http://www.fatmanseoul.com seoul food for people who love to eat Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pizza Hutt is gambling a temporary name change can make their customers more aware of another, softer side of their menu.  From the Korea Times / 한국일보: In an unconventional marketing move, Pizza Hut Korea announced in a press conference Monday it will temporarily re-brand three of its Seoul branches as ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/12/02/pizza-hut-goes-pasta/ Ok, everybody knows Andong is famous for its Jjimdalk. This steamy dish of chicken, glass noodles, and vegetables in a rich, spicy sauce has enchanted (or burned the tastebuds) of many a diner. But alas! It was hard to fit a plate of jjimdalk in your pocket ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/12/01/%ec%b0%9c%eb%8b%ad%ea%b9%80%eb%b0%a5/ For any who are interested, Fatman was a guest on the Seoul Podcast this week, but the real reasons to tune in are the wonderful women behind Crazy Korean Cooking. http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/12/01/seoul-podcast-madness/ Fatman is dedicated to bringing our content to both a Korean and English language readership, but we've hit a snag - most of our content is written first in English, then translated into Korean.  We've started to find a good pace for putting up new content, but not for getting ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/26/translators-needed/ 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 ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/26/food-writers-secretly-hate-thanksgiving/ Suwon (수원) is just a short trip from Seoul, and offers some sweet eats. But first, some history: Let's not be coy. Suwon owes its historical prominence indirectly to one of the greatest scandals of the Joseon Era. King Yongjo's son, the crown prince Sado (사도세자) had what we would now ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/26/kings-and-galbi/ A quick roundup of some delicious goings on in the Korean blogsphere . . . First, Wine in Korea has ventured from purely potent potables (for which they are an excellent source of information, particularly for those of us who rely on fine retailers like E-Mart to fill our snifters) to ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/26/roundup/ 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. http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/25/sparkledown/ Samcheongdong has become a major neighborhood for dining delights, and Dal 1887 shows exactly whats right - and wrong - about the restaurant scene here. Packed into a renovated hanok, Dal dishes up Italian fare with an emphasis on spaghetti dishes. Tomato, olive oil, and cream sauces share space ... http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/25/dal-1887/ Um . . . yeah, so we had some problems with the site, but we're back up and running now! http://www.fatmanseoul.com/2008/11/24/fail/