Going back to the same place again and again has to mean the food is that satisfying. The people I bring change every time, but they all say they are happy with it, so I cannot stay away. Spanish beer …
After a big first round, round two took us to Polpo. Lately I feel a bit awkward carrying bottles around, so when there is something I want to drink I tend to head to Polpo. It is not so much a corkage issue a…
I heard there was a place at Isu Station that does great sea eel and hagfish, so I went with my foodie friends. The sign It seems to be open from 3 pm until the early hours, so it looked like a good sp…
After a long gourmet meetup, we headed to Mangwon Udon, a place I had only heard about by word of mouth, for one last hit of carbs. Tonkatsu smothered in sauce It is Korean-style tonkatsu, and it is re…
Lately I only ever go to the same places. This day too, I dropped by Angel’s Share. Maybe because it was the last day of the holiday, there were hardly any customers and it was nice and quiet. Rus…
Right before the end of the Chuseok holiday I visited Miro Sikdang in Hongdae. It was another long day of eating, and Miro Sikdang was where it all started. Salad I did not do the ordering that day, my…
A member of our gourmet club who lives far away in LA came back to Korea for a short visit, timed for Chuseok. We arranged a lunch gathering at Polpo to fit the visit, and the food just keeps getting better an…
Sicily, the well-known seafood pocha from Yeonnam-dong, has opened a branch in Sinsa-dong. They said it opened about two years ago, and I am only finding out now. I had been meaning to go, but opportunities to…
There are a few places in Korea worth going to when you want Japanese-style desserts, and the best of them is probably Mon Chouchou in Garosu-gil. ROYCE’ is too expensive, and the other shops aim for a J…
I must have been doing a lot of good deeds lately, because a gift arrived from Japan. Sendai’s famous gyutan (beef tongue) jerky and an almond pie. A specialty of the Sendai region. Like most Jap…
Our regular autumn BBQ, which has been an every-year thing, turned into a summer BBQ this year for various reasons. It was a bit hot, but manageable. As usual I showed up with hardly anything prepared and just…
My summer barbecue was scheduled to start in the afternoon, so I dropped by the Shinsegae main store for a bit in the morning. I had heard a rumor that Garrett Popcorn, the one people line up for in Japan, had…