The Shilla’s Valentine’s Day Hugo & Victor Event
I heard a rumor that Hugo & Victor, a dessert shop that’s all the rage in France these days, was coming to Korea around Valentine’s Day as a promotion at The Shilla, so I decided to go and see …
I heard a rumor that Hugo & Victor, a dessert shop that’s all the rage in France these days, was coming to Korea around Valentine’s Day as a promotion at The Shilla, so I decided to go and see …
These days I’m deep into Korean soups and stews. Living abroad you can manage to eat most things, but soups and stews are the one category where it’s impossible to find anywhere that does them as p…
I had an errand at Napoleon Bakery in Apgujeong, and on the way I dropped into the Hyundai Department Store for a moment. Nothing grand – I just wanted to pick up some yuzu ponzu. Läderach A Swiss cho…
I got lucky and ended up at a Balvenie tasting meetup held at Mi Piace. It must have been a wonderful chance for anyone who loves Balvenie, and I got to learn a lot about Balvenie myself. Hot toddy The whis…
I suddenly had a craving for jjajangmyeon, so I went around hunting for a place that makes it well. There are a few famous spots in Seoul, and of those I decided on Kaehwa, the easiest Chinese place to get to….
A junior colleague I’m fond of called an impromptu meetup, so off we went to Inoshishi, the izakaya everyone raves about. They built the course to fit a 50,000-won budget, and for the price the content w…
A few French restaurants have opened in the Gangnam area recently, and the best reviewed of them is La Saison. I had a lunch appointment and was wondering where to go, so we ended up here — and it was very sat…
A friend called an impromptu meetup, so I headed out to Sadang. We went to a place called Yeongilman — apparently it is a famous spot in Sadang? Makhoe The most famous thing on this place’s menu is ma…
I’d been meaning to eat makguksu once before this winter was over, but I just didn’t have it in me to go all the way to Goseong in Gangwon-do. So instead I headed to Goseong Makguksu in Banghwa-don…
Maybe because the last cockle meetup in Noryangjin went so well, we had another cockle shabu-shabu meetup. This time we set it up at Maknae, so along with the cockles we also got skate and mulgomtang. The usu…
With the New Year upon us, there were hardly any good places open anywhere else, so I headed out to Itaewon. I had meant to go to Buzza Pizza, but it was full, so while looking for somewhere else I ended up at…
These days you could say Publique is the leading bakery in Hongdae. The prices are good, everything tastes great, and they do desserts too. I’m really glad a place this good exists in Korea. ^_^ Chocolate tar…