The Korea Herald

Oakwood offers ice cream promotion

Aug 19, 2011

With the sizzling summer back again, Oakwood Premier Coex Center Seoul’s lounge is offering an ice cream promotion until Aug. 31. Various types of specially made ice cream will be served, including banana splits with four different flavors of ice cream, ice cream with seasonal fresh fruits combined with lime juice, ice cream pancakes with maple syrup, and many more. Also, there will be fruit smoo...
Singapore Grand Prix to kick off on Sept. 16

Aug 19, 2011

Asia’s biggest sports and entertainment festival Singapore Grand Prix will take place from Sept. 16 to Sept. 25 in the country. It offers the world’s only night-time Formula 1 race. The 2011 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix will have Linkin Park as the headlining band on Race Day of Sept. 25 on the Padang Main Stage in Zone 4. Other stars such as Shakira and kinetic artist Brian Olsen are t...
Malaysia to hold Islamic festival

Aug 19, 2011

Malaysia’s Tourism Board said the nation will hold one of the largest festivals in the country, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, from Aug. 30, celebrating the ending of the one-month fasting for Ramadan. Non Muslims can also join the festival which will run for two days. Hosted by the Chief Minister of Sabah and the State Cabinet Ministers, visitors will be able to dig in on a scrumptious feast at Hari Raya...
Cathay Pacific’s budget tickets to Hong Kong

Aug 19, 2011

Cathay Pacific said it will offer a discount on tickets leaving Seoul for Hong Kong from Sept. 1-29, except for Sept. 9-11, only though its website at www.cathaypacific.com/kr from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25. While the airliner offers “Getaway Surprise” tickets every month, the promotion tickets for Seoul-Hong Kong route will be priced at 378,000 won. The price is about 40 percent below the normal rate, ...
Songpyeon (Half-moon shape rice cake)

Aug 19, 2011

Songpyeon is a type of rice cake made by kneading rice powder with hot water and stuffing the dough with beans, sesame, chestnuts and other fillings. The rice cake is shaped into a half-moon and steamed. Songpyeon is served without fail on Chuseok, the biggest holiday in Korea. On the eve of Chuseok, all the family members gather around the table and make songpyeon. They try to make pretty shapes...
Umami Burger’s brand is sizzling

Aug 19, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Umami Burger, the California burger chain with a modern spin and cross-cultural vibe, has struck a chord with Angelenos and now has the potential to join McDonald’s, Fatburger, In-N-Out and Tommy’s Hamburgers as one of California’s best-known exports. To celebrate, Umami founder Adam Fleischman is building the chain’s flagship location in a 3,000-square-foot former spa at the Grove ...
Dakjjim (Simmered chicken)

Aug 12, 2011

“Dakjjim” is a dish of chicken pieces simmered with seasoning along with various vegetables such as onions, carrots, and potatoes. Chicken is favored over other meats because it is low in price and calories, and high in protein. Dakjjim (Institute of Traditional Korean Food) Ingredients ● 700 g chicken, 5 cups water ● 70 g carrot ● 2 sheets brown oak mushrooms, ● 80 g onion, 8 g gingko ● 1 ...
Gourmet food halls sprouting up in Seoul

Aug 12, 2011

Dean and DeLuca, CJ Foodworld, Fauchon heighten slow food shopping experience Long ago, Korean department stores perfected the art of the all-in-one-stop. Upper floors catered to the shopaholic with a bevy of clothes, accessories and beauty products. Top floors boasted restaurants, and basement floors a food court and supermarket. It looked like that set-up was the only way to do premium dinin...
Germany’s last millstone mason pressed for time

Aug 8, 2011

ZUSAMALTHEIM (AFP) ― An organic food boom in Germany is creating demand for flour ground the old way, but the country only has one person left with the skills needed to carve and maintain millstones. According to the German organic food industry body, the BOeLW, sales of organic food in Europe’s biggest economy have tripled since 2000 and are on course to exceed six billion euros ($8.4 billion) ...
Chef’s sensual cooking heats up France

Aug 8, 2011

Alexandre Gauthier focuses on ingredients’ own flavors, shuns seasoning LA MADELAINE-SOUS-MONTREUIL (AFP) ― Eating at Alexandre Gauthier’s restaurant should put customers in the mood for making love “otherwise it didn’t work,” said the young chef whose cuisine is luring foodies from far and wide to the north of France. The 32-year-old, perhaps better known abroad than at home, offers the unexpe...
Neobiani (Grilled sliced beef)

Aug 5, 2011

Neobiani is thinly sliced grilled beef with soy sauce seasoning. Neobiani means that the beef is sliced into broad sections. It is tender with a lot of knife slits in it. Neobiani (Institute of Traditional Korean Food) Ingredients ● 600 g beef (sirloin), 70g pear juice ● seasoning sauce: 5 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp minced green onion, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp ging...
Wine of the Week: 2009 Domaine Bersan Saint-Bris Sauvignon Blanc

Aug 5, 2011

Say what? A Sauvignon Blanc from Burgundy? Under $15? I was skeptical. But when I tasted the 2009 Saint-Bris from Domaine Bersan, I understood why Saint-Bris is the only appellation in Burgundy where the required grape is Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp and bone dry, Bersan’s Saint-Bris has an enticing minerality and a light touch of citrus. Perfect summer drinking at an incredible price for the quality....
Taste authentic Hong Kong-style food in Seoul

Aug 5, 2011

Wonton noodle soup and handmade dim sum do not disappoint One of the major delights of taking a trip to Hong Kong is the food. Just one three-to-four hour flight lands you in a place populated with spongy dragon fruit, sweet sugarcane juice and endless trolleys full of the most delectable dim sum. Of course, there are also the wonderful little shops where one can dip into bowls of congee and w...
Portugal’s cork forests fight back in the War of the Stoppers

Aug 1, 2011

CORUCHE, Portugal (AP) ― In the centuries-old cork forests of southern Portugal, locals who for generations have harvested the bark that bungs billions of bottles around the world don’t think much of the rival plastic stoppers and metal screwcaps threatening their livelihoods. “Cork is a safer bet,” says Joao Simoes, a 64-year-old, as he peels the bark off a cork oak ― a job he’s been doing for ...
Famous Spanish restaurant El Bulli shuts, for now

Jul 31, 2011

ROSES, Spain (AP) -- El Bulli, one of the world's most acclaimed and award-winning eateries, has served its last supper. On the final menu Saturday were 50 dishes with intriguing names like ``Clam Meringue,'' ``Olive Spheres,'' and ``Hot Cold Gin Fizz.'' This March 30, 2011 file photo shows Spanish chef Ferran Adria as he tastes some food in the kitchen of his restaurant elBulli in Roses, Spain...