Survive & Thrive in Korea
Krema is a coffee shop and cafe located in Shinchon. The place proved to be a great spot to escape the rain and grab a cup of steamy hot mocha love. As you can see below Krema, is “working hard for your life.” And, you know, if coffee wants to work hard for me then […]
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Caribou Coffee is another chain of coffee houses in an already crowded market. So what, pray tell, sets Caribou Coffee apart from the rest of the competition? Well, for starters, Caribou is committed to bringing 50% of its coffee bean suppliers into the rainforest alliance by next year. They also buy fair trade and organic […]
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Last week, after the Van Gogh exhibition, we stopped for a bite to eat at nearby Bang Pane. It’s down the block from the Chong Dong theater. It’s a cute little restaurant and their specialty turned out to be hot pockets that they call pouches. The food was marginal. I mean, it’s a hot pocket […]
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In Seoul, Tea Purple is to tea what Starbucks is to coffee.
Continue ReadingThe coffee juggernaut keeps on trucking even in Korea. Yes, Starbucks is all over the place in Seoul. From every street corner and alley way and vacant lot you can spot a Starbucks serving up java to hordes of customers.Which is nice when you need a jolt of caffeine to get you going in the […]
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