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December 9, 2009

Seoul Eats Dinner Giveaway for Tartine’s Beef Pot Pie Set Menu

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I have some gift certificates from Tartine Bakery and Cafe for Beef Pot Pie Set Menus that they have on Monday Nights. If you didn’t know, Tartines has Seoul’s best pies, tarts, drinking chocolate, butter tarts, strawberry rhubarb pies, etc.
It’s a 19,000 won value and you have to go to Tartine on a Monday Night.  The person to leave the most comments on THIS post will win the gift certificate. Be sure to post something nice. The deadline to win this is Sunday at 6pm.
I would like to thank Chef Garrett Edwards for the coupon.

“When you change a time honored recipe, it no longer has the taste of home”
   
Ruby Edwards TARTINE  Bakery & Cafe
                        Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea

119-15 Itaewon-dong, Yongsangu
Seoul, S. Korea   140-200
02-3785-3400



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.




 
 

 

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And the winners of the Tartine Beef Pot Pie Contest are:

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317 Comments


  1. slackjaw

    That looks awewome!


  2. slackjaw

    Your pecan pies rock too!


  3. Paul Ajosshi

    There once was a place called Tartine
    Whose food made the customers keen
    Their big fruity pies
    Were a feast for the eyes
    And the Beef Pot Pie Set ruled supreme!


  4. Bravo

    What time does the place close on Monday?


  5. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Haiku:

    Lemon meringue pie
    Your toasted peaks of delight
    Send me to heaven


  6. Bravo

    I've never been to Tartine, but the pies look awesome.


  7. Paul Ajosshi

    Trusty friend
    Always waiting
    Rich and filling
    Totally beloved
    I long for you
    Now and always
    Eternally pieous


  8. Bravo

    Especially when they are free!


  9. Pamela

    I was there on Sunday and had a pecan pie, a la mode! Yuuuuuuuuum! Not too sweet – just riiiiiight!


  10. Pamela

    and my friend had a blueberry tart which was also fabulous!


  11. Pamela

    Great pics, Dan! They make the tarts look that much more delicious.


  12. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Sonnet

    My mind slips back to when we did first meet,
    That alley down beside the Hamilton.
    A comfy chair to rest my weary feet,
    A comprehensive menu to choose from.
    The first time that I ordered rhubarb pie,
    I waited, baited breath, for it to come
    And when it did it surely caught my eye.
    The beauty of the pie struck my lips dumb.
    I never thought a man could love a tart
    With so much passion that he could not sleep.
    You fruity maiden, you have stole my heart
    And now without you all I do is weep.
    I sit here now and dream of beef pot pie,
    I fear that without it I'll surely die…


  13. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Cinquain

    Tartine
    A cafe
    They sell pies
    They taste so good
    Tartine


  14. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Tanka

    What you call a pie
    Is to me, a Brit, a tart
    I don't mind at all
    Though your pies may be lidless
    They remain the best in Seoul


  15. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Lemon Meringue Pie Shape Poem

    A
    PIEIS
    THEBEST
    THINGFORA
    SOMEONETHAT
    HUNGERSFORA
    DELICIOUS
    TREAT


  16. Paul Ajosshi

    Apologies for the Lemon Meringue Pie Shape Poem, for some reason it came out half baked instead of fully formed…


  17. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine – A Sijo

    I was hungry, starving, in need of something substantial
    I came across a small cafe, I hoped that they could help me
    They gave me pie and made me happy and filled me up with joy


  18. Bravo

    Paul certainly has a lot of sonnets/poems…modern day Poe we have here, sans the mysterious death.


  19. Bravo

    I'm not writing any silly poems, but I am a starving expat in need of pie.


  20. Bravo

    Where is this place exactly? Any directions.


  21. ZenKimchi

    Flour of this awesome pie
    Hit with Cupid's archery
    Speak of apples in my eye
    When thy crust I doth espy
    Let it shine as gloriously as
    Venus of the sky
    If I wake when it be by
    Will be a great hangover remedy.


  22. ZenKimchi

    ::sigh:: Shameless comment baiting.


  23. Bravo

    I agree with ZenKimchi, but I still like pie.


  24. Paul Ajosshi

    Bravo – In Memoriam

    Sadness reigns upon us
    The city stops
    And we mourn
    The starving expat
    Moves no more
    He needed but a single pie
    The ravens circle
    And they cry
    "Bravo… Bravo… no more."


  25. Paul Ajosshi

    @Bravo Tartine is two alleys down from the Hamilton Hotel. More info here: http://ajosshi.blogspot.com/2009/07/jam-and-bread.html


  26. Bravo

    Thanks, Paul.


  27. Paul Ajosshi

    Happy to provide directions and a poem containing mysterious death…


  28. Bravo

    I goofed that one, Dan, what's the most comments you've gotten in a single post?


  29. Bravo

    More cowbell


  30. Paul Ajosshi

    It would be interesting to find out, but I'm guessing that this one may break his previous record…


  31. Paul Ajosshi

    I too would like more cowbell, but only if it's served medium rare with a side salad.


  32. Bravo

    What's your record Paul?


  33. Bravo

    This is not related to food, but what's the over/under on the number of mistresses Tiger Woods would have in Korea.


  34. Paul Ajosshi

    Is that my record for number of comments or number of mistresses?


  35. Paul Ajosshi

    Comments probably about 8 or so…

    Mistress… none…


  36. Bravo

    Let's say both.


