Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai, the wildly popular Thai place in Yeonnam-dong, had opened a second branch, and a noodle specialist at that, so I rushed over. I had high hopes before the opening, but the vibe turned out a…
Between Garosu-gil and Apgujeong there is an alley where hanwoo butcher’s restaurants cluster together. Passing by now and then, the meat looked decent and the prices were not bad, so I had been meaning …
One summer weekend, I was out and about from the morning. I went to Gourmet 494 at Galleria, stopped by Itaewon and made it to Garosu-gil too, so here is a quick record. The biscuits I saw on Rainy’s b…
I went out to Anagoya for a get-together, and something about the mood felt off. When I arrived, this is what greeted me.. Traditional liquors from the Namdo region Club member Nok-x-jang-x brought along tr…
Nadeulmok, on the road that climbs the hill on the opposite side of Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong, is a very ordinary restaurant I have been going to for a long time. The name is so generic that even a search could…
Late on a Sunday night, I dropped by Bistro Polpo for the first time in a while. Inside Polpo Maybe because it was Sunday night, things were pretty quiet. On Saturday there had been an event nearby and the …
Woosin Seolleongtang is a mild-style seolleongtang place in Sinsa-dong. The food is decent and it is close to my habitat, so I have liked it for ages, and lately, for various reasons, I have been dropping by e…
It was Boknal, one of the dog days of summer, so we had a company lunch outing, and we went to a place called Hanseong Samgyetang. It seems to be a sister shop of Hanseong Tonkatsu, a tonkatsu place that is fa…
One weekend in July, I had no plans at all and didn’t even know the event was on, but somehow I ended up at the Seoul Auto Salon. It’s not that I’m particularly into racing models, and while …
The official mineo (croaker) meetup of the Cyworld club Epicure, which comes around every summer, happened again this year. Thank you as always for setting up such a good table and inviting me. Sea squirt T…
I went to Singil Station for a foodie meetup, but had about an hour to spare, so I wandered around the area and stumbled on Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park. The entrance It is right behind Singil Station, …
The wine I collected over the years has finally reached its drinking window. Storage is such a hassle that I have no plans to collect any more; I want to drink through what I already bought and shift to whisky…