ZenKimchi in the Media
Articles, TV shows, and radio shows that we have made or have been featured in
ZenKimchi has been featured in and has consulted for media such as Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain, The New York Times, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Lonely Planet: Korea, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, and the Peter Greenberg Worldwide radio show. We have also written for or Plate Magazine, Yonhap News Agency, 10 Magazine, SEOUL Magazine, The Korea Herald, Newsweek Korea, The JoongAng Daily, The Korea Times, Walkerhill Magazine, and Korea.kr. We were voted into the Top Ten Best Blogs of 2011 by FriendsEat and one of the top ten best Korea blogs in 10 Magazine.
 | TV | Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain [2014, Worldwide (CNN)] | Consultant/Fixer |
| TV | Far Flung with Gary Mehigan [2014, Australia] | On-air Talent |
| TV | Discovering Korean Food with Gizzi Erskine [2014, UK] | Consultant/On-air Talent |
| | TV | Food Paradise International [2014, USA (Travel Channel)] | Consultant/Fixer/On-air Talent |
| Newspaper | The New York Times, “Korea’s Fish Special: A Delicate Mix of Outhouse and Ammonia” [June 2014] | Quoted |
| Blog | Your guide to trying out Korean BBQ in Seoul (Feb 2020, Jetstar) | Featured | |
| Blog | Eat Cook Explore, “Eating Korean at Taste of London 2014” [June 2014] | Mentioned | |
| | Magazine | Conde Nast Traveler [April 2014, USA, Fixer] | Fixer |
 | Newspaper | The Korea Times, “How Joe McPherson became Korean food ‘expert‘” [February 2014] | Interviewed |
| Newspaper | The Washington Post, “A food warrior looks back on 2013” [December 2013] | Source |
| TV | Chef on the Road (with Ryan Clift) [Fall/Winter 2013, Worldwide (Nat Geo Channel)] | Consultant/Fixer/On-air Talent |
| Blog | Chopsticks + Marrow, “ZenKimchi’s Joe McPherson Digs Down-home Korean, BBQ Sauce” [March 2013] | Interviewed | |
| Blog | Korea Blogs, “Interview: Joe McPherson of ZenKimchi” [October 2012] | Interviewed | |
 | Newspaper | 중앙일보 JoongAng Ilbo, Korean version [2013-2014] | Opinion Columnist |
| Speech | TED Talent Search “The meteoric rise of Korean food” [June 2012] | Speech | |
| TV | Star King [May 2012, Korea (SBS)] | Cooking Contest Judge | |
| Podcast | AsiaTalks Podcast “Food in Asia Podcast” [May 2012] | Interviewed | |
 | TV | Kimchi Chronicles [June 2011, USA (PBS)] | Consultant |
 | Magazine | Plate Magazine [January 2011, USA] | Article & Recipe Writer |
| Book | Lonely Planet Korea and Lonely Planet Seoul [last two editions] | Source | |
 | TV | 생방송 오늘 Fresh Broadcast Today [December 2010, Korea (KBS)] | Interviewed |
| TV | 런낭맨 Running Man, “Korea House” [November 2010, Korea (SBS)] | Cooking Contest Judge | |
 | Magazine | Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia [September 2010, Southeast Asia] | Source/Featured |
 | Magazine | Harper’s Bazaar Korea [August 2010, Korea] | Featured |
| TV | “Today’s Blog” [August 2010, Korea (Arirang TV)] | Featured | |
| TV | 사랑해요 Korea (I Love You, Korea) [July 2010, Korea (SBS)] | Featured | |
| Magazine | Chosun Weekly [April 2010, Korea] | Featured | |
 | Speech | TEDx Seoul “How to Promote Korean Cuisine Overseas” [March 2010, Korea] | Speech |
| Newspaper | The JoongAng Daily, “Foreign foodies flock to the web” [February 2010, Korea] | Featured | |
| Radio | KBS World, Seoul Scene with Matt Kelley [February 2010, Worldwide] | Interviewed | |
 | Radio | Peter Greenberg Worldwide [December 2009, Worldwide] | Interviewed |
| Magazine | Newsweek Korea [September 2009, Korea] | Opinion Column | |
| Newspaper | The Korea Times, “Foreign Foodies Generate Strong Following” [July 2009, Korea] | Featured |
| TV | 30분 다쿠 30-minute Documentary [May 2009, Korea (KBS)] | Featured | |
| TV | Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern [April 2009, USA (Travel Channel)] | Consultant/Fixer | |
| Newspaper | The New York Times, “The Weird, Wild and, Ultimately, Sublime” [July 2008] | Source |
| Magazine | Korea AgraFood, “Korea – Sweet home away from home” [July 2008] | Interviewed | |
| Newspaper | The New York Times, “Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch” [February 2007] | Quoted |