Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Feb 2, 2012, 2:41 am
This is a BUZZ POST. This is a restaurant that has some buzz but hasn’t been reviewed yet. Location: Hongdae Cuisine: Wine bar Price: $$ Reservations: Sometimes required Suggested Items: Sources: Reviewer Rating AmbienceFoodServiceValue Diner Rating Please vote ONLY if you have eaten here. ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Feb 1, 2012, 2:27 am
Click here to view the embedded video. We interrupt our usual food programming to post a clip of Girls Generation making their U.S. national debut on Late Night with David Letterman. Added bonus Bill Murray Actually, not a bad performance at all. You really see what a small set that is. I also l...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 31, 2012, 2:45 am
Guest post by Kelly Brock I recently went to Jeju-do and took a chance on a street vendor that was at the base of Mt. Sanbang temple. They were selling hot chestnuts, so I bought some. After I purchased my chestnuts, I noticed in a basket these little balls covered in seeds. My interest was piqued ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 27, 2012, 2:56 am
Ottogi’s Fresco, the general jarred spaghetti brand for Korea, recently introduced a Bulgogi flavor. As you can see, it’s “Beef 12%!” I’m not a big fan of jarred spaghetti sauces, especially ones with meat, but I had to try this. Yes, like most meat jarred spaghetti sauces, the actual me...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 25, 2012, 2:58 am
I received a box of Kikkoman Kara-Áge Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix courtesy of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program to review. I didn’t sign up for it the first time around because I couldn’t think of a Korean way to use this classic Japanese cooking technique. By the time the chance came aroun...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 24, 2012, 11:40 pm
Korean food purists walk away. One evening last week I took over dinner prep and thought I’d make some chicken burritos. Got everything ready and then took out the tortillas. They’d grown a bit of mold. Each one. So I was stuck with the ingredients I had put together. Well, why not replace one ...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Jan 22, 2012, 8:33 pm
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter PANELIST June Chang, News Anchor, KBS World MAIN TOPIC AP expands North Korean coverage, opens first full news bureau by international agency – The Washington Post NEWS North Korea To Punish Mourners Who Were Insincere Kim Jong-il’s Eldest Son Attacks Dynasti...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 19, 2012, 7:14 pm
yeongeun jorim – home style Yeongeun 연근 (lotus root) jorim 조림 (reduced) is one of the basic, everyday banchan 반찬 (side dishes) found at home tables and restaurants.  It is a simple dish of sliced lotus roots boiled then reduced in soy sauce and corn syrup.  That’s also how a K...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 18, 2012, 3:21 am
Real Korean Bossam | Credit: Pixelgrapher from Flickr (cc) The New York Times has a scrumptious piece showcasing David Chang’s recipe for bo ssam (“The Bo Ssam Miracle”). It’s ... mousse, and sweet pickles on the side. In essence, David Chang’s bo ssam is to Korean food as the Californ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Jan 17, 2012, 10:02 pm
Many assume the territory between San Francisco and Sonoma County wine country an hour’s drive north is bereft of Korean cuisine. I did, too, until I discovered one long-disguised as a coffee shop. Java Hub Cafe is Marin County’s only noted venue for Korean victuals. It’s a simple coffee sh...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 1:17 am
Location: Itaewon Cuisine: South African Price: $$ Reservations: Sure Suggested Items: Anything with sausage or lamb, cider Rooted in the Afrikaans word for “barbecue,” this South African watering hole has popped up in Itaewon. On the menu are South African comfort foods, meaning Boerewors saus...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 12:49 am
This is a BUZZ POST. This is a restaurant that has some buzz but hasn’t been reviewed yet. Location: Haebangcheon Cuisine: Pan-Asian noodles Price: $ Reservations: Suggested Items: Sources: Paul Ajosshi Kiss My Kimchi Alien’s Day Out Reviewer Rating AmbienceFoodServiceValue Diner Rating...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 12:41 am
This is a BUZZ POST. This is a restaurant that has some buzz but hasn’t been reviewed yet. Location: Jongno Cuisine: Burgers Price: Reservations: Suggested Items: Sources: T’s Travel Story Reviewer Rating AmbienceFoodServiceValue Diner Rating Please vote ONLY if you have eaten here. Oth...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 12:27 am
This is a BUZZ POST. This is a restaurant that has some buzz but hasn’t been reviewed yet. Location: Gangnam Cuisine: Pizza Price: Reservations: Suggested Items: Sources: Seoul Food Reviewer Rating AmbienceFoodServiceValue Diner Rating Please vote ONLY if you have eaten here. Other Amenit...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 12:19 am
This is a BUZZ POST. This is a restaurant that has some buzz but hasn’t been reviewed yet. Location: Hongdae Cuisine: Japanese Izakaya Price: $$ Reservations: Suggested Items: Sources: Seoul in the City Reviewer Rating AmbienceFoodServiceValue Diner Rating Please vote ONLY if you have eate...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 17, 2012, 12:06 am
We get info about restaurants faster than we can have chances to go out there and try them. I don’t want to sit on this info and keep it to myself. So I am introducing a new feature called Buzz Posts. Buzz Posts are vastly incomplete reviews. In fact, they’re not reviews at all, since we Rating...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Jan 15, 2012, 4:07 am
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter PANELIST Noe Alonzo ROK On! http://www.no-kancho.net MAIN TOPIC Jesus was in Gangnam – ROK On!ROK On! NEWS Kings, Kims and chaebol FTA talks with China to begin THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA? South Korea Investigates Vote-Buying Scandal – NYTimes.com Sout...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 13, 2012, 1:02 am
