Kimchi and Cheese: How crisis made dairy dominate Korean cuisine
The spicy stewed pork ribs emerged from the kitchen. Two attractive TV hosts gawked at them in wonder. They gazed at a dish of decadence. … Read more
10 Ways to Survive a Korean Summer
These are the foods we cling to that makes the blistering Korean summer bearable. Let’s pop open the ice chest and share the goodies.
Blomster’s opens second Korean diner ‘popup’ in California wine country
It doesn’t seem to make sense that a 40-plus-year-old San Francisco Bay-area brunch joint is sharing valuable restaurant space with a fusion diner known for … Read more
New York celebrity chef Hooni Kim marries Korean flavors to local ingredients
Hooni Kim, Michelin-starred chef of Danji and Hanjan restaurants in New York City, sees the marriage of Korean food culture with American food culture as Korean flavors married to … Read more
Fried Seasoned Zucchini (호박볶음 hobak bokkeum)
Zucchini are coming into season in California now, and I received a medium-sized one in my community-supported agriculture package last week. I could have again … Read more
Review: Dick Blomster's Korean Diner, Guerneville, Calif.
Finding California wine country’s hottest new 한식 hanshik (Korean food) can be as challengingly fun as discovering next pinot noir wine sensation, but it’s equally … Read more
Woomi Dakgalbi, Chuncheon, Korea
Woomi is an old-school 닭갈비 dakgalbi restaurant that has been in the mountain lakeside city of 춘천 Chuncheon, South Korea, since 1970. This was the … Read more
Tammy's interview with Roy Choi of Kogi BBQ
On Sept. 11, I spent an hour of my day interviewing Roy Choi of Kogi BBQ. Choi discussed his soon-to-be-released biography, Flavor! Napa Valley and … Read more
Confessions of a Kimchi Craver
There was a brief stretch in my first month in Korea when I stopped eating kimchi. I blame culture shock. I had not yet grown … Read more
Assiette Palette: Noeuds d’oignon nouveau au gochujang & roulés d’omelette
Epicé et doux, croquant et fondant, froid et chaud, ce plat plein de relief stimule les papilles. Idéale comme entrée ou comme amuse-gueule pour annoncer … Read more