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My Ode to Cheese: Wine Buffet at Bar Rouge at JW Marriot Hotel

Oh, Cheese, how I love to cut you. The stinker and riper the better. Oh, Cheese, how I love to pair you. Dried fruits, hard nuts, and cured meats are your perfect bedfellows (a cracker just seems so plebeian) Oh, Cheese, how I ...
by Daniel
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Cafe Review: Green Station Myeongdong

This is a cute cafe that offers a range f healthy drinks and snacks made from green tea. They have coffee as well for those they would like it. The red bean latte is a ok if you like red bean and milk and the green tea is good ...
by Daniel
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Invitation to Reilly’s Taphouse & Restaurant in Itaewon

Life has been good to me. Last week I received an invitation from Wayne Gold. Wayne is an Itaewon Dinosaur and has been here from 1998. He is one of the owners of the Wolfhound bar and several other businesses. His most recent ...
by Daniel
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Coffee and desserts at Passion 5

Passion 5 is impressive. The desserts and breads are constantly pushing the envelope. Today I went with friends to get some coffee and some desserts. The espresso was dark and robust and the mini cheesecakes were delicious mors...
by Daniel
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Photoblog: Seouleats Instagram

I will admit that I was a Instagram hater at first. I had bought the hipstamatic app on my iPhone because it was so hot back then. I never understood hipstamatic but I did play around with it once or twice. These days I have be...
by Daniel
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Bachelor Vegetable Stand’s Cafe in Hongdae

I like Korean Dramas but sometimes I OD on them. The last one I watched was Bachelor Vegetable Stand and it left a bad taste in my mouth (handsome, ambitious guy ends up with the stuck up girl that was the doppelgänger daughte...
by Daniel
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Patbingsu at Book Cafe in Yanghwa Road

You know what? I have come to terms with Patbingsu. It is just a milkshake with red beans and other stuff. Its actually better than a milkshake because it is not as rich and heavy. I am sitting at Book Cafe in Yanghwa Road (whi...
by Daniel
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Comfort Zone – Now Serving Brunch!

I had the chance to visit Comfort Zone yesterday and check out their brand new brunch menu and I must say, I was very happy to be there. I grew up eating this kind of food on the weekends and I miss it. I can only count about a...
by Dustin Cole
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Save Money and Get Wasted! – Free Alcohol Refill Joints in Seoul

(Click images for sources) If you’re traveling to Korea and looking for some bars in Seoul, there’s plenty to choose from. But we’re all trying to save a bit of cash, right? Find out where to go in Seoul for free refi...
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Dream Cafe: Donation Study Concept

I am at Dream