  37. Bravo

    That's good, you don't want that headache of voicemails/text being leaked.


  38. Paul Ajosshi

    As for Tiger Woods, 12 sounds reasonable, but I'd say he could easily have stretched to fifteen if he wanted to.


  39. Bravo

    Is there a prize for second place??


  40. Bravo

    So you're betting the over?


  41. Paul Ajosshi

    No, that would just be awful. But I will say that I think both of us deserve a pie for our efforts so far.


  42. Bravo

    A cookie at least.


  43. Paul Ajosshi

    I'd say over, but it's an uninformed judgement and one which I may regret putting in print.


  44. Paul Ajosshi

    Tartine's oatmeal anti-flu cookies are very tasty. Lots of cranberries…


  45. Bravo

    anti-flu?? crazy talk.


  46. Bravo

    cookies are not meant to save lives, only stomachs.


  47. Bravo

    do they have an ant-flu pie?


  48. Bravo

    how are the cakes at Tartine?


  49. Paul Ajosshi

    These are flu fighting cookies! http://www.seouleats.com/2009/10/flu-fighting-cookie-in-seoul.html Dan has more info there…


  50. Paul Ajosshi

    An ant-flu pie? Sounds downright dangerous, sick insects in a pastry crust? Come on Bravo, I think your pie starvation is sending you crazy!


  51. Paul Ajosshi

    I've not tried any of the cakes at tartine, but I can recommend the Romanian peasant bread, delightfully chewy and delicious when served with their homemade rhubarb jam.


  52. Bravo

    That's true…haven't eaten since noon today


  53. Bravo

    and pie sounds DELICIOUS right about now.


  54. Paul Ajosshi

    You should head down to Tartine, I hear they have lovely pies down there.


  55. Bravo

    Paul, since you used the word "keen" in an earlier post, I assume you're Canadian.


  56. Paul Ajosshi

    Pie does sound delicious, but tonight I'll be making beef stew instead. No pastry in sight, though there will be plenty of mushrooms and red wine.


  57. Paul Ajosshi

    How dare you, Bravo! I am in fact British and we are just as keen as our commonwealth cousins to use that particular term.


  58. Bravo

    I probably shouldn't have deleted those comments for grammatical errors.


  59. Bravo

    I can't go tonight.


  60. Bravo

    My apologies on being Canadian. Can't say I am, that's good at least


  61. Paul Ajosshi

    What are you then?


  62. Paul Ajosshi

    Apart from hungry?


  63. Bravo

    Beef stew sounds good? What's your recipe?


  64. Bravo

    What's your wine of choice?


  65. Bravo

    I enjoy a Marques de Caceres…too expensive here.


  66. Bravo

    Wonder what the tally is


  67. Paul Ajosshi

    Sorry just been chopping up ingredients…


  68. Max

    this contest is gay.


  69. Bravo

    who knew comments would vary from Tiger, poems, and beef stew


  70. Paul Ajosshi

    I'm using a G7 cabernet sauvignon from emart to cook with. I'll post the recipe in a short while. Got to get back to cooking.


  71. Paul Ajosshi

    Does that mean we're gay? My wife's not going to be very happy about that.


  72. Jenny Cleary

    I know two people who shouldn't win hah :P

    Hey Dan, I've seen you post about Tartine several times. What really caught my eye was your statement about the rhubarb pies. The last time I had it was in May 2007 in Berkeley. Man, was it marvelous. Hoping to relive that this coming Friday^^


  73. Paul Ajosshi

    I feel hurt, so terribly hurt. If only I had some sort of crust based baked fruity treat to cheer me up…


  74. Daniel Gray

    Tally so far Paul Ajosshi 32
    Slackjaw 39
    Pamela 3
    Jenny Cleary 1
    Zen Kimchi 2
    Max 1
    Me 1

    I have to say though that Paul Ajosshi is winning on the rhymes per post. Keep it up!


  75. Paul Ajosshi

    The stew is coming along nicely, but I'm sure it's not as good as Chef Garret's Beef Pot Pie…


  76. Paul Ajosshi

    Slackjaw at 39 Surely you mean Bravo, Dan?


  77. Paul Ajosshi

    For those interested here's Paul Ajosshi's recipe for a pie-less Wednesday night beef stew.

    Chop up 500 grams of cheap Australian stewing beef from Emart, brown it in a frying pan and set aside. Throw two slices of belly pork chopped into strips into the used pan and after colouring the tasty fatty bits of pig toss in as many mushrooms as you can handle. Leave to gently brown..

    In a large pot or saucepan fry a chopped onion with six crushed cloves of garlic, add in two roughly chopped aubergines when you feel the time is right and then dump in the beef, pork and mushrooms. Cover with a small tin of tomatoes (preferably opened) and half a bottle of red wine. Simmer gently for two hours or until bored then eat with gusto (or a friend with a different name)…


  78. Paul Ajosshi

    Best served with potatoes in any of their forms, some kind of pasta or a bowl of rice. Some fresh chopped parsley sprinkled on top wouldn't go amiss either.


  79. Paul Ajosshi

    Not really suitable for vegetarians…


  80. Paul Ajosshi

    Or believers in Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism.


  81. Paul Ajosshi

    But perfectly acceptable for followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and those who don't mind a combination of beef, pork and aubergine.


