Survive & Thrive in Korea
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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Over the weekend a friend and I ventured into Omuto Tomato for dinner. This one is located right by Sinchon Station on the green line near Ewha Women’s University. Omuto Tomato is a trendly looking quick casual restaurant specializing in fusion omurice. What’s omurice you may ask? Well it’s a Japanese dish that takes an […]
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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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Eric’s New York Steakhouse is located in Mokdong near Omokgyo Station on line 5. All you have to do is take exit 6, look up and follow the ToTo sign. Then take a left when you reach ToTo’s and Eric’s will be on your right. Eric’s is all about the steaks. You can order up […]
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One of my students gave me a present the other day: a package of Jeju Fresh Tangerine Chocolate. The tangerine orange is put through a process called vacuum lyophilization: Vacuum lyophilization means to make ice directly into vapor, thus the remainingmoist is less than 2% w/w. This method processes the ingredient in the frozenstate, so […]
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In Seoul, Tea Purple is to tea what Starbucks is to coffee.
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