LIFE&STYLE
Korean Food Promotion Institute helps farmers as onion prices plummet
Amid an unprecedented onion crisis, the Korean Food Promotion Institute held an event Tuesday to promote sales of the vegetable. A record harvest of onions, despite a decrease in farmland that grows...
Jul 25, 2019
[Around the Hotels] Packages and promotions
Summer treats at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul presents summer desserts to beat the heat. Mango coconut bingsu and green tea bingsu are being offered at 38,000 won. They can be ordered at l...
Jul 19, 2019
Michelin star-winning chefs go to luxury hotels
With 26 restaurants boasting highly coveted Michelin stars, Seoul’s fine dining scene is definitely on the rise. Streets in posh neighborhoods of Seoul are dotted with eateries serving cuisines from ...
Jul 18, 2019
Half the guilt, double the pleasure
Halo Top, a ‘better for you’ ice cream brand from US, lands in Korea
Charging summer energy at Millennium Seoul Hilton Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Chinese restaurant presents a summer meal course. Taipan offers a seven-course meal featuring summer health and vitality ...
Jul 12, 2019
[Weekender] Behind South Korea’s ‘fatcaron’ sensation
Supersized with less sugar, Koreanized macarons may be far from authentic, but are ‘reasonable’ guilty pleasure
Jul 5, 2019
Korean bingsu with Danish flair at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas presents bingsu in collaboration with Danish porcel...
Housemade pasta and more at It’el JAE
Restaurant veterans team up to launch new gastropub in Seoul
[Weekender] The dessert craze
Dessert shops proliferate in Seoul as young Koreans find solace in fancy delicacies
‘Sommeliers are no longer just about serving good wine’
Though sommeliers are evaluated on their expertise on wine and service skills, for hotel sommeliers, there are other qualities to consider, too. Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas’ sommelier Yoo Se...
Jun 26, 2019
[Weekender] A game of chicken
Korean fried chicken franchises face cutthroat competition at home, look overseas for survival
Jun 21, 2019
[Weekender] What would you do for fried chicken?
Koreans take love of poultry to next level, from university to festival to certification
Going vegan at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul has introduced its new vegan burger at its poolside barbecue station. The Beyond Burger vegan patty that is nearly indistinguishable from meat c...
Jun 20, 2019
[Seoul Food Alley] Behind jewelry shops, pairing pork, kimchi and oysters in Jongno
Note: This is the last installment of the Seoul Food Alley series. Over the last two months, The Korea Herald has explored back alleys of Seoul, introducing clusters of restaurants specializing in lo...
Jun 19, 2019
Going vegan at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul introduces the how, new vegan burger at its poolside barbecue station. The Beyond Burger vegan patty that is nearly indistinguishable from meat co...
Jun 14, 2019