Tour Story: A Detour for a “Bizarre” Food
By request, we made a detour to a pub specializing in fermented skate. One of the dishes was a new one for me.
BBQ Food Tours Featured in Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
We were in Hong Kong's Apple Daily. They had joined our BPM (BBQ, Pub, Market) Tour. Had a great time, as always. If you want to find out more about our tours and book, go to KoreaFoodTours.com.
Behind-the-scenes with Anthony Bourdain, What Is It Like?
This and many photos credited to CNN "Who's that old geezer?" Oh, Christ, not now. We were shooting the final shot with Anthony Bourdain before he returned to the hotel and jumped on a flight back to New York. He was sitting at a lonely street food cart in...
ROK On’s Dark Side of Seoul Video
ROK On's Noe Alonzo joined us on the Dark Side of Seoul tour last Friday. Here is a taste of what to expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ds6tLCYBEH8 We perform the tours almost every Friday at 7 p.m. make sure to sign up! And bring...
Video: ZenKimchi Korean Food Tours
Prominent video blogger Noe Alonzo made a video of our Ultimate Korean BBQ Experience tour. Take a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojQaC_PjFow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMJl_KdvOmk Make sure to sign up for our next tour, usually every Thursday evening. If...
Food Tour: Ultimate Korean BBQ Experience
Check out this tour. It's more than BBQ. It's a complete Korean lifestyle experience--with a stop at what is considered the best and most underrated Korean BBQ restaurant in Seoul. We are conducting the tours many times during the summer. BOOK NOW!
Yonhap Feature: Visitors learn to make their own Korean dishes
Here is my latest feature article for Yonhap News. I started working on this in Seoul then finished it when I came back to New York. I am introducing a few different options for people who are considering a Korean cooking class in Seoul. The table below didn't make...
Our First Official Food Tour
Since I first started the Food Journal, I have been talking about doing Korean food tours. Finally, we're getting around to doing them professionally. We've assembled a great team, with Veronica Kang's deep connections in the restaurant industry, Jennifer Flinn's...
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: South Korea
We're reaching the end of the hype week for the South Korea episode of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern." This has all been in the works since we first got the call to help with the show back in August 2008. I don't think I have another Bizarre Foods post left in...
Behind-the-scenes with Bizarre Foods #4: The Blogger Outing
I was busy with work the rest of the week, so I didn't hang out for anymore shoots until Sunday, but I kept tabs on what went on. So far, it looked like people were having a good time. On Saturday, they went out to Chamsutgama for the charcoal sauna scene and went...