Here is a little news from the world of Korean food. On the heels of “topoki,” the Korean food globalization geniuses give us “Drunken Rice.” Personally, I think it’s a great brand name or band name. Fatman Seoul channels my thoughts exactly. It looks like the folks at Korean Taco Party were quite popular at [...]

This is the second interview-style video we filmed outdoors. The first one — about The Smoked Olive — was recorded earlier the same May 2010 day at the same farmer’s market. (We’ll be posting that interview in the near future.) The Smoked Olive interview grew out of scouting the market for background video. We were [...]

Reviewed by The Stumbler and Tuttle Cuisine: Korean Price: $$$ Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed) Suggested Items: Steamed Beef Ribs followed by Fried Rice This is the second review from the Stumbler/Tuttle team from Southwest Seoul.  This week our plan was to eat Galbi-jjim at a restaurant named 안의갈비 (An-ui Galbi), located at [...]

A recipe for creamy fettuccine with leeks, corn and arugula near the back of the June 2010 edition of Real Simple magazine could have been written by one of those corn-obsessed Korean foodies. Koreans try to sneak corn in everything: pizza, potato salad and even ice cream. So the cup of those ubiquitous sweet corn kernels already gave this recipe Korean moxie, as did replacing the arugula with sesame leaves.

Fatman Seoul’s Jennifer Flinn did a quick presentation for TEDxSeoul in late March on the culture of Korean food bloggers in Korean society. The videos are just starting to pop up on the web, and it looks like there’s some team translation going on. If you feel like participating please help out here. Share