Desserts Eaten at Home
I never used to bring desserts home; I would eat them at the shop and leave. But lately the pattern has completely flipped, and I end up taking most of my desserts home. The photos are a bit messy, but it felt…
I never used to bring desserts home; I would eat them at the shop and leave. But lately the pattern has completely flipped, and I end up taking most of my desserts home. The photos are a bit messy, but it felt…
I was working near City Hall at the time, and somehow ended up going to Manjok Jokbal for lunch. Maybe because they have opened so many branches lately, they seem to open early now and the line was not long ei…
Polpo is one of the very few places in Korea that makes pasta this good, so I go there often. I am friends with the owner, sure, but that and the food are two separate things. Edamame Nice to nibble on…
After coming back from Japan I had eaten so much Japanese food that I was craving Korean, and after some thought about where to go, I ended up at Odongdo. I honestly cannot think of a better option in Gangnam….
Famous regional fish cake shops have been moving into Seoul lately. Samjin Eomuk came up, and so did Goraesa Eomuk. My office is nearby, so I dropped in after work. It is near the Chinese Embassy in Mye…
I heard that a tantanmen specialist had opened in Sangsu-dong and that it now had a branch in Hongdae. A while ago another branch opened in Nonhyeon, too. It seems to have gotten popular after appearing on som…
I heard there was a popular Vietnamese rice noodle place in Sinchon called Mibundang, so I went to check it out. This is the place.. I heard they were opening a second branch too, but I cannot quite re…
There are two udon shops at Haneda Airport. One is Tsurutontan, and the other is Uraraka, inside the duty-free area. The Osaka-style Tsurutontan is of course delicious too, but Uraraka is a branch of Kanbun Go…
I was on an evening flight, so I had to get one last meal in before heading home, but I was left with an awkward amount of time. So I just hopped in a taxi and went to Shibuya. The plan was to browse Tokyu Han…
For lunch on the last day I went, as always, with the place I like best: Acqua Pazza in Hiroo. The handsome manager was still there, though he is starting to look a little older now.. Bagna cauda This …
After such a satisfying meal I couldn’t just head home, so I dropped by a tantanmen specialist near my hotel. Gyoza Turns out this place is part of the Benitora Gyozabo group. True to that lineag…
I also stopped by Kameido Horumon, a place I really love. You have to get there early and wait in line, so it takes a bit of dedication. Of course, that dedication gets rewarded with overwhelming flavor and va…