  82. Paul Ajosshi

    Some might serve with a simple salad aswell, possibly some crusty bread or even a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. However the best thing would be to finish it off with a trip to Tartine for a pie a la mode and a cup of their delicious hot chocolate…


  83. Daniel Gray

    Sorry Paul, but my brain doesn't work well on beer.

    Tally so far Paul Ajosshi 40
    Bravo 39
    Slackjaw 3
    Pamela 3
    Jenny Cleary 1
    Zen Kimchi 2
    Max 1
    Me 1


  84. Bravo

    It's neck and neck


  85. Bravo

    This beef stew sounds good, since you already made it, can you send a batch my way.


  86. Bravo

    What's the word on the hours of operation at Tartine.


  87. Paul Ajosshi

    Unfortunately tonight's stew is non-transferable, otherwise I would have dispatched a batch post haste.


  88. Paul Ajosshi

    As far as I know no actual surgical operations are carried out at Tartine, just a lot of excellent baking.


  89. Bravo

    oh well, I'll have to steal your recipe


  90. Paul Ajosshi

    I can't seem to find any information on their website about their opening hours either.


  91. Paul Ajosshi

    You could always give them a call on 02 3785 3400


  92. Bravo

    I'm not talking surgical operations- their hours of business for those inclined to be nitpicky


  93. Paul Ajosshi

    or email them at contact (at) tartine.co.kr


  94. Bravo

    what's the word Dan


  95. Paul Ajosshi

    In fact all that information can be found at http://www.tartine.co.kr


  96. Paul Ajosshi

    Sorry Bravo, the operations thing was a joke. I hope you accept my pieous apology…


  97. Paul Ajosshi

    My jokes can sometimes be a little tart…


  98. Paul Ajosshi

    To be honest some of them are rather stale… unlike Tartine's which are fresh, fruity and full of flavour.


  99. Paul Ajosshi

    Ahh here we go, managed to find the info on their website. Open from 10.00am till 10.30pm.


  100. Paul Ajosshi

    Not sure if they're open seven days a week or not.


  101. Bravo

    thanks for all the info


  102. Bravo

    and I accept your apology


  103. Bravo

    as long as I get some pie if you win


  104. Bravo

    or an anti-flu cookie


  105. Paul Ajosshi

    I can't promise pie


  106. Paul Ajosshi

    or cookies


  107. Paul Ajosshi

    but I will write a bad poem about it…


  108. Paul Ajosshi

    Then again as a starving expat you deserve to win.


  109. Paul Ajosshi

    I wouldn't want you to waste away


  110. Paul Ajosshi

    It would be a tragic loss to Seoul Eats… and I'm sure Dan woudln't want to be held responsible for your demise…


  111. Paul Ajosshi

    Then again, I do love pie… and I'm free on Monday evenings…


  112. Paul Ajosshi

    If I win I would take a picture for you if that's any sort of consolation.


  113. Paul Ajosshi

    And the beef stew recipe is yours for the taking if you wish to profit from it.


  114. Paul Ajosshi

    But I'm sure it's not as good as Tartine's Beef Pot Pie Set.


  115. Bravo

    I'm not wasting away, but I have lost weight in Korea


  116. Paul Ajosshi

    Good for you, I gained far too much when I first came here.


  117. Paul Ajosshi

    But recently have lost it all…


  118. Paul Ajosshi

    Though my diet has meant a formidable lack of pies in my life.


  119. Paul Ajosshi

    I'm hoping if I win this it will be a celebratory pie.


  120. Paul Ajosshi

    A pie to commemorate my return to normality.


  121. slackjaw

    Damn, go away for a few hours and look what happens.

    How about a consolation prize for first post? ;)


  122. Paul Ajosshi

    You tried your best Slackjaw, you tried your best. At least you've got till Sunday to catch up…


  123. Paul Ajosshi

    The stew is done… the beef is succulent and tender, the sauce is well seasoned and I'm very hungry…

    It's not beef pot pie, but it's going to be good.


  124. Paul Ajosshi

    By the way, I watched Ninja Assassin today, not enough pies, but plenty of violence, gore and Rain.


  125. Paul Ajosshi

    I'm sure Chef Garret would make a fantastic action hero. Perhaps "Pieman" or the "Flu Fighter".


  126. happinessROKs

    OMG! I love all the comments! Nice contest! Awesome ;)


  127. happinessROKs

    Just wondering: Today while watching BBC International I couldn't help but notice when a diplomat from Greece stated, in response to a question about economic statistics, "we have to take it with a pinch of salt." Umm…I'm not one to bash food related idioms, but…is that correct?


  128. Paul Ajosshi

    HappinessRoks, it is correct. To take something with a pinch of salt is to be skeptical about it. To not take the facts at face value, but to find out more about what has happened.


  129. happinessROKs

    Me, this morning: Huh, I have a sore spot in the left corner of my throat.
    Me, walking to the bus stop: Oh, jeez, I'm a wee bit off balance today.
    Me, this afternoon: Oh man, my throat is killin' me.
    Me, this evening in conversation class: Sorry, guys, I don't feel so hot tonight, please feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
    Me, in response to conversation class: Hahaha…oh, no way guys, I don't have the flu, don't worry.
    Me, secretly thinking: Oh, jeez, maybe…
    Me, reading comments to this post: Mmm…anti-flu cookies. Yumm. I need to make a stop at Tartine manana.


