Survive & Thrive in Korea
Ben’s Cookies in Itaewon is a direct import from the original Ben’s from Oxford, England. Their newest branch in South Korea comes bearing the delicious aroma of some of the best tasting cookies before Mrs Fields even looked at a chocolate chip. At the Itaewon location you can find much more than the standard chocolate […]
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Amy’s Kitchen Lab is a tiny spot along the main street in Samcheon Dong. If you’re walking up it’s going to be on your right hand side sort of tucked away next to a few other restaurants and coffee spots. The menu leans on the sparse but unusual side. There’s hand made sausage or a […]
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Pier 17. My new favorite place to eat out with friends in Seoul. It’s particularly awesome because it’s the only Cajun restaurant I’ve come across while living in Korea. I wouldn’t have known about this God send without my friends Veniese and Rebecca urging me to go. Hesitant doesn’t begin to touch how I because […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Looks like Hera’s has closed Hera’s is a bistro in the Gyeongnridan neighborhood of Itaewon. The place has a distinctly bohemian vibe with slate gray concrete walls with burgundy sofa running along the edges and splashes of yellow, oranges, and reds. Hera’s has a great vibe. There’s a dj station ready to turn […]
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Maxican restaurants popping up all over the place (Uh, I’m making a joke ’cause half of these new restaurants spell Mexican with an ‘a’). So far, I’ve been disappointed. I can taste that you use canned tomatoes in your salsa, Tomatillos. An enchilada is not a soft flour taco covered in brown sauce, Taco Chili […]
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If you’re anything like me then you adore a fine glass of wine. I may not be on the level of some connoisseurs who can tell you the notes and undertones with such precision that they must have a palette from the gods or a wine class in their background, but I know what I like and I loved what […]
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