I got word that there was a place in Yeonhui-dong selling freshly baked galettes, so I went. I have fond memories of the galettes that came out at 8 in the morning at Maison de Zoé in Cheongdam-dong, but once …
After moving to Daerim I was wandering around the neighbourhood and found an interesting place. It is a chocolate specialty cafe, Jooboon Chocolate. Who would have thought there was a place like this near Daer…
On my way home I dropped by Polpo for a plate of pasta. Appetizer and wine Going in and eating alone felt a bit awkward. It was not like this in the early days after they opened, but these days there a…
One cold day with snow coming down hard, I arranged to meet a friend at Daeseonggwan in Daebang. I had never been, but it is a Chinese-run Chinese restaurant whose name I had heard plenty of times. The …
It has been a while since IKEA opened. There was news about the huge lines, which made me hesitate to go, but at some point articles came out saying the lines were gone, so I figured now was the time and went….
These days, whenever it’s round two or round three, it’s Angel’s Share. We just don’t go anywhere else anymore. I suspect it’s because they put up with us to some degree even when…
Every winter I make sure to get at least one chance to feast on seasonal seafood. This year I was especially busy, so sadly I only managed to go once. Assorted sashimi from Hyeongje Sanghoe I asked a s…
I had plans with a young gourmet friend near Sindorim, and after wondering where to go we ended up at Jeongin Myeonok in Gwangmyeong. You can take Line 7, and the bus gets you there quickly too. Actually I hav…
Lately I keep missing the flavors of Japan. I suppose that is what living in Korea for so long does to you. Maybe that is why, whenever something arrives from Japan, I rush straight over to buy it and eat it. …
Epicure is the only gourmet club I am active in. For someone as unsociable as me to keep going for years on end is practically a miracle. So even though I have been visiting Jinjin back to back lately, once I …
After leaving Jinjin we headed to Angel’s Share. Quite a few of us carried on to round two, and luckily that day we all managed to get in. It is such a tiny place that if a group of four or more wants to…
By now I have been to Jinjin far too many times. This was partly a New Year’s party, and we gathered mainly people who had not yet been to Jinjin, but I have been going so often lately that it feels a bi…