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Dynamic Duos

Chicken wings and beer. Caviar and champagne. Japchae and Sauvignon Blanc. Wait, what was that last one? Our resident wine expert, Paul Park, provides his recommendations for the perfect pairings […]

Kogi By the Numbers

By Janice Jann $2: cost of a Kogi taco 9: hours it takes to prepare for a day’s rounds 500: pounds of meat prepared each day 50 to 60: pounds of onions peeled each day […]

Let’s Eat!

SoHui Kim Executive chef of The Good Fork Age: 38 City: Brooklyn When Sohui Kim and her husband quietly opened The Good Fork in 2006, they served about 30 […]

Chef On Fire

By HELIN JUNG Photograph by DAVID C. LEE There are a few things about David Chang we already know. 1. He is built like a house. 2. He has […]

Meals on Wheels

Kogi serves up Korean/Mexican hybrid eats from the mobile trappings of a Los Angeles staple — the taco truck By Rebecca U. Cho Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi On a […]

Grills Gone Wild

By Michelle Woo   Photo by Lucas Zarebinski Gyenari Korean BBQ & Lounge 9540 Culver Blvd., Culver City (310) 838-3131 www.gyenari.com Check average: lunch, $15; dinner, $40 The standard […]

The Dish on the Sides

By Namju Cho   Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi We’ve all done it — that is, those of us lucky enough to have large Korean markets at our disposal. After fetching fresh […]

The Story Of A Cupcake

By Ivy Dai Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Imagine biting into a light and tender chocolate cake, topped with creamy peanut butter frosting and a teensy peanut butter cup. It’s a […]

Of Rice And Water

By Christine Pae Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi A standard pot of juk is ordinary and rather plain fare for what it is: short-grain rice simmered in water until it becomes […]

View From The Top

By Michelle Woo    Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi   Illustrations by Eunice Choi In the summer of 2006, a photograph of Shelly Hwang ran in the Los Angeles Times. Her tiny […]

Joy Of Uncooking

Michelle Woo Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Turn to page 215 and you’ll find Ani Phyo’s recipe for fresh mango cobbler. (It’s absolutely delectable, reviewers have raved.) On page 118, […]

Finger Lickin’ Good

By Michelle Woo Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi There’s a new type of KFC in town and it ain’t from Kentucky. KoreAm bites into the pipin’ hot trend of Korean fried chicken. It’s […]

Beyond Well-being

By Nina Ahn Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Tucked away from the street, across from a large Korean market sprinkled with graffiti, is a small oasis in the familiar urban […]