Survive & Thrive in Korea
A few weeks my friends Ian and Kalli and I joined the Seoul Eats meet up. The place of choice this time around was Samarikant Uzbek Food in Seoul near exit Five of Dongdaemun Stadium. The neighborhood is chock full of Russian and Eastern European restaurants. Luckily for us Dan and his posse were already […]
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Image via Wikipedia With the coming of the new year comes the tradition of making Tteok Mandu-guk! It’s a dish made of rice cakes, beef, and dumplings as well as a host of vegetables. It’s served as a soup of sorts. On New Year’s day it is a must eat dish. It’s a bringer of […]
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EDITOR: Taco Rico has closed. Cross Post with Seoul Eats Let’s be honest. When it comes to Mexican food Seoul is a wasteland of dried shriveled jalapenos. I had resigned myself to places that serve up burritos that look the part but taste bland or other restaurants that dazzle you with colorful sombreros and piñatas […]
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A few weekends ago my friends Ian, Kalli, and I went out to Samcheong-dong for some early morning tea. We found Ongdal-sam tea house which serves up their morning brew in a traditional styled Korean house. I went with the ginger honey tea on the far right. It was aromatic, delicious, and flavorful. Kalli chose […]
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Winter doldrums got you down? Well, don’t fret because we’ve got what you need to put a smile back on your face and a sparkle in your eye: cupcakes. Don’t laugh. Seoul just doesn’t do the run of the mill Hostess HoHo or Ding Dong. Instead we’re talking about a riot of rainbow frosting, with […]
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Don’t worry about the name reflecting on the service or work ethic because, trust me, the folks at Lazy Sue are anything but lazy
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