November Dining Events in Seoul, Korea

I know I haven’t been blogging, but I’ve been really busy with getting stuff together for hard copy magazines. Here are some of the November dining events. I’ll be at some of them too.

Dan

November 9-11
Chef Meili welcomes guest chef Fredi Mossler Jr., 3rd year apprentice to Karl and Rudi Obauer of the Restaurant Obauer in Werfen, Austria. The Restaurant Obauer is arguably most prestigious establishment in Austria and has garnered 2 “Michelin Stars,” 4 Toques from “Gault Millau,” and 5 Stars from “Ala Carte.” Fredi will be serving up Austrian delicacies with a modern flair. Some featured dishes will be Veal Carpaccio with Horseradish Foam, Boletto Mushroom Cream Soup with Fillet of Smoked Trout, and Pumpkin Seed Croquette Parfait. Prices range from W26,500 to W34,500. A 3 course set menu set menu will cost W38,000. 797-3820

November 22 through 25
Food Expo Sextet. The Coex Convention will be having six different food related fairs all in one area with over 400 hundred different companies. There will be the Int’l Food Fair, Int’l Kitchen Machinery & Food related Equipment Fair, Int‘l Hotel & Restaurant Fair, Int’l Agriculture, Fisheries & Livestock Food Fair, Rice & Fermented Food Fair and the Kimchi Expo. There will be numerous conferences and seminars, export consultation, a cooking festival, a cooking competition show, and a new product showcase. You will find something to do. Tickets cost W3000 www.foodweek.co.kr, 6001-1071/1073

November 29
Thanksgiving for the rest of us. Ape with Pipe will be celebrating Thanksgiving with a Seafood Paella expertly prepared by Chef Greg de Fraze. The entree will come be served with a personal cheese plate and a wine or beverage of your choice. W25,000. 749-0903

About the Author

Daniel

Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.