Louis Cinq, a Gastropub in Apgujeong
Louis Cinq is a restaurant that opened on Apgujeong Rodeo Street around the end of last year, I think. Maybe because they did their blogger marketing well, it’s gotten pretty good exposure for a place th…
Louis Cinq is a restaurant that opened on Apgujeong Rodeo Street around the end of last year, I think. Maybe because they did their blogger marketing well, it’s gotten pretty good exposure for a place th…
I met up with a friend around Gangnam, and neither of us could think of anywhere in particular to go. I said I wanted gopchang, so we ended up at Yeontabal, where parking is easy. The table setting I had the…
Right after I got back to Korea, there was a small welcome-home meetup at 2chef. It’s such a popular place these days that getting a reservation wasn’t easy. The sommelier knife case I’d com…
Amandier in Anguk-dong might just be the hottest dessert café in Seoul right now. I’d heard so much about it that, as someone who loves desserts, I simply couldn’t stay away. Amandier’s front…
Back in Korea, and it’s freezing. I met up with a friend who loves good food over the weekend, and after going back and forth about where to go, we went to Donsadon in Hapjeong-dong, a Jeju black pork sp…
Around the time I was heading back to Korea, we had a small farewell dinner at Omoigawa, on the second floor of the Matsue Club. It was a tempura course eaten at the counter while looking out over Lake Shinji,…
Finally kicking off my 2011 posts. Over the New Year holidays we got an enormous snowfall, and I was basically stranded at home. It wasn’t exactly a happy time for me, but I’m leaving a record of i…
Mornings at an onsen ryokan have something special about them too. Just like the night before, a lady in a kimono helped us with every little thing. The breakfast tray A plain, unfussy Japanese breakfast. St…
My company decided, pretty much by decree, to hold our year-end party at an onsen ryokan. A bit pricey -_- but anyway… you get a hot spring bath and good food, so there’s nothing to complain about….
I was trying to decide what to have for lunch when I heard about a newly opened ramen shop. The tamago kake gohan looked good, so I went to check it out. Tamago kake gohan The egg is small, but good eggs te…
I had a little time to spare, so I dropped into a cafe near Lake Shinji. It’s called Tachibana, and it’s also well known for its wagashi. You can see the lake out the window. Great view. Izumo-s…
Sakaiminato is close to Yonago Airport, so it’s a handy place to stop by when you’re seeing someone off at the airport. It fit my route perfectly this time too, so I dropped in, but… these da…