Koreans love the refreshing noodle dish called naengmyun. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Times. It’s the prime of summer and food is always a great way to rejuvenate […]
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April Issue: The Dish on ‘Top Chef Seattle’ Winner Kristen Kish
Photo by David Moir/BRAVO Kish and Tell KoreAm taps your favorite sausage-making food truck winners to interview Kristen Kish, the newly crowned winner of Top Chef: Seattle. interview by CHRIS OH, […]
November 2012 Cover Story: Seoul Sausage Captures Food Network Win, Our Hearts
Let the Sausage Fest Begin Coming off a big win on the Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, the future looks bright for the hardworking and charismatic […]
Korean Instant Ramen Recalled After Carcinogen Found
Health officials in Korea ordered instant noodle giant Nong Shim to recall six varieties of instant ramen on Thursday after a cancer-causing carcinogen was found, according to news reports. […]
February 2012: The Food Issue
We Are What We Eat Edited by Y. Peter Kang Food is more than sustenance and nutrition, according to Korean American chef Corey Lee. “It’s part of who you are,” […]
Top Chef Texas Recap – Week 8
Santa Claus Comes to Top Chef by Monica Y. Hong Turns out Santa arrived early this year and he overloaded us with presents! This week’s Top Chef Texas is […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Kimchi Fines, Hollywood Missionary, Hines Ward
Restaurants Sour on Rules Over Kimchi Wall Street Journal Lidea Park, owner of Duck Hyang restaurant in Queens, says she makes kimchi with trepidation. Ever since she received seven […]
Top Chef Texas Recap – Week 7
Ed Got Game by Monica Y. Hong This week’s episode of Top Chef Texas was a bit stressful so if you’re looking to be calmed by this week’s recap, […]
December Issue: Cecilia Lee Makes Korean Cooking Quick and Easy
Photo by Eugene Yi Through her cookbooks, Cecilia Lee has been tirelessly spreading her love of Korean food for more than a decade. by EUGENE YI “Have you ever […]
‘Top Chef Texas’ Recap – Week 6
Team Edward: Did you ever know that you’re my hero? by Monica Y. Hong This week on Top Chef Texas we learn what’s really at stake: steak, sauce, steak […]
Koreans Go Nuts For Gold-Infused Peanuts
It sounds like the world’s worst idea. Take perfectly good gold and infuse peanuts with it. Then sell those peanuts for people to eat. A Jeju Island-based company is […]
December Issue: Sisters Bond Through Tragedy, Chocolate
Frances (left) and Ginger Park at their store, Chocolate Chocolate, in Washington, D.C. Frances is holding the sisters’ co-authored memoir, released earlier this year. Home Sweet Home A family […]
Food Aid Can Change North Korea
Katharina Zellwegger in her office at Stanford University’s Asia Pacific Research Center. Ms. Zellwegger recently ended a five-year stint as head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation […]
Top Chef Texas Recap – Week 5
by Monica Y. Hong Last week I was too consumed with turkey day prep and baking pies to fit in the Top Chef Texas chili cook-off recap, but I’ve […]
Final ‘Soju Wanna Make a Video’ Contest Finalist Announced!
Congratulations David Elkin! Your video “Soju Magic” is one of the three finalists that will compete for the grand prize. You will receive 2 tickets to KoreAm’s 2011 Unforgettable gala taking […]
