Booze in Winter 2021
Yebisu Hop Terroir Bought it because it was a limited edition, but it was just so-so.. The Premium Malt’s Fine Aroma Hop I think it was tasty. Old Speyside, Benrinnes Distillery 21 Year Old I think I …
Yebisu Hop Terroir Bought it because it was a limited edition, but it was just so-so.. The Premium Malt’s Fine Aroma Hop I think it was tasty. Old Speyside, Benrinnes Distillery 21 Year Old I think I …
Just a few short notes.. I doubt anyone else blogs this lazily.. Emperor Xiaolongbao Mimatsu Foods seems to make good quality stuff.. Hanabatake Ranch Camembert Bite-sized Camembert.. nothing particularly sp…
The queue I left in November, and the crowds had grown a lot. Back then I still thought the pandemic would be over soon.. instead it turned out I had caught the last train in. Duty-free shop They are still o…
I heard a famous Chinese freshwater-fish restaurant had opened in Gangnam, so I went to check it out. The menu and the table setting Well… the prices are reasonable and it turned out to be a curious pla…
There’s a great gopchang joint in Sinnonhyeon. It’s down in a basement, so it isn’t the easiest place to find.. and if you turn up late there are no seats either, so it’s a bit of a cha…
I found Gullim in Nonhyeon purely by chance, just walking down the street. I suppose I was lucky. It moved to Seongsu a long time ago now, and this was close to the very end of its run here. The entrance One …
Well… it’s a chain, so the food isn’t anything outstanding. Not that there’s anything wrong with it either… Bossam fixings Bossam Pretty standard. The broth Mandu… Hones…
Batgodong in Apgujeong.. I’d heard it has a reputation as a great place for a drink, but I never seem to find an occasion to go. Then again, we have Coupang Eats. Squid bulgogi Sweet and spicy. The squi…
Yagwanmun (Chinese bush clover) There are all sorts of yagwanmun out there — the harvest time matters, and if it has been washed before drying you don’t have to wash it again later.. so I bought a bit o…
Everyone already knows how good I PHO U is.. but going back and forth just to eat it isn’t an easy thing in these COVID days. Then I searched Coupang Eats and I PHO U came up, so I gave it a try and orde…
I’d always assumed you couldn’t get into Costco without a membership.. turns out that’s not quite true. You can get in with a gift certificate. Only members can buy those certificates, but th…
There is a restaurant near Gyodae Station called Hwanggeumkongbat that is famous for its tofu. I had been wanting to try it, but with the times being what they are I never got around to it, until I found out t…