  130. chalica pack

    Tartine is awesome!


  131. chalica pack

    Yummy Yummy!


  132. chalica pack

    But I dont eat beef!


  133. happinessROKs

    Paul Ajosshi: Yes, google verifies your correctitude. It comes down to a difference between British/Australian and American English. but it still leaves me wondering. I say: to take something "with a grain of salt".. a pinch seems like substantially more than a grain…


  134. happinessROKs

    Chalica: Me, neither. Are we disqualified?


  135. Paul Ajosshi

    @happinessROKs that's because the Brits and Australians are far more cynical.


  136. Bravo

    Early bird catches the worm


  137. Bravo

    this has to be the most comments for a single post


  138. Bravo

    just between Paul and I, we've flooded the the recent comments header


  139. Bravo

    I wanna hear from all the food blog writers: what are your favorite restaurants in Seoul


  140. Bravo

    Plus, what are some of the best things you have to do in Seoul


  141. Bravo

    What are some great neighborhoods with nice restaurants?


  142. Bravo

    Any fun cooking classes anyone has taken?


  143. Bravo

    where can I get some cilantro and limes around here?


  144. Bravo

    Tons of questions, I doubt I will get all the answers


  145. Bravo

    Here's a funny joke – somewhat food related. Curb followers will find it funny.

    A woman is very afraid of the size of her opening.

    So she goes to her mother, she says what am I going to do I’m so big down there when I marry Harry he’s going to divorce me.

    Her mother says don’t worry sweetheart it runs in the family, do what I did when I married your father. Go to the market, get some raw liver, put it in there he’ll never know the difference.

    So she does.

    They have eight hours of sex after their marriage. She wakes up at 10 o’clock, he’s gone but there’s a note on her pillow. It says My darling Harriet. To think that I waited a year to consummate our loving relationship makes my heart beat so loudly I’m surprised it didn’t wake you up.

    The only reason I’m not here now darling is that I’m at work to make enough money to buy you a house, apicket fence, we’ll have dogs and children.

    When the 5 o’clock dinner bell rings I will be home like the winged gossimer(?) of love in your arms, Your loving husband Harry.

    PS. Your C * N T is in the sink.


  146. Bravo

    Here's another joke from Bob Einstein

    A young boy wakes up during the night and hears noise coming from his parents room. He walks down the hall to see what's happening and finds his parents involved in a wild sex scene, the father dressed only in leather chaps and his mother dressed as a cheerleader. The father tells him every thing's under control , nothing to worry about they're just having some "FUN", to go back to sleep.

    The son goes back to his room. Later during the night the father wakes up when he hears noises coming from the son's room. He gets up to investigate.

    When he gets to the room he opens the door and sees the son and his grandmother having sex.

    The father flips out and starts yelling, "what the hell's going on here!" The son looks at the father and says, "Oh, I see it's not so funny when it's your mother, is it?"


  147. Bravo

    Another food joke:

    A man walks into a diner one hot summer day. He sits down at the counter, next to another man reading a newspaper, and orders fries, a coke, and a burger. As he's eating his meal, he looks up through the kitchen door and sees a big hairy gorilla chained to the kitchen stove, frying burgers. The gorilla grabs a hand full of meat, and shapes it into a patty by squashing the meat in his armpit. The gorilla then slaps the patty onto the hot grill. The man eating at the counter turns to the man sitting next to him, who happens to be the diner's manager, and says, "That's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen." The manager turns to the man and says, "If you think that's disgusting, you should see him make donuts!"


  148. Bravo

    I hope you all read some of these


  149. Bravo

    When the mother returned from the grocery store, her small son pulled out the box of animal crackers he had begged for. Then, he spread the animal-shaped crackers all over the kitchen counter.

    "What are you doing?" his Mom asked.

    "The box says you can't eat them if the seal is broken," the boy explained. "I'm looking for the seal."


  150. Bravo

    A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restaurant, waiting to place our order.

    There was a big sign posted. "No bills larger than $20 will be accepted."

    The woman in front of us, pointing to the sign, remarked, "Believe me, if I HAD a bill larger than $20, I wouldn't be eating here."


  151. Bravo

    Q: Ever wonder about people who pay $2 for a bottle of Evian water?

    A: Just spell "Evian" backwards!


  152. Bravo

    A man visits his aunt in the nursing home. It turns out that she is taking a nap, so he just sits down in a chair in her room, flips through a few magazines, and munches on some peanuts sitting in a bowl on the table.

    Eventually, the aunt wakes up, and her nephew realizes he's absentmindedly finished the entire bowl. "I'm so sorry, auntie, I've eaten all of your peanuts!"

    "That's okay, dearie," the aunt replied. "After I've sucked the chocolate off, I don't care for them anyway."


  153. Bravo

    One for the Englishman:

    When the waitress in a New York City restaurant brought him the soup du jour, the Englishman was a bit dismayed. "Good heavens," he said, "what is this?"

    "Why, it's bean soup," she replied.

    "I don't care what it has been," he sputtered. "What is it now?"


  154. Bravo

    A blond ordered a pizza and the clerk asked her how many pieces she wanted it sliced into, six or twelve? "Six", she said, "I could never eat twelve".


  155. Bravo

    A Mexican family crosses over the border to the Land of Milk and Honey where the streets are paved with gold. But the husband can find no work.

