Gary is a wine guy from Jersey and he is one of the most entertaining and eccentric wine guys I have ever come across. Watch how he trains Ellen’s palate.
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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.
Central Seoul: Samcheongdong, Insadong, Jongno, City Hall Central Seoul 2: Myeongdong, Itaewon, Hannam, Dongdaemun, Haebangchon Northeastern Seoul: Nowon, Ulijeonbu Northwest Seoul: Hapjeong, Hongdae Sinchon, Ewha South Seoul: Express Bus Terminal, Seoul National University of Education, Nambu Bus Terminal, Daechidong Southeastern Seoul: Apgujeong, Sinsa, Olympic Park, Jamsil, COEX Southwestern Seoul: Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul University, Mullae, Sindorim, Yeouido
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Our sponsors, Suji’s has a new wine special at their Itaewon Branch. It is Rapaura Springs wine from New Zealand. The wines are very good and excellently priced. Seriously, to get a good New Zealand White Wine for this pr...
Dear Seoul Eats Readers, You can’t just eat all the time, right? I wanted to let you know about some events in Seoul. Some have to do with food and wine. It’s a great way to get to meet other foodies in the communit...
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Josh Hall from www.winekorea.blogspot.com has a bottle of wine between his legs. Why? Well, because we were drinking wine on a cold winter day and we needed to bring the wine up to temperature in order to bring out the flavor. ...
