Today, the war drill sirens went off. I never used to think much of them, but now that I live near the American army base, everything seems just a little louder and more intense. The fighter jets flew right over the house sending the cats …
Haap is not your average ddeok jip (rice cake shop). Chef/owner Shin Yong-il studied French dessert making in France, at École Lenôtre, and has worked at Gosire, a famous Korean restaurant in Japan, and Poom Seoul, a Korean fine-dining restaurant. He also served as a …
This is a really, really quick post, just because I made a promise to myself not to go too long without one for a while. The other day I went to meet a friend in her neighborhood to check out a really cool bar that …
Sobok Cafe has been around for a while now. It opened in Hongdae in 2014 and promptly appeared on Tasty Road, which of course made it almost impossible to just drop by on a weekend for ages. Things have settled down now, but I still …
I’ve been coming across articles all over the place about a new “specialized granola shop” in Cheongdam continuously for the past month. The place is kind of out of the way, so I didn’t have time to drop in while I was over in that …