave You My Heart)” and other post-1980...