Bistro Polpo in Bangbae
Back from my trip to Japan, I paid a visit to Bistro Polpo. Nokjang has already written this one up, so I feel relaxed about posting a rough version of my own. Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0 Lately so …
Back from my trip to Japan, I paid a visit to Bistro Polpo. Nokjang has already written this one up, so I feel relaxed about posting a rough version of my own. Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0 Lately so …
A friend came over from New York for a visit, so we stopped by Bistro Polpo. It is, after all, the bistro that represents Korea. Bread from Lee Boulanger I bought some bread before heading to Polpo. A …
It had been a really long time since my last visit to Maison M’O. No commentary this time, just a quick record. The pithiviers was better than the chausson aux marrons. …
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…
I have been to Polpo so many times, but it has this magic that keeps pulling me back again and again. This visit was especially meaningful since I came with a guest from France. Bubbles of the day They…
The first anniversary gathering at Bistro Polpo was back in May last year. It has been almost a year already. I have been here so many times that there is not much left to explain, so this is just for the reco…
For personal reasons I left this blog untouched for almost a year, and now I am picking it back up. As you get older, there just are not enough hours in the day. The one silver lining, if you can call it that,…
I am putting together all the posts from my visits to Maison M’O from this spring through the summer. First in, first out is my rule, but if I do not do it this way I will never get them all up. T…
Another gathering at Polpo, right on the heels of the last one. I know I have been going to Polpo a bit too often, but for various reasons I will not be able to go for a while, so I am cramming the visits in. …
I had some free time on the weekend, so I went to Bistro Polpo. I used to come around here a lot, and not long after this visit I ended up going again. Cookies loaded with Edam cheese They brought thes…
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…
I had a casual New Year get-together at Polpo with friends who are regular folks, not foodies. I have known them for more than ten years, but this was the first time we met at a proper Italian restaurant rathe…