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For those of you who just can’t manage to down an entire can of beer on your own, Hite has a solution to your woes: the Mini-Hite!

Now you can play Goldilocks and figure out exactly which Hite size is right for you: The big poppa Hite clocks in at 500 ml, the normal [...]

Set in the picturesque area near Hanseong University, Song’s Kitchen is an old converted hanok nestled into a hollow, making for an almost Brigadoon-like space of cute kitsch. This cosy, artsy space plays host not just to a large collection of ceramic, glass, and ticky-tacky, but also to an impressive open kitchen that turns [...]

집에서 맥주를 양조될까요?  방법과  공금 찾기 가르치는 블로그가 생겼어요!  A resource for anyone who wants to do some home brewing here in Korea, including where to buy supplies:
Homebrew Korea (영어 링크)
Fatman heartily approves ~ Korea needs more and better microbrew!  After all, why should OB have all the fun?

Fatman has created a commemerative cocktail for the Hub of Sparkle . . .

From business journalist Daniel Gross in today’s Slate Magazine:  Do Starbucks spell financial doom?  Gross connects the density of Starbucks in a country’s financial capital with the catastrophic financial losses of the past few weeks.
My tentative theory: Having a significant Starbucks presence is a pretty significant indicator of the degree of connectedness to the form [...]

This past weekend was a gathering of some of the best and most famous brewers of traditional Korean alcohols at Namsan Hanok Village. The weekend featured taste testings, demonstrations, and a chance to mingle in the beautiful outdoors. There were opportunities to see and share in making dongdongju, appreciate some beautiful ceramics, and [...]

There is a traditional Korean wine event today from noon to four pm at the Namsangol Hanok Village (Chungmuro Station, exits 3 and 4) where can meet and talk with a whole gaggle of traditional brewers, check out some beautiful ceramics and displays, watch demonstrations, and taste over thirty different kinds of traditional alcohols.

Fatman guesses . . .

this is supposed to help your . . .uh . . . “stamina”
spotted at the Andong Mask Dance Festival

The Korea Times has an update on more products found to contain melamine:
Lotte Confectionary’s “Choudy”
Nestle’s Kit Kat Mini
Mars Korea’s Peanut Snickers Fun Size and M&M’s
that’s in addition to the already identified:
Misarang (custard and coconut flavor)
Nabisco Ritz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches
Lipton Milk Tea Powder
Cadbury chocolates
Creamer and coffee products that contain creamer imported from Hong Kong
Danyang Day Bright’s [...]