Happy Children’s Day!

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Happy Children’s Day!

Today is Children’s Day. This is the Christmas of Korea when kids get the day off school. Parents take their kids to parks (such as Lotte World and Everland- if you don’t have to go there today, don’t), buy them presents, and just dedicate the entire day to them.

Today I’m going with a bunch of Seoul Eats Readers to a halfway house down in the South of Seoul. We’re going to make lunch, clean their house, and give them presents. Most of the kids today will probably feel very depressed because they would like to spend the day with their parents- we hope our gesture will lift their spirits.

Also, as a reminder, it’s Spicy Wednesday at 6pm at Phillies in Haebangchon. My friend Susanna is cooking curry for charity. Go here for more information: Facebook

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.