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The Seoul Food Festival wrapped up this past weekend, and Fatman has the pics right here!

It was a poorly kept secret that Julia Child, the beloved French Chef, had been an OSS (Office of Strategic Services- a precursor to the CIA.  No, not that CIA) spy during World War II.  Too tall to join the military (188cm!), she served her country by working at OSS headquarters and in the field [...]

Ok, so there’s nothing to be seen of FatManSeoul but a mysterious figure in the shadows . . . but enjoy!

Most people were rightly impressed with the amazing amount of food that Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps manages to chow down every day. But how much more impressive would it be if his powers of eating were combined with those of world champion hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi for the ultimate power breakfast battle?
It might [...]

The Seoul Food Festival (English Link. 한국어 여기) is still a relatively new festival (it started in 2007) so it’s still finding its feet. Fatman is a new blog, so we sympathize. We also sympathize with all the people who can’t seem to find their way around! With five venues and inconsistent translation, it’s important [...]

오늘 아리랑방송 TV에서 노기로 되어있는데 ‘Korea Now‘이란 쇼에 나올 거예요. 국내 아리랑TV에 새벽 6시, 아침 10시, 오후 8시와 11시에 나오기로 되어 있어요. 그리고 아까 링크들로 직저 들어가서 아리랑의 사이트로도 볼 수 있어요. 이 목록에 들어가면 8월 27일의 에피소드를 보시면 돼요.
이 에피소드가 “주한외국인 볼로거”에 대한 주제이예요. 사이트에 나온 설명은:
외국인이 한국에서 일하고 살면서 느끼는 한국을 들어본다. 한국어를 [...]

According to the Korea Times, the major movie theater chains are now letting us bring our own food in!

Moviegoers will be able to enjoy coffee or snacks bought outside of the theaters while watching films, and operators will have to provide lists of food moviegoers can bring inside.
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Monday ordered the [...]

From Korea Beat, we have the tale of a new and creative (albeit unintentional and kind of gross) way to get your kids to eat something a little more nutritionally useful than a plain ol’ butter ring.
Mmm, protein!

Of course, this only skims the surface . . .
Andrei Lankov’s overview of the history of “Western” food in Korea, from the Korea Times (영어 링크)

So called “detox” regimens have been around for a while, but are they safe?  Mounting scientific evidence shows that they can be dangerous in the long term, and don’t have any real health benefits - check it out! (영어 링크)