Location: Yangjae, near Costco Cuisine: American Price: $ Reservations: No Suggested Items: Philly Cheesesteak, Italian Hoagie The glorious cheesesteak, done well. Everyone I have brought to 105 South St. Grill or has gone based on my recommendation has loved it. A nice Korean couple has put togeth...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Jan 6, 2012, 2:12 am
Location: Itaewon Cuisine: Mexican, Ko-Mexican Price: $$ Reservations: Taken Suggested Items: Kimchi Carnitas Fries, Galbi Tacos, Mexican Martini Every now and then a restaurant comes in that changes the scene. Vatos could very well be it. They serve modern California-Baha style Mexican street taco...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Jan 4, 2012, 8:24 pm
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter   NEWS Kim Jong Il Reported Dead GP (Martin): Why the North Koreans cry Spot the difference Updates on the Chinese fish pirates THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA? A Leading Critic of South Korea’s President Is Jailed Black-haired Foreigner Releases Sex Tape of A...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Dec 24, 2011, 11:56 am
NOTE: This was recorded before the demise of our little friend up nawth.
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Dec 14, 2011, 6:02 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. This was the first episode we filmed, starting in late May. Most of the time they chose my wardrobe, so don’t think I normally dress in lime sherbert cardigans. Here are some highlights, commentary, and trivia from the shoot: Got to experience my first temp...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Dec 13, 2011, 11:47 pm
... to watch a sunrise. For comic relief, I try to balance on a surfboard. My bathing suit ripped during my successful attempt, so don’t examine it too closely. The lady at the folk village was a hoot. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be there for the Haenyeo (female divers) segment and gorge on sea ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Dec 6, 2011, 1:23 am
Reviewed by: Christian Peterson Location: Mok-dong Restaurant Name: JB bbokki Cuisine: Italian Korean Fusion Price: $$ Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed) Suggested Items: Any meat eaters curious about tasting korean fusion food should try the Roast Chop Steak Dokk-Bokki..!! ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Dec 6, 2011, 12:50 am
Okay, so now we’re seeing what the government’s spending spree to K-pop producers’ pockets is producing. Brace yourselves. I present the Wondergirls with “K-Food Party.” Click here to view the embedded video. Kinda feels like a 1980s ABC Saturday morning PSA, right? I also wonder what i...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Dec 5, 2011, 10:18 pm
This Saturday, December 10th, the annual Sorae French Christmas Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To me, this is when the season officially starts in Seoul. Each year there are French and other European Christmas treats to buy, like pate, Buche de Noel, and Nutella crepes. There are also gri...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Dec 4, 2011, 8:43 pm
Being Korean American, my family had a lot of learning to do in the American culture department. Peeled apple on a chopstick was my lollipop.  I once heard Oprah say that moms who lovingly cut the crust off their kids’ sandwiches – THAT was love.  I needed to know mom loved me so I got her on ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 28, 2011, 7:26 pm
The modern fish taco was born in Baja California, although different kinds of fish tacos have been part of that Mexican state’s cuisine for centuries. I made a Korean fish taco with 된장 doenjang-glazed cod, Korean pear salsa and coleslaw (shredded cabbage or lettuce would work). Savory Doenjan...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 26, 2011, 10:18 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joyce is our newest writer at ZenKimchi. You can also catch her and her kitchen hacking skills at the amazing blog Knifing Forking Spooning. Making cheese isn’t something I’ve ever been interested in. I’ve just been interested in eating it. It wasn’t until I came to Korea...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 23, 2011, 8:13 pm
Got a friend or family member who loves Korean food? Want to express your love for all things Korean in a fun way? Want to order a beer in a Korean restaurant with your t-shirt? Check out the ZenKimchi Store T-shirts | Mugs | Aprons | Bags POPULAR ITEMS: Kimchi ㅊick (Kimchi Chick) 맥주 하...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 22, 2011, 3:06 am
Twitter makes it so much easier to “eavesdrop” on conversations of random strangers, which I do via a list of search terms related to Korean cuisine. For every person who asks a question, many others have the same one bouncing around their minds. Even random comments that don’t ask a question...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 19, 2011, 12:01 am
It’s an odd time to talk about jjajangmyeon, in mid-November when everything is about Thanksgiving dishes.  Yet we just eat normal, simple food that nourishes us and comforts us until that one big day.  Aren’t we all tired of hearing one more great idea for the Thanksgiving table anyway (whi...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Nov 6, 2011, 10:33 am
PANELIST Dean Brown gojejuguesthouse.com MAIN TOPIC JEJU!! (or is Hawaii the Jeju of America?) NEWS Odds and Ends: The Park Won-soon Edition Final voter turnout and Busan Dong-Gu Goddamn Chinese fish pirates again! Occupy Seoul protests have begun THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA? Additional me...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Nov 2, 2011, 12:59 am
