Some people love the pickled cabbage dish so much that it makes them burst into song. Just watch The Calamari Retribution’s music video, “A Ballad for Kimchi,” from the […]
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Stew For The Iron-Clad Stomach
Budae jjigae, a culinary remnant of the Korean War featuring Spam and hot dog wieners, stirs up mixed emotions
Happy Pepero Day!
Today, we celebrate our favorite chocolate-dipped wafer sticks. In Korea, November 11 is Pepero Day (get it? 11/11 —like Pepero sticks!), where friends and lovers give each other the beloved […]
Kogi BBQ gets new (orange!) wheels
The Kogi BBQ truck may serve up deliciously innovative Korean/Mexican tacos, but what’s truly fresh is the company’s groundbreaking marketing concepts. The latest? According to Food & Wine, Kogi […]
Rising Again
Culinary rising star Corey Lee, featured in our June 2009 chefs issue, has found a space in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood for his new restaurant, Benu, according to a […]
David Chang makes kimchi on the Today Show
Rockstar restaurateur David Chang was on the Today Show teaching Matt Lauer how to make his famous perfectly prickly cabbage kimchi. Is this similar to your own recipe? What’s […]
Awkward Korean Restaurant Moments
As a Korean American adoptee who didn’t eat a bite of Korean food until after I turned 18, I’ve had more than my share of these special moments. Whether […]
The Korean Fusion Revolution
Bulgeogi pizza? Why not? By Michelle Woo When the Kogi BBQ truck first rolled into Los Angeles earlier this year, introducing the universe to their now-famous Korean tacos, the […]
Soju wanna cocktail?
This Halloween, mix up some Korean culture at your costume party. Try this yummy-sounding apple soju cocktail. The recipe comes from David Chang of Momofuku fame. All it takes […]
Warm Korean eats on a cold and rainy day
It’s cold and rainy in Los Angeles today. I kinda like it. What are your favorite Korean dishes to warm you up? Soon dubu? Yukgaejang? Juk? Feel free to […]
Stinking Good
By Lola Pak Illustrations by Sylvia Park Stinky Tofu Asian street carts sell this dish—aged, fermented bean curd soaked in a putrid, inky vat as a midday snack. The […]
This mama wants a burrito!
I will never touch another bowl of miyukgook. I will not wear slippers or socks. And no, my kid will not wear a snow hat in the dead-heat of […]
Back-to-School Cookin’
Make hearty Korean dishes in the comfort of your own dorm room
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 […]
