Pop-up event at Starfield Suwon to be held through March 31
Fans of Netflix megahit "Culinary Class Wars" and gourmands who had trouble reserving a table at restaurants run by the chefs on the cooking reality show can now sample their dishes outside of their dining establishments.
Riding high on the show's fame, Starfield Suwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, just an hour from Seoul, is running a special food and beverage pop-up event dubbed "Bites Place Season 4" on the first floor of the shopping mall. The event, which does not require a reservation, runs through March 31.
Chefs Oh Jun-tak, Jang Ho-joon, David Lee and Choi Ji-hyung have filled the area with their culinary creations.
Oh, who runs a restaurant specializing in chicken dishes, offers dakgangjeong, or deep-friend boneless chicken meat, in four flavors -- seasoned, soy sauce, mala and garlic mayo. Visitors can also savor Jang's version of tsukune, or Japanese chicken meatballs, at the event.
Lee, known for his meat-focused fusion of Western and Korean dishes, has teamed up with burger restaurant Bored & Hungry to offer a burger featuring a special sauce and chuck flap tail. Only 20 will be sold each day. Meanwhile, Choi, who is known for serving up North Korean-style delicacies, is offering sundae -- a steamed Korean blood sausage stuffed with rice and vegetables -- and dumplings.
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven also announced Monday that it has teamed up with two chefs from "Cullinary Class Wars," stocking its shelves with their ready-to-eat meals.
They include Jung Ji-sun's donga pork, a soy sauce-braised pork belly, as well as Ahn Yu-seong's pollock roe and tamagoyaki -- japanese egg omelet -- gimbap, yubu chobap -- deep-fried tofu pockets stuffed with rice wine-seasoned rice -- and a sandwich made with pollock roe and tamagoyaki.
