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Gentlemen’s Club at Grand Hyatt Seoul

The hotel introduces a brand new institution, the “Gentlemen’s Club.” The club features a variety of the world’s finest cognacs, as well as gourmet dining experiences. This month the theme of Gen...

Updated : 2013.01.25 19:59

Japchae, (Stir-fried starch noodles with beef and vegetables)

Japchae (Korean Bapsang) Japchae is a noodle dish made with sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon), also known as glass noodles. The chewy and stringy noodles are nicely paired with thin strips of ...

Updated : 2013.01.25 19:57

Generations of comfort

A few months ago, I bought a “Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book,” published in 1968, at a church yard sale. I didn’t need another Better Homes cookbook; I bought it because of the handwritten...

Updated : 2013.01.25 19:56

World’s largest chocolate show sweetens Seoul

Last week, the world’s largest chocolate show ― Le Salon du Chocolat ― made its first stop in Seoul. The trade event first kicked off in Paris in 1994. In 2009 it was held in China. This year marks ...

Updated : 2013.01.23 20:14

Pierre Marcolini, bean-to-bar devotee

The world of chocolate definitely has its stars, and Pierre Marcolini is one of them. When the tall, blond Belgian chocolatier made a showing at Seoul’s first Salon du Chocolat last week, he was in...

Updated : 2013.01.23 20:14

Lee helps bring Korea's wine culture forward

Lee Hi-sang, chairman of DongA One Group, savors every last drop when he drinks wine. He calls each drop “blood and sweat.” As a wine lover, he not only imports some of the best wines in the world...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:50

Korean-owned winery a hit with the critics

Wine bar Vin.ga in Sinsa-dong, Seoul (DongA One Group) A little more than three years ago, Dana Estates, then a Napa Valley new blood and a relative unknown, catapulted to fame when influential wine...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:44

Bento box promotion at Renaissance Seoul

The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Irodori presents “Chef’s Lunch Bento Box” until March 31. Guests can enjoy a variety of high-quality, nutritious delicacies including appetizer, sashimi, braised f...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:16

Lunar New Year’s gift sets at The Plaza

The hotel presents “Premium Lunar New Year’s Gift Sets” from Jan. 14 to Feb 7. The hotel will offer “Premium Soy Sauce Abalone,” abalone marinated in special sauce (250,000-370,000 won), Murasak...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:15

Wine buffet at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul

The hotel’s flagship bar Bar Rouge has designed an exquisite wine buffet featuring 40 different wines accompanied by 50 dishes. The event will showcase 4 sparkling wines, 16 white wines and 20 red w...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:15

Premium New Year gifts at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill

Celebrating the New Year, the hotel presents “Premium New Year Gifts” until Feb 11. The gifts include, “Walkerhill Golden Barley Gulbi” prepared with top-shelf gulbi from Yeonggwang. The price of...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:15

Lunar New Year package at Grand Hyatt seoul

The hotel will be offering a special “Lunar New Year Package” to celebrate the New Year, available from Feb. 8-11. The package offers a Grand Room accommodation and complimentary admission to the f...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:14

Authentic Tokyo-style soba in Seoul

Subaru owner-chef Kang Young-chul changed the course of his career for soba ― those storied buckwheat noodles that were once standard fare for laborers in 17th-century Edo. While working in Japan, ...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:13

Galbijjim, (braised short ribs)

Galbijjim (Korean Bapsang) Galbijjim is typically served on traditional holidays and special occasions. In contrast to the braising method typical of Western cooking, Koreans do not sear the ribs be...

Updated : 2013.01.18 19:12

Less is more for one-specialty dining

Beerlogy stocks 62 kinds of bottled beer, including India pale ales, cider and hard-to-find craft beer. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) Catering to an increasingly food-savvy and blog-centric popula...

Updated : 2013.01.11 20:25