Korea Food Expo 2011 is running at the COEX November 9-12, though I don’t understand why the banner on their website looks like they’re about to make Italian pasta. The 1st Asia Food Forum will also occur there on November 10th. We’ll be involved in a few ways. ZenKimchi Booth ZenKimchi will...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 31, 2011, 7:27 am
MBC is putting together a piece on Korean food globalization, and they asked me to place a simple survey on the site. So please take the time to answer this single question.   What Korean dish would you introduce to your friends? survey_questions_per_page = 0;
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 30, 2011, 8:36 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Just in time for Halloween, not that I intended that in any way or I can force any relations between bibimbap and Halloween, here comes my first self-produced cooking video on crispy bibimbap (recipe). I submitted this to the Delicious Seoul Story cooking v...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 30, 2011, 5:16 am
This is when I get the nastiest and most un-PC about Koreans’ approach to food. It’s when they mimic Western food for the Korean palate. Everything — everything — is sweetened. At any bakery in Korea, the only non-sweet bread is the stale baguette in the corner. Even the garlic bread is ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 30, 2011, 1:19 am
Kimchi Chronicles, the popular series on Korean food, is holding a video contest. Make a five minute video cooking a recipe from Marja’s Kimchi Chronicles cookbook, featuring the cookbook and turn it in before December 9, 2011. Here are the prizes: First prize: A year’s supply of Hmart kimchi...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 29, 2011, 5:17 pm
One mark of Korean cuisine is the thrill of grilling food at your table. There is something primal about a group of people getting around a fire and grilling meat. There’s also the added danger. My old girlfriend introduced me to the ultimate concept, Jogae Gui 조개구이 on a trip to the beach...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Oct 27, 2011, 9:18 pm
NEWS Site of South Korea’s Grand Prix Is Not Only Exotic, but Full of Surprises – NYTimes.com THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA? Political Moron of the Week Assorted lowlights Oh, it’s okay to give alcohol to minors (as long as you’re not selling it) In criminal law, timing is important 45 years ...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 25, 2011, 12:22 am
By Shin Here is my latest article for Yonhap News (연합뉴스), for which I got to spend an evening with chef Youngsun Lee and fun people who gathered to learn Korean food at the Institute of Culinary Education.  I appreciate the help from the school, chef Lee and the participants of the Kore...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Dining - Oct 20, 2011, 2:59 am
Location: Jung-gu Cuisine: Burgers Price: Cheap to Moderate Reservations: No Suggested Items: Daehanmin Burger, Ninja Burger Mira Diner, brought to you by the owners of Gecko’s, takes an international approach to burgers. Each one represents a different country and has amusing names, like the Nin...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 20, 2011, 2:40 am
Every now and then I get the craving for junk food–Korean junk food. Rather than ordering some rabokki from my local kimbap shack, I decided to make my own while cleaning out my refrigerator in the process. Yeah, it’s more bunsik than street food, but semantics were never my strong point. Rabokk...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 16, 2011, 1:05 am
People who opinionate loud and often tend to have the least informed opinions. Take this fake vitriol at National Review Online based on a menu printed in USA Today. It’s the menu of a state dinner with South Korea’s president Lee Myung-bak. The White House has released the menu for tonight’...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 14, 2011, 9:42 pm
As of yesterday, I have finished production of my six episodes for G-Korea on Arirang TV. All the shooting, audio, and editing are done. The six episodes covered two specific locations (Pyeongchang and Jeju Island) and four rivers (the Han, Nakdong, Geum, and Yeongsan). Combined, I basically saw mos...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 14, 2011, 7:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: Chipotle peppers recently turned up at local E-Marts. In celebration of this find, guest blogger Noe A. has given us this recipe. It’s not a Korean dish, but it’s another dish that people living in Korea can make. Avocado is optional, corn tortillas can be substituted with flour...
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Oct 14, 2011, 11:17 am
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Brief Guest Appearance by Michael Hurt (Yahae) News US soldier accused of raping Korean teen SKorea: US soldier to be indicted for sexually assaulting teen | Asian Correspondent Oh, for the love of Christ… Police arrest man for indecent assault against a foreign t...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 12, 2011, 3:03 am
Click here to view the embedded video. Yeah, we’re bad parents. But she really insisted on it. She likes lemons.
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Joe M. posted an article on SeoulPodcast - Oct 12, 2011, 2:23 am
Steve Jobs-The King is dead! Long live the King http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2011/10/182_96161.html Samsung pushes to ban sale of iPhone 4S http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96091.html Samsung profit predicted to fall http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/...
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Joe M. posted an article on ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal - Oct 10, 2011, 11:13 pm
This video has been picking up steam. Click here to view the embedded video. It’s an ad campaign by Mr. Pizza under the guise of Gumshoe Pictures. I have a feeling that the American offices came up with this one. With all the push to market Korean food overseas, I think this campaign gets it. It...
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