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November 15, 2019 Food&Beverage

Health-conscious brews at Oga Teahouse

Sequestered on the basement floor of a building near Posco Center in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, Oga Teahouse is a personal haven for manager Oh Ki-hwan. Oh, who runs this Korean teahouse with his mother, ...

Hot sandwiches, soup and coffee for colder months

Crisp, cool weather invites warmer fare like hot soups exhaling curls of steam, cups of heartwarming coffee laced with creamy milk, and crunchy-edged sandwiches, fresh off the panini grill. Sunset S...

October 25, 2019
Food&Beverage
Ingredient-focused, fresh suppers at Sanok

When Sanok chef Kim Jeong-ho decided to strike out on his own, he zoomed in on the ingredients, turning to the bare bones of cuisine for inspiration. Kim explained how he, as a father cooking for hi...

October 11, 2019
Food&Beverage
Hyodo, fried chicken contender with plenty up its sleeve

Korean fried chicken can be easily found most anywhere in Seoul. So when Kim San -- who was racking up experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant at the time -- was offered a chance to take a stab ...

September 20, 2019
Food&Beverage
Veteran pizzaiolo brings artisanal pies to Nonhyeon

“Salt, water, yeast,” Darobe founder and primo pizzaiolo Kang Woo-seok, 39, rattled off -- referring to the ingredients needed to craft his pizza dough. “And flour.” At Darobe, those ingredients, tr...

August 30, 2019
Food&Beverage
Chocolatier’s new macarons pop with flavor

The macarons crafted by chocolatier Ko Eun-su at Macaron Couture showcase palate-teasing flavor combinations like Gorgonzola and honey or truffle and Pecorino. The shells are supremely thin on the o...

August 9, 2019
Food&Beverage
Locally-sourced, wet-aged tonkatsu at new Seoul hotspot

Still in its pre-opening stage, newly minted tonkatsu restaurant Hoshi Katsu, which soft-opened in early June in Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong, has diners lining up for a taste of its fried pork cutlet. Ev...

July 26, 2019
Food&Beverage
Housemade pasta and more at It’el JAE

When the tajarin arrives tableside at the newly minted It’el JAE, it is a decadent, mouthwatering affair -- a sumptuous tangle of handmade pasta bathed in sage-infused butter, strewn with translucent...

July 5, 2019
Food&Beverage
Sanuki udon by way of Osaka at Hyun Udon

Hyun Udon owner-chef Park Sang-hyun takes noodle making very seriously. To ensure their freshness, Park and his team make the noodles twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. His u...

June 14, 2019
Food&Beverage
Coffee with character at T.o.ch

The scent of candied strawberries fills T.o.ch Coffee’s small showroom, emanating from freshly ground beans of Bourbon and Castillo varieties hailing from the El Paraiso association in Colombia. Onc...

May 31, 2019
Food&Beverage
Michelin-starred chef back with another casual dining spot

The first time Michelin-starred chef Yim Jung-sik went into casual dining, he zoomed in on Korean cuisine, putting the spotlight on naengmyeon -- cold noodles -- and gomtang -- beef bone soup -- at t...

May 17, 2019
Food&Beverage
New spot, new dessert, fresh vibes at Happy Happy Cake

When pastry chef and owner Kim Min-jung expanded Happy Happy Cake to Seoul’s Nonhyeon-dong, she wanted to create a new cake for the new location. Kim looked for an ingredient she had not used before...

May 3, 2019
Food&Beverage
Massive shrimp burgers at Zesty Saloon

On weekdays, there are only 30, and on weekends, there are only 50 shrimp burgers sold daily at Zesty Saloon, a new hangout that opened in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong in March. “We make our patties with ju...

April 19, 2019
Food&Beverage
Sweet surprises at Goollim

At Goollim -- a tiny, seven-seat shop in Seoul’s Banpo-dong -- owner and pastry chef Lim Kyoung-jin demonstrates a flair for infusing toothsome treats with unconventional ingredients. Lim trumps tra...

April 5, 2019
Food&Beverage
Fire-fueled eats at Soot

Fire fuels the food at Soot -- a newly minted fine casual gastropub near Seoul’s Garosugil that had its soft opening earlier this month. Owner and chef Choi Hyo-ui and creative director Lee Jae-hoon...

March 21, 2019
Food&Beverage

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