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Video: Roy Choi of Kogi Taco Truck

Filmmaker Fridolin Schoepper created a video about Roy Choi, the much celebrated chef who started the whole Korean taco and food truck craze. Chef Choi will be part of The Avant/Garde Diaries, a show curated by Mike D of the Beastie Boys.

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Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part IV: For the Haters

Apr 16, 12 Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part IV: For the Haters

Posted by in Beverages, Featured

Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This is the third post in a four-part series by Steve Ward designed to teach you how to find the good hole-in-the-wall Korean coffee shops that are dedicated to producing...

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Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part III: On Roasts

Apr 11, 12 Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part III: On Roasts

Posted by in Beverages, Featured, Korean Food 101

Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This is the third post in a four-part series by Steve Ward designed to teach you how to find the good hole-in-the-wall Korean coffee shops that are dedicated to producing quality...

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Amazing Grilled Octopus

I’m always excited when, after living here for eight years, I find a great food that I had never had before. Friends, meet Nakji Gguri. It’s barely grilled octopus. Still rare in the middle while just kissed by charcoal flames. This particular kind was just rubbed in salt and sesame oil. So simple. So perfect! We had...

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Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part II: No ‘x’ in Espresso

Apr 07, 12 Survival Guide to Korean Coffee Part II: No ‘x’ in Espresso

Posted by in Beverages, Featured, Korean Food 101

Although Korea’s coffee market has matured in recent years, there are many places capitalizing on the trend but cutting all the corners they can. This is the second post in a four-part series by Steve Ward designed to you how to find the good hole-in-the-wall Korean coffee shops that are dedicated to producing quality...

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Trendwatch: Self-serve Beer Bars

Apr 06, 12 Trendwatch: Self-serve Beer Bars

Posted by in Beverages, Featured, Food Trend, Newsletter

I’d been hearing about self-serve beer bars not only opening but exploding in Seoul. These types of bars exist in other cities around the world, but it’s a very new concept in Korea, and it’s catching on quickly. Import beers are becoming popular with young Korean adults. FTAs with countries have been coming into...

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