    His family is hungry, so he takes a walk to a quiet place at the foot of a big hill, kneels at the base of a tree, and begins to pray: "Sweet Jesus, please show me a way to feed my family…"

    Eyes closed, the Mexican does not see a man coming over the top of the hill, who is stumbling wildly with a broken grocery sack. When the Mexican man opens his eyes, a large wheel of cheddar cheese rolls down the hill and lands at his feet!

    "Oh, thank you Jesus, thank you!" he cries, grabs the cheese, and runs straight home. Upon returning home, he gives the cheese to his wife and instructs her to make nachos.

    "But wouldn't you rather have cheese enchiladas and burritos and other things?" she inquires.

    "No," the husband says, "Jesus sent this to me with a message… As I ran home,

    I kept hearing Him yell, ' THAT'S NACHO CHEESE! THAT'S NACHO CHEESE!'


  156. Bravo

    that's all for now…


  157. Bravo

    see you tomorrow


  158. Bravo

    i'll be dreaming of pies


  159. Bravo

    or some of those flu-fighting cookies


  160. Paul Ajosshi

    Oh dear, I see that Bravo has been very busy while I was asleep.


  161. Paul Ajosshi

    Plus some of those jokes are putting me off my pie-less breakfast.


  162. Paul Ajosshi

    I shall just have to think beautiful thoughts in the hopes that the images of liver in the sink will disappear from my brain.


  163. Paul Ajosshi

    So instead I shall think of strawberry and rhubarb pies with a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top.


  164. Paul Ajosshi

    Steaming hot pie and frozen cream blending together into a symphony of deliciousness.


  165. Paul Ajosshi

    That first crunch as fork breaks pastry and then dips into the oozing fruit compote.


  166. Paul Ajosshi

    Slowly, ever so slowly, you raise that piece of pie to your lips…


  167. Paul Ajosshi

    And as you take your first mouthful of pie you are transported.


  168. Paul Ajosshi

    Transported to the magical land of pie, where pink elephants and talking mice guide you through the Golden Meringue city to the palace of Chef Garret, who is busy whipping up some key lime.


  169. Paul Ajosshi

    But be careful, you must not step off the crusty path, for if you do, you may find yourself drowning in the wild rhubarb swamps.


  170. Paul Ajosshi

    Oh to be in pie land once more…


  171. Paul Ajosshi

    However this morning, I'll have to settle for some fruit.


  172. Paul Ajosshi

    For lunch I'll be having bossam in a little restaurant in dogok-dong…


  173. Paul Ajosshi

    And then heading to Daehangno for dinner.


  174. Paul Ajosshi

    Might try the Brazilian place that Dan has mentioned on here.


  175. Paul Ajosshi

    Then I'm going to a small theatre to see a comedy that will hopefully take my mind off this pieless existence of mine.


  176. Paul Ajosshi

    Twinkle twinkle little pie
    Your crispy crust catches my eye
    Sitting in the window frame
    Not eating you would be a shame
    Twinkle twinkle little pie
    From Tartine I woud like to buy


  177. Paul Ajosshi

    Apologies for that last poem, it's a little early in the morning for me and I'm feeling morose due to my stomach being empty of pies.


  178. Paul Ajosshi

    I might just pop in for a flu fighting cookie on my way to work today.


  179. Paul Ajosshi

    That would guarantee a cheery start to my day of pieless torment…


  180. Paul Ajosshi

    A cup of tea and a cookie would go down really well about now.


  181. Paul Ajosshi

    Then again, so would a lovely hot blueberry pie!


  182. Paul Ajosshi

    I wonder what Chef Garret's favourite fairy tale is…


  183. Paul Ajosshi

    Do you think it could be the Pied Piper of Hamlin?


  184. Paul Ajosshi

    Or maybe he likes stories where everyone lives hapPIEly every after…


  185. Paul Ajosshi

    I've got pies on the brain…


  186. Paul Ajosshi

    Is Chef Garret's favourite James Bond film "For Your Pies Only"?


  187. Paul Ajosshi

    Or maybe he prefers Sweeney Todd…


  188. Paul Ajosshi

    Perhaps he enjoys Stanley Kubrick's final film "Pies Wide Shut".


  189. Paul Ajosshi

    Or the Nicolas Cage classic "Snake Pies".


  190. Paul Ajosshi

    "The Pies of Laura Mars" is another or his preferred cinematic treats


  191. Paul Ajosshi

    Also the William Golding novel "Lord of the Pies"


  192. Paul Ajosshi

    And David Cronenberg's "The Pie", the horrific story of a scientist transformed into a crusty fruity treat.


  193. Paul Ajosshi

    Just remembered there's another Bond film he might enjoy: "Live and Let Pie"


  194. Paul Ajosshi

    As for action films, there's always "Pie Hard"


  195. Paul Ajosshi

    Or the French tale of a paralysed baker "The Diving Bell and the Butter Pie"


  196. Paul Ajosshi

    One final Bond film: "The Pie Who Loved Me"


  197. Paul Ajosshi

    Then there's the Korean sado-masochistic masterpiece by Jang Sun Woo: "Pies"


  198. Paul Ajosshi

    And Leonardo DiCaprio's recent hit "Body of Pies"


  199. Paul Ajosshi

    This stretches the conceit a little, but how about Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood For Pies"?


  200. Paul Ajosshi

    Well, now we know that you can only show two hundred comments on one page… Do I get a prize for breaking the website?


