March Mayhem 2011 Champion
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a champion! Suwon Galbi is the winner of ZenKimchi’s March Mayhem 2011. It had been a long arduous battle that … Read more
Korean Christmas Cakes 2010
Okay, we get it. It’s winter. Can we have the sun and warm weather back please? We’ve just had the coldest December day in thirty … Read more
Black Sesame and Chestnut Scones
December is the busiest month for restaurants and my schedule doesn’t allow me to spend much time in my home kitchen. Yet, whenever I can, I’ve been baking to resolve … Read more
German Christmas Market
One thing I miss about Germany is Christmas, and I was too young and stupid when I lived there to appreciate it. A Weinachtsmarkt (Christmas … Read more
French Christmas Market
In America, it’s Santa waving at the end of the Macy’s Thankgiving Parade. In Seoul, the Christmas season starts with the French Market, or Marché … Read more
Food Celebs in Town
Dorothy Hamilton, founder of the French Culinary Institute, (and whom, I’ve heard, helped turn a young Bobby Flay from a juvenile delinquent into an Iron … Read more
Asian Feastival in Queens
I am happy to report how things went for me and my sister at the Asian Feastival yesterday – Monday, September 6th. About 20 Asian restaurants … 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
Report: 2nd Annual Korean BBQ Cook-Off in Los Angeles
Last year ZenKimchi had reported on the very first Korean BBQ Cook-Off event in Los Angeles, California. Specifically in L.A.’s Koreatown district. It was a … Read more
Sorry about that Chicken Festival
The one festival I had been looking forward to this season had been the first ever Chicken Festival in Korea. At least, it was billed … Read more