Picture of the Day: Namsan Tower
Namsan Tower Ok, this was taken a few days back, but I think we need a reminder of how beautiful Seoul can be when it is so gloomy today.
A Seoul Culinary Trip Video by Planet Cerrito’s Blog
Korean Tourism Organization Seoul Trip from PlanetCerritosBlog on Vimeo. My trip to Seoul in Spring 2011 sponsored by KTO. The winner of the first Koreataste.org Blogging Contest was Michael Limbo…
Couples Faceoff in our Intermediate BBQ Cooking Class!
My buddy Susanna and her lover, Sugan, are a wonderful couple- except for one thing: they are ultra competitive. So competitive in fact, that when they signed up for our…
Pictures from Seoul Food Week 2011
This week has been crazy busy with working with KINTEX, running tours, and trying to train new guides for our food tours. Whew, a very busy but very fun week.…
Nutbutter and a kick to the taco
My good friend Maggie Whittum of Seoul City Improv is currently preparing for a Improv tour of Canadian Tour Festival and she recently did an improv show in Beijing and…
Seafood tteokbokki at Beodulgol in Itaewon’s bottom
Seafood Tteokbokki at Beodulgol Rating 3 Stars: Recommended (Great atmosphere, inventive touches on familiar food, understanding service). Last week was another sensational food week. I was able to meet the…
Breakfast and Lunch: cheongukjang and omurice
O’mori Cheonggukjeong This was breakfast at O’mori Kimchi Chiggae and yes, there was tofu and whole beans in the cheongukjang. The anonymous jerk face that left this comment: ” Do you…
KoreaTaste.org: Not Your Mother’s Kitchen: Quick Kimchi
The competition is fierce over at Koreataste.org and I am really happy to see the number of people posting to win a culinary vacation in Korea. One contestant Leigh Cooper even…
1 Decent and 1 unusual (blueberry!) Pizza at Pizza di Pane
Pizza di Pane Rating: 1 star out of 4 (good for the money, nice service, nice atmosphere) The street perpendicular to my cooking school is slowly becoming hip. There is…
Star Rating System for Restaurants on Seoul Eats
A long time ago when I used to write for Eloquence Magazine I used to do a star rating system for restaurants. I got away from the system because the star…