The Village Voice reports that Chef Young-Sun Lee, who I interviewed for ZenKimchi Food Journal in September, is jumping back into the restaurant business with his own kimchi taco truck. The menu includes kimchi tacos, burritos and grilled cheese sandwiches. (See my recipes for the sandwich from April and the tacos from July.) His stated raison d’etre is…
Review: Honey Cuisine Sushi & BBQ, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Honey Cuisine Sushi and BBQ is located in the Wolf’s Den shopping center near the south entrance of Sonoma State University. (Photo by Tammy Quackenbush) Honey Cuisine Sushi and BBQ is just a stone’s throw from Sonoma State University. Since the restaurant opened May 2008, its patron mix has been 50-50 college students and locals,…
Look to the East for lower-sodium solutions
Food Navigator USA writer Nathan Gray published an article about how Asia is leading the effort in innovating salt substitutes. Let’s look at the commercially options and how you can apply them to your favorite recipes. Soy sauce A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that adding soy sauce to foods can…
Wine tasting in California wine country: Zinfandel
Organizing a blind wine tasting is a fun way of discovering wonderful wines you might have missed. (Photo courtesy of Quentin Houyoux at sxc.hu via Creative Commons license.) At a zinfandel wine-tasting party with a couple dozen friends in California North Coast wine country, the surprise of the evening was the top three favorite zinfandel…
Why am I jealous of the food at Japan’s 7-Eleven stores?
Japanese 7-Eleven customers can find gourmet 김밥 kimbap and bento boxes made by Gosireh, a high-end Korean restaurant owned by Korean drama star Bae Yong-joon. The kimbap rolls look cute and the bento is very elegant. Gosireh kimbap with seafood cost only 200 yen (about US$2.40). (Photos courtesy of 7-Eleven Japan) Gosireh kimbap with bulgogi is only…
Mi-sook recommends: Korean Cooking for Kids
Korean Cooking for Kids is a new blog on the block providing cooking tips and ideas for people who want their children to grow up loving Korean food. Here are some of the recipes featured on the blog for you to try for yourself. Stephanie Park’s Black Garlic—how to make your own with an old…
Mi-sook recommends: Love That Kimchi.com
If you are looking for all things kimchi, look no further than LoveThatKimchi.com. You can find kimchi recipes, recipes featuring kimchi as a star ingredient, kimchi t-shirts and free Korean cookbook downloads on site. They featured my Chuncheon-style kimchi pizza (and even tried it out for themseves and put their own little spin on it)…
Mi-sook recommends: Institute of Korean Cuisine
Thanks to Korean historical dramas, such as Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum), and Bae Yong Joon’s Gosireh restaurants and packaged foods in Japan, Korean Royal Cuisine is beginning to become well-known throughout Asia and the world. If Korean Royal Cuisine intrigues you and you want to study and practice this culinary art under…
Confucius’ dieting tips
Confucius ponders his place in Independence Park in San Jose, CA. Photo courtesy of Christopher Bruno via sxc.hu. Back in July 2010, Seoul Eats posted a quote from The Analects of Confucius, Lunyu X. 8. (248), which is called “Rules of Confucius about his food.” Here are Confucius’ diet tips: He did not eat his…
Mi-sook recommends: Foodista
Imagine a “wikipedia” for foodies–a website set up as an encyclopedia of recipes where members can test, measure and “tweak” recipes for everything from apple strudel and french toast to Monte Cristo sandwiches and eggplant parmesan? It’s too late for you to develop it because it’s already been done. It’s called Foodista. Foodista is a…