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…
Round one was in Yeonnam-dong, so round two was, naturally, Angel’s Share. Beef jerky One of the people who came that night brought out some beef jerky they had received as a Lunar New Year gift,…
We got together to sort through the stuff I brought back from Japan. When you buy all sorts of odds and ends, one session is never enough. It takes two or three get-togethers before things are more or less sor…
At the end of February I had a reason to go to Japan. Not to eat, but on some business. I finally got to use the Asiana Lounge at Incheon Airport for the first time.. I had made the card ages ago but my busy s…
By now I go to Jinjin so often that I deliberately skip the introduction. This time it was a gathering for drinking champagne. The main event of the day Jacques Selosse Initial. Apparently it is famous…
Toward the end of the Lunar New Year holiday, I got together with a few people who have a real talent for drinking and threw a home party at a friend’s place. Just like at the barbecue, it turned into a …
Honestly, Aoitori’s bread is not really my thing. It is plain Japanese-style bread, and I do not eat much plain bread even in Japan. It is more that I miss it once in a while. Anyway, this place runs not…
There is a hard-to-find bar in a basement in a residential part of Hannam-dong. It has a great reputation, but this was my first visit. Left to myself, I never seem to end up at a bar like this. Came ou…
Came to Cheung Kee Noodle House for the first time in a while. We seem to get together often before winter ends.. ahem.. Stir-fried gai lan Loaded with garlic. It has a nice bite too, so the stir-fried…
After leaving Dining in Space I wandered around here and there and ended up at the Shinsegae Department Store. The Shinsegae main store is really hot these days, and there is plenty to see. Sardine choc…
I heard that Dining in Space was starting lunch service in February, so I made a reservation. I never really meant to do anything special on a day like the 14th, but somehow that was the day the booking went t…