  201. Bravo

    Where can I find some curry paste? Thick stuff, not the powder.


  202. Bravo

    I am epicourageous


  203. Bravo

    "Vanilla Pie" is a good flick


  204. Bravo

    Who can forget "American Pie"…


  205. Bravo

    there's about 7 of those now


  206. Bravo

    speedy recovery


  207. Bravo

    eat some of those H1N1-curing cookies they have at Tartine now


  208. Paul Ajosshi

    Sorry to hear that HappinessROKs I wish that you find yourself back in good health as soon as possible.


  209. Paul Ajosshi

    Just back from poor pizza at Di Matteo in Daehangno, I long for a pie to complete my evening.


  210. Paul Ajosshi

    Yay for Tamiflu! I think you should get the gift certificate for the suffering you've been through… No one deserves pie more than the sick!


  211. Paul Ajosshi

    If anyone is in the mood for physical theatre instead of pie this weekend, then I highly recommend this production: http://ajosshi.blogspot.com/2009/12/something-for-weekend.html I saw it tonight and was very impressed.


  212. Paul Ajosshi

    The Pie – A Short Story

    I watched it carefully, ever since arriving at the table I had felt its glare upon me and I knew exactly what it wanted. There was no escaping this fiendish mixture of fruit and pastry, it would claim me as its own and I would be damned to eternal piety for my sins.

    I tried to steady my breathing, but the sight of this ice cream topped adversary sent me into equal spasms of fear and delight. Could I? Should I? Would I?

    I picked up the fork, held it pen like between thumb and forefinger and steeled my resolve. Only one of us could leave the table intact and I was sure as hell that it would be me!

    My hand shook, but I knew that if I dug down deep inside, I could conquer my tartophobia. Clenching my teeth and tensing all the muscles in my body, I drove the fork deep into the heart of the pie.

    I could be wrong, but in that second I am sure I heard a voice, so distant and yet ever so chilling whisper… "Eat me"

    I ran screaming from the cafe, but not before I had asked the kindly staff at Tartine to fix me a doggy bag so that I could face the pie on my own terms round my kitchen table…

    Next time pie, you will be mine…


  213. Daniel Gray

    Bravo, Paul, Zen, Chalica, Happiness Rocks, etc this is the most comments I've ever received on a post. This is hilarious. Thanks for playing!


  214. chalica pack

    Beef pie- I wish I could quit you!


  215. Paul Ajosshi

    No one can ever quit beef pie. It is the meaty air we need to breathe and the crusty blood that brings life to our veins…


  216. Bravo

    what time on Monday night is the prize expected to be received?


  217. Paul Ajosshi

    I thought from Dan's post that the prize could be claimed on any Monday night, but not on other days because the bountiful beef pot pie set is only served once a week… Tartine is open till 10.30pm according to the website so the lucky winners can probably head down anytime before then on a Monday evening.


  218. Daniel Gray

    There are two options. I can mail it to you or you can pick it up at Tartine, but we would have to arrange a way to confirm the winner. When we pick the winner, we will contact and make arrangements.


  219. Bravo

    Fantastic…you are so well informed Paul


  220. Bravo

    Hey Paul, have you tried the Yum Thai place?


  221. Bravo

    Pictures look awesome, not as great as some delicious pot pie.


  222. cuincebu

    Here I sit with broken heart
    My date ran off with my Tartine tart


  223. Bravo

    Beef pot pie…mmmm, how I love thee


  224. Bravo

    Thanks, Dan for the info


  225. Paul Ajosshi

    I've not tried Yum Thai yet, where is it? I went to the new place in Itaewon, Wang Thai last week and that wasn't too bad. A deliciously spicy Tom Yang Goong.


  226. Paul Ajosshi

    I wonder if the beef pot pie comes with a spicy option or whether it's a hearty European style stew…


  227. Paul Ajosshi

    Maybe it's made with Guinness, I love a good old Guinness pie.


  228. Paul Ajosshi

    But I trust Chef Garret's judgement, the great man himself will have an excellent knowledge of savoury pies, I'm sure.


  229. Bravo

    Yum Thai, info is on one of Dan's newest posts.


  230. Bravo

    Yum Thai
    Go out Sinsa Station Exit 1 and walk straight for about 3 minutes. It's across from J-Tower.


  231. Bravo

    or give them a call

    Yum Thai
    02-594-7988


  232. Bravo

    I like the idea of an option of a spicy beef pot pie as well


  233. Bravo

    PSA: It's Friday night, do you know where your pie is?


  234. Paul Ajosshi

    Why do you mock us like this? We have no pies to call our own yet!


  235. Paul Ajosshi

    Thanks for the info on Yum Thai I'll have to check them out.


  236. Paul Ajosshi

    Do you think the Thais have pies?


  237. Paul Ajosshi

    On that note: Do Thais like pies as much as spies, or do they despise those pies that may cause their demise? To summise: Thais and pies… a mystery.


  238. Paul Ajosshi

    If you hold pies between your thighs, can you tell lies or summarize your thoughts on guys who's pies are sized based on their ties? Who knows the highs and lows of pies as they shoo flies from off their eyes? Do pies comprise of tiny sighs who are disguised and hypnotize?


  239. Harpo

    I was told we'd cruise the streets
    for American food we'd eat some food and drink some beer.
    Now I'm a hungry man in Tartine's cafe
    Eating the last of Garret's Beef Pot Pies!!

