Fairmont Ambassador Seoul unveils new signature bakery collection The Atrium Lounge at Fairmont Ambassador Seoul presents a new collection of signature bakery goods, crafted by head baker Morgan Muller in accordance with authentic French recipes combined with natural Korean ingredients. The signature collection features natural sourdough-style fermentation techniques. Options include the plain ...

Both items are priced at 25,000. Although walk-ins are possible, reservations are recommended. By Kim Hae-yeon ( hykim@heraldcorp.com )

Society attributes a variety of adjectives to temple food such as healthy, natural, cleaner, etc. Are such words accurate? Ven. Dorim disagreed: “Temple food is not that grand.” Monastics use the same ingredients that Koreans used to eat in leaner times and prepare them in ways to enhance the taste. Temple food is neither extravagant nor special. The most important factor in temple food is the p...

In the afternoon, part of the building compound turns into a live music bar, featuring young indie musicians. The bar serves fresh baked pizza and various small bites that go along with a glass of draft beer or wine. A “Meet With the Artists” event will be held on Saturday at 4 p.m., and the three artists will come onstage to talk about their works that are on display. The exhibition at Artfiel...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents ‘Teppanyaki Gala Dinner’ Tamayura, the Japanese restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, presents a teppanyaki gala dinner in collaboration with luxury French Champagne brand Dom Perignon. The highlight of the eight-course menu is the beef tenderloin, a cut of Woorungchan hanwoo grilled on an iron griddle. The dinner is accompanied by Dom Perignon Brut 2012, Dom ...

New cocktail bar in Gwanghwamun tells stories of past, future of vibrant city

If you can pick one soup to make out of the many Korean soups, most people would put sundubu jjigae at or near the top of their list. It’s easy to make with just a few ingredients, and the hearty and comforting taste of this Korean tofu soup is a favorite soup dish among many Koreans. Traditional sundubu jjigae is made with seafood, such as clams, shrimp, or mussels. If you are not a seafood lov...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul offers spring season’s signature menu The Margaux Grill at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul will offer a new signature menu starting April 15. The new menu features a variety of wood fire-grilled steaks, served with a selection of appetizers, salads and seafood dishes. The Margaux Grill’s central open kitchen serves handpicked beef cuts including strip loin, rib eye and tenderlo...

I live at Baengnyeonsa Temple in Gangjin, located on the southernmost coast of South Jeolla Province. Baengnyeonsa is renowned for its “Baengnyeon Practice Movement” and is also known as the “beautiful temple of tea and camellias.” The path from the temple’s main entrance gate to the temple compound is bordered on both sides by a grove of camellia trees. Camellias begin to flower sparsely in ear...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul announces ‘2022 Garden Wine Fair’ JW Marriott Hotel Seoul presents the 2022 Wine Fair with more than 220 different wines from outstanding wineries in 11 countries — including France, the United States, Italy and Australia. The fair runs for three days from April 6, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Margaux Grill’s seventh-floor outdoor garden. Wines reserved in advance from...

Peabody Award-winning documentary producer sorts world food into flats, wraps and layers

My mother made these little patties on the day before holiday every year. She often cooked them on an electric griddle and made a ton of these little yummies for her family and relatives. These patties were only one of a variety of dishes that she pan-fried on the griddle. I usually sat down next to her to chat, grabbing a few of these little patties while they were piping hot off of the griddle...

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul offers new signature menu Cafe One at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul celebrates the arrival of spring with a new signature menu combining existing favorites ideal for pairing with coffee or beer. Highlights include the ricotta salad, made with ricotta crafted by Cafe One’s own chefs and tangy lemon juice; croque madame with Italian cotto ham and a soft bechamel sauce, topped wi...

Most namul restaurants offer a vegetable-based meal, with some optional seafood side dishes, but this place also offers beef bulgogi as part of the meal. The namul dishes here are quite salty, but steamed tofu and different types of jeon, or Korean fried pancakes, can help lessen the saltiness when eaten together. Black rice hot pot is served with a kettle of broth. Scoop more than one-third of...

I would like to introduce a dish that is simple, yet full of spring energy. Potatoes taste best when harvested on the summer solstice in June. Monastics prepare their own style of pizza using potatoes. As we are not very good at preparing wheat dough from scratch, we make potato pancakes and then add toppings. This pizza is one of the temple delicacies. Ingredients 4 medium potatoes 1 each o...