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[VIDEO] San Francisco Meets Los Angeles: A Conversation with Chefs Corey Lee and Roy Choi
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Reputations have a habit of preceding, and it was no different when it came to two of the most established chefs on […]
Parachute Alights on Chicago’s Dining Scene
by JAMIE MORGAN As Beverly Kim and her husband and chef-partner Johnny Clark mark the one-year anniversary of Parachute, the Chicago restaurant they opened last May, the Korean American half of the pair recalls […]
Benu Chef Corey Lee Announces Tour Dates for New Cookbook
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Acclaimed chef Corey Lee will be hitting the road later this month to promote his new cookbook Benu, which was named after his three […]
South Koreans Spend the Least Time in the Kitchen: Survey
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans apparently cook the least while Italians are the most passionate about food and cooking, according to a survey conducted by market research […]
Feeding the Soul in ‘Hungry for Love’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Many people go to New York City to “make it there.” With the sheer number and diversity of New Yorkers, you can […]
Chef Corey Lee’s Benu Receives Three Michelin Stars
by JAMES S. KIM San Francisco’s reputation for excellent cuisine soared as two more of its restaurants were awarded three stars by the 2015 Michelin Guide to Bay Area […]
Foreigners Battle For the Title of Best Korean Cook
by JAMES S. KIM People sometimes forget that there are other aspects to hallyu besides K-pop and dramas. Those are important, yes, but one can argue that hallyu wouldn’t be possible if Koreans didn’t have […]
New American-Italian-Korean Cuisine? The Chefs At NYC’s Piora Say, ‘Why Not?’
Taste New American-Italian-Korean flavors at New York City’s Piora by MICHELLE LEE What is New American-Italian-Korean cuisine exactly? The simplest answer, of course, is to say that it’s what […]
Image of The Day: The Cutest Hello Kitty Bento Boxes
September has been quite the month for Hello Kitty fans. First, Sanrio brought fruit-flavored Hello Kitty beer to China. Then the Hello Kitty jet made its first flight to […]
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 […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Hettienne Park, Chef Debbie Lee
Angelina Jolie and ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson on Hollywood’s Female Director Deficit Hollywood Reporter I don’t think about the gender thing very much. But when […]
Food Equals Identity For Chef Corey Lee
Now He’s Cookin’ From picky eater to winner of the James Beard Award, chef Corey Lee is scaling the culinary heights. Story and photographs by VIVIEN KIM THORP In […]
Top Chef Texas Recap – Week 3
by Monica Y. Hong This week our two Korean American chefs, Beverly Kim and Edward Lee, give us a taste of their cooking styles and personalities as we finally […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Kissing Leaders, Roy Choi, Violinist Jennifer Choi
Benetton’s lip-locked leader ads: bad taste? The Globe and Mail (Canada) Shocking photos of various world leaders in lip-lock circulated on the Internet today, stirring up a flurry of […]
