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February 7, 2019 Food

Maverick pastry chef bends flavors at new shop

When pastry chef Kim Min-sun came up with the name for her dessert shop, L’Inconnu, she selected a word that best expressed her approach. “The name, ‘L’inconnu,’ comes from the way I see pastry,” sa...

Thai food empire turns a new chapter

Chicken, consistently juicy and flavorful, can be found at restaurateur Im Dong-hyuk’s newest Thai hangout -- Soi Yeonnam Mao. “We call it Soi Mao,” said Im, 37, of his latest enterprise, which he d...

January 26, 2019
Food
Local chocolatier, local ingredients, local flavors

For chocolatier Jang Ka-young, chocolate is about many things. Sweetness is a given, but there are other elements as well. “Both aroma and acidity are important to me,” Jang said. “I want the choc...

January 10, 2019
Food
Bostock, financiers and more at Cedrat

Before opening his own patisserie in a residential nook of Seoul’s Daechi-dong, Cedrat owner and pastry chef Choi Kyu-sung had already amassed over a decade of experience in pastry making. It began ...

December 20, 2018
Food
Nashville-style hot chicken at Brave Roosters

The journey began when five guys decided to take a stab at Korea’s fried chicken market. “Korea is famous for its chicken,” said Brave Roosters director Choi Se-hoon, 44. “We wanted to enter that ma...

November 29, 2018
Food
Ohagi and matcha at Mochibang

At Mochibang -- a small, artisanal Japanese-style dessert shop -- one will find “ohagi.” In fact, one will find several variations of the Japanese rice cake customarily served during the autumnal eq...

November 15, 2018
Food
Intricate French-style desserts at L’Aubenuit

L’Aubenuit owner-patissier Lim Ho-yeon patiently waited for the opportunity to serve his patisserie’s namesake dessert. “This was something I had in mind when I was in France,” Lim, 30, said. Lim w...

November 1, 2018
Food
Multifaceted sushi at Sushi Ryukou

In a city with plenty of sushi options, it can be a challenge for a new sushiya to stand out from the crowd. Sushi Ryukou took that risk, opening in Sinsa-dong this August. “I wanted to show my own...

October 11, 2018
Food
Aromatic, eclectic eats at Ithaca

The food at Ithaca, chef Kim Tae-yoon’s latest restaurant, is not easy to categorize. The food exhibits Korean, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Italian and Greek influences, all skillfully fused into incr...

September 13, 2018
Food
Uber-fresh, housemade mozzarella at Slowwcheese

As advertised by the big bold white letters adorning the storefront of Slowwcheese, this new shop specializes in mozzarella. Every morning, cheesemaker and owner Min Jin-woo makes around 3.5 kilogra...

August 16, 2018
Food
Trendy, toothsome eats at Taupe

Taupe, a new restaurant near Dosan Park in Seoul, quickly reeled in reservations when it soft opened in June. “Yes, response has been very hot,” said Taupe sous chef Kim Chul-ho, admitting he and hi...

July 26, 2018
Food
Specialty and micro-lot coffee roasted and brewed in-house

At Gray Gristmill, one of the latest additions to Seoul’s ever-growing cafe scene, getting a caffeinated brew is an interactive process. After perusing a selection of 12 different single-origin coff...

July 6, 2018
Food
Flavorful French with an artistic bent

Hulotte -- a fine dining French restaurant into its second year of business -- settled into its new perch in Cheongdam-dong a little over a month ago. The interior is new, the location is new but, o...

June 8, 2018
Food
Slice serves up banh mi pizza

The banh mi pizza at Slice -- a fresh, aromatic pie with a fiery kick -- was not on the menu when this eight-seater, New York-style pizza shop opened in Cheongdam-dong a little over two years ago. ...

May 26, 2018
Food
Modern Italian eats at Titolo

The sea urchin pasta at Titolo, a new Italian spot in Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong, looks like a straightforward iteration of the popular dish, like its banking on the huge dollop of sea urchin garnishing ...

May 4, 2018
Food

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