    (salut to Barrett's Privateers)

    http://www.Harpo.ca


  240. Harpo

    I really like your Hungarian Peasant Bread!!


  241. cuincebu

    Here I sit with broken heart
    My date ran off with my Tartine tart


  242. cuincebu

    If I don't win a beef pot pie
    I'll roll up in ball and cry


  243. cuincebu

    What can I say to win a coupon,
    "Do you have any Grey Poupon?"


  244. cuincebu

    Underneath the crispy crust
    Is the scret filling
    If I knew the recipe
    I could make a killing


  245. cuincebu

    Sing a song of Tartine's, a pocket full of rye
    Four-and-twenty rhubarbs baked in a pie
    When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing
    Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king?


  246. cuincebu

    When the moon hits your eye like a Tartines' pot pie
    That's amore


  247. Bravo

    pocket full of pies


  248. cuincebu

    I don't want a pickle
    I'd rather ride on my motorcycle
    I don't want a tickle
    I'd rather ride on my motorcycle
    And I don't wanna die
    I'd rather win a beef pot pie…set


  249. cuincebu

    When I was a little bitty baby
    My mama gave me beef pot pie with gravy
    In them old rhubarb fields back home


  250. cuincebu

    Waitress in Tartine's Bakery and Cafe:"What'll you have?"
    Customer: "I'll have the chicken pot pie"
    Waitress (calls to kitchen): "ONE CHICKEN IN A POT!"
    Customer: "Now I see the Special of the Day is green pea pot pie; could you please change my order?"
    Waitress: "Yes sir, (calls to kitchen) "HOLD THE CHICKEN AND MAKE IT PEA!"


  251. Bravo

    is it hard to keep track of everyone's numbers, Dan?


  252. Bravo

    do you have any interns doing the work?


  253. Bravo

    if not, get some


  254. Bravo

    pay them in food


  255. Bravo

    or in restaurant recommendations


  256. Bravo

    just a thought


  257. Bravo

    and I'm hungry, could always go for some pot pie


  258. Daniel Gray

    Bravo, I think I will need a few interns. Any volunteers? I can pay you in food.^^

    Man…It's going to be fun counting all of these.


  259. Bravo

    what kind of food are we talking about?


  260. Paul Ajosshi

    Oooh Cuincebu and Harpo have brought out their poetry boxing gloves… this should get fun!


  261. Paul Ajosshi

    I'm not a beef pie cooker, I'm a beef pie cooker's son and I'm only cooking beef pies till the beef pie cooker comes…

    Doesn't work quite as well as "pheasant plucker"…


  262. Paul Ajosshi

    Amazing pie
    How sweet the crust
    That saved a wretch like me
    I once was starved
    But now am full
    As happy as can be


  263. Paul Ajosshi

    God save our beef pot pie
    Long live our beef pot pie
    God save the pie

    Send it victorious
    Happy and glorious
    Long to reign over us
    God save the pie


  264. Paul Ajosshi

    A long, long time ago…
    I can still remember
    How that Chef Garret used to make me smile.
    And I knew if I had my chance
    That I could make those people dance
    And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while.

    But february made me shiver
    With every paper I'd deliver.
    Bad news on the doorstep;
    I couldn't take one more step.

    I can't remember if I cried
    When I read about his sold out pies,
    But something touched me deep inside
    The day there were no pies.

    So bye-bye, Tartine's beef pot pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die.
    "this'll be the day that I die."

    Did you write the book of love,
    And do you have faith in God above,
    If the Bible tells you so?
    Do you believe in jam and rolls,
    Can Tartine save your mortal souls,
    And can you teach me how to cook real slow?

    Well, I know that you're in love with pies
    `cause I saw you staring with your eyes.
    You both picked up a fork.
    Man, I dig that slow roast pork.

    We were singing,
    "bye-bye, Tartine's beef pot pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."
    "this'll be the day that I die."

    Oh, and there we were all in one place,
    A generation lost in space
    With no time left to start again.
    So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
    Jack flash sat on a candlestick
    Cause fire is Roboseyo's only friend.

    Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
    My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
    No angel born in hell
    Could break that satan's spell.
    And as the flames climbed high into the night
    To light the sacrificial rite,
    I saw satan laughing with delight
    The day there were no pies.

    Bye-bye, Tartine's beef pot pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."
    "this'll be the day that I die."

    I met a girl who sang the blues
    And I asked her for some happy news,
    But she just smiled and turned away.
    I went down to the sacred store
    Where I'd eaten his pies years before,
    But the man there said the pies had gone away.

    And in the streets: the children screamed,
    The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
    But not a word was spoken;
    The church bells all were broken.
    And the three men I admire most:
    The father, son, and the holy ghost,
    They caught the last train for the coast
    The day there were no pies.

    And they were singing,
    "bye-bye, Tartine's beef pot pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."
    "this'll be the day that I die."

    They were singing,
    "bye-bye, Tartine's beef pot pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."


  265. Paul Ajosshi

    If a pie falls in the forest when nobody is around, does it make a sound?


  266. Paul Ajosshi

    A pie in the hand is worth two in the bush…


  267. cuincebu

    I never saw a purple cow
    I never hope to see one
    From the beef pot pies I'm getting now
    There certainly must be one…

    That's why I wanna Tartine's beef pot pie, these purple ones are strange…


  268. cuincebu

    When the tarts are in the seventh house
    And beef pot pies align with Mars
    Then Peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars

    This is the dawning of Tartines Cafe and Bakery
    Tartines Cafe and Bakery
    Tartines


  269. Phoenixstorm

    Wow you guys are on some serious hunt for meat pies!


  270. Paul Ajosshi

    It's no surprise
    That there's no greater prize
    In these crazed posters' eyes
    Than those beef pot pies
    Please heed our cries


  271. Roboseyo

    good lord! this is the polar opposite of the 280 comment threads at the other Korea blogs I visit.

    I'd try trolling, but my comments would just get swallowed under the flood of silly puns by that racist Paul Ajosshi.


  272. Paul Ajosshi

    Careful Roboseyo, I've stayed neutral in your war against the Buddhist crotch, but things can change…

    I've joined naver so that makes me a netizen… And you know the power of the netizen, don't you?


  273. Paul Ajosshi

    Oh and by the way I love pies…


  274. cuincebu

    I've been dreaming of beef pot pies
    All the live-long day
    I've been dreaming of beef pot pies
    Just to pass the time away
    Can't you smell Chef Garrett baking
    Your beef pot pie set
    Don't you know that Tartine's
    Is your best dining bet


  275. Paul Ajosshi

    Pies
    Those pies
    I love pies
    I really love pies
    I love pies so much
    Please give me a pie now
    I really really need a pie today
    Won't you give me a pie?
    Can't you pass one over?
    Don't you love me?
    No more pies?
    For me?
    Pies…


  276. Bravo

    Where's the beef?


  277. Bravo

    Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
    A new-made pie to see, pa rum pum pum pum


  278. Bravo

    in honor of santacon that was great last night:

    Jingle bells, jingle bells,
    Jingle all the way!
    O what fun it is to ride
    In a one-horse open sleigh


  279. Bravo

    Beef, a balad:

    I'm so keen-o, on Beef-a-rino, what a delicious cuisine-o, fit for king and queen-o.


  280. Bravo

    When we were young, Bernie's Deli was down the block
    (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
    He made a great liver pate
    (You know he did, you know he did, you know he did)
    But if there's one thing in this world that I like better
    Than a corned beef on rye

    It's Chicken Pot Pie
    Chicken Pot Pie


  281. Bravo

    even Weird Al Yankovic likes pie


  282. Bravo

    but not as much as we do..


  283. Daniel Gray

    Bravo, Cuincebu and Harpo could you please send me your contact information?


  284. Daniel Gray

    Bravo, Cuincebu and Harpo could you please send me your contact information? You can email me at seouleats (at) Gmail (dot) com


  285. Roboseyo

    Sweet! Paul responded to my troll… now I have to say something else provocative, to make this into a flame war.

    I heard Paul likes cake.


  286. Bravo

    I'd like to thank Chef Edwards for the gift certificates


  287. Bravo

    and his delicious pie


  288. Bravo

    they keep us hungry expats alive


  289. Bravo

    and they probably remind everyone of home


  290. Bravo

    pie, oh pie, oh my


  291. Bravo

    I want theeeeee


  292. Daniel Gray

    Bravo, I didn't say you won. I just don't have your contact information. I'll announce who wins later tonight.


  293. Paul Ajosshi

    Pie I love you too much.


  294. Paul Ajosshi

    Trolloseyo, this flame war is on!

    How dare you say I like cake! I love it!


  295. Paul Ajosshi

    Who will be the piemaster?


  296. Paul Ajosshi

    If I don't win I'll be standing outstide tartine crying my eyes out tomorrow.


  297. Paul Ajosshi

    I'm sitting in full costume and makeup before our show writing about pies. Slightly surreal


  298. Paul Ajosshi

    Our show is called Strange Soup, but I secretly wish it was called Strange Pie.


  299. Paul Ajosshi

    Come and see is if you have some free time. We have no pies, but we do have a spaceship and a saxaphone.


  300. Paul Ajosshi

    If you bring pies we'll be very happy.


  301. Paul Ajosshi

    I wonder who first invented the pie, we should really have a special day to celebrate them. I nominate December fourteenth as international pie day.


  302. Paul Ajosshi

    Who's with me?


  303. Paul Ajosshi

    We could bring about world peace through the consumption of pies. Obama and Osama eating pies together…


  304. Paul Ajosshi

    Let us I'll join hands and pray for world pies.


  305. Paul Ajosshi

    We are the pies
    We are the children
    We are the ones to make a brighter day
    So let's start giving


  306. Paul Ajosshi

    Well our show is about to start so that's it from me. Best of luck everyone, may the best pie win!


  307. Aimee

    Pecan, pumpkin, apple, cherry,
    All pies make me merry
    With ice cream piled up so high
    Oh oh I Love pie!!!

    Tartine is the best pie shop in Seoul!


  308. Aimee

    Pecan, pumpkin, apple, cherry,
    All pies make me merry
    With ice cream piled up so high
    Oh oh I Love pie!!!

    Tartine is the best pie shop in Seoul!


  309. D

    Hi Daniel….Have you ever been to Lucy Pie?? It’s in a couple of places around Seoul but the first store is in Dong bu-ichon-dong. The pies are really good. I have had both Tartine and Lucy Pie. I have to say my heart still belongs to Lucy.



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