Sakana Bal in Ebisu
Sakana Bal in Ebisu is a place I’d wanted to visit for a long time. I’d dropped in once before for a quick carpaccio, but I wanted to have a proper go at the menu. So I made the occasion and went w…
Sakana Bal in Ebisu is a place I’d wanted to visit for a long time. I’d dropped in once before for a quick carpaccio, but I wanted to have a proper go at the menu. So I made the occasion and went w…
Went back to Anagoya with friends. Since I’ve been carrying a bottle of whisky around, this is the only place in Gangnam I can think of with a cheap corkage fee. This time we went up to the newly opened …
My first visit to Noryangjin since the new market building opened. Hmm… well… it wasn’t all that impressive. It didn’t have to be DDP-level, but they could have done a lot better, which…
Anagoya has moved to Yeongdong Market, and this was my first visit since the move. I asked a regular of the place and was told the 50,000-won omakase is the way to go. So I ordered it, and the lineup turned ou…
The line at Sushi no Midori in Ginza is always long, so I never really planned on going.. but I had plenty of time, and when you are eating with a middle-aged guy friend, going somewhere pricey and atmospheric…
Mareunbi hosted a dinner at Kuma in Yeouido, the place everyone’s been talking about lately. Both the quality and the quantity were staggering. This is the pinnacle of Korean-style Japanese food. …
Every winter I make sure to get at least one chance to feast on seasonal seafood. This year I was especially busy, so sadly I only managed to go once. Assorted sashimi from Hyeongje Sanghoe I asked a s…
I had a get-together with some regular folks (…) near Sinsa Station, and without much thought we just settled on Sicily. Sicily is tasty, sure, but there is a reason beyond the food that I go this often….
These days, whenever I make plans to meet someone in Gangnam, I pretty much only end up at Sicily or Polpo. Given my tastes, I do not go around looking for restaurants to drink beer, wine, sake or whisky at (I…
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 had been to Noryangjin before, but I decided to go again this time. You can tour the fish market while you are there, and if you absolutely have to have sashimi and maeuntang (spicy fish stew) in summer, the…
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…