Jooboon Chocolate, Daerim
After moving to Daerim I was wandering around the neighbourhood and found an interesting place. It is a chocolate specialty cafe, Jooboon Chocolate. Who would have thought there was a place like this near Daer…
After moving to Daerim I was wandering around the neighbourhood and found an interesting place. It is a chocolate specialty cafe, Jooboon Chocolate. Who would have thought there was a place like this near Daer…
On my way home I dropped by Polpo for a plate of pasta. Appetizer and wine Going in and eating alone felt a bit awkward. It was not like this in the early days after they opened, but these days there a…
One cold day with snow coming down hard, I arranged to meet a friend at Daeseonggwan in Daebang. I had never been, but it is a Chinese-run Chinese restaurant whose name I had heard plenty of times. The …
These days, whenever it’s round two or round three, it’s Angel’s Share. We just don’t go anywhere else anymore. I suspect it’s because they put up with us to some degree even when…
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…
Lately I keep missing the flavors of Japan. I suppose that is what living in Korea for so long does to you. Maybe that is why, whenever something arrives from Japan, I rush straight over to buy it and eat it. …
Epicure is the only gourmet club I am active in. For someone as unsociable as me to keep going for years on end is practically a miracle. So even though I have been visiting Jinjin back to back lately, once I …
After leaving Jinjin we headed to Angel’s Share. Quite a few of us carried on to round two, and luckily that day we all managed to get in. It is such a tiny place that if a group of four or more wants to…
By now I have been to Jinjin far too many times. This was partly a New Year’s party, and we gathered mainly people who had not yet been to Jinjin, but I have been going so often lately that it feels a bi…
I heard a rumour that The Old Croissant Factory in Hongdae had started doing scones, so I decided to go back for the first time in a while. Their bread never disappoints. The front entrance It was real…
When I lived in Japan, Japanese-style desserts were so commonplace that I hardly remember ever going out of my way to buy them. Even the neighborhood cafes and convenience stores turn out decent desserts, afte…
I have never really been interested in fusion Korean food. Not for any particular reason, it just does not taste good. Ingredients decide a dish, so changing the cooking method does not really change the flavo…