seoul food for people who love to eat
Regina Schrambling at Slate Magazine has some strong words against Turkey Day and all the toil it entails for the poor, hapless foodwriter. Sara Dickerman, in the same issue, goes on the record as being pro-sweet potato saute, but anti-brining in her excellent rundown of what the major American food mags are saying about the [...]
Fatman is pleased to report that the first official Hub of Sparkle Party was a rollicking success! Many thanks to Fatman favorite Song’s Kitchen for letting hoards of bloggers decend en masse on their charming place and run amok.
Gourmet magazine has more that just some delightful soju aperitifs in the latest issue - they also took a jaunt to Seoul’s very own Noryangjin Fish Market. Check it out!
Over at Oh My News, Robert Neff has a Halloween column well worth the read for some spooky stories of Seoul and beyond . . .
Check out this clever way to get rid of certain spirits:
According to an article published several decades ago by Yi Kyu-tae, there were several ghosts “sighted” in Korea following the [...]
Stafford of the Chosun Bimbo is running a series on the Hub of Sparkle covering his daily lunch experiences at his school’s cafeteria. Check it out!
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So Stafford, when are you going to come write for FatManSeoul???
The Blue Ribbon Survey 2009 Seoul Restaurant Guide is now out. This is probably the largest, most complete guide to restaurants in Seoul. This is a pretty useful guide, including short reviews, directions, contact info, and maps. They also covered some of our favorites in this edition, including the Kitchen and Star Chef. Available at [...]
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?
On October 25 at 3pm, conceptual artist, Elaine Tin Nyo will present “Kimchi, Jeotgal, Makgeolli: a fermentation seminar.” The seminar panel will consist of Korean food experts who will discuss how the method of wild fermentation makes Korean food unique in the world.
Anyang chef, Jeong Hyo Jin will provide examples of kimchi, jeotgal and makgeolli [...]
New York based conceptual artist Elaine Tin Nyo will be having a seminar on Korean fermented foods at 3pm Saturday, October 25th at the Seoksu Artist Project studio in Anyang. Lead by fermented skate expert chef Jeong Hyo-jin, this tasting is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the process of making traditional [...]
For those of you looking to broaden your cultural horizons, Fatman suggests the following delicious opportunity (one of the Seoksu artists, Elaine Tin Nyo, is working on a project on Korean fermented food and drink, hence Fatman’s steak in the matter.) Should prove interesting and tasty:
Invitation
2008 Seoksu Art Project (SAP) cordially invites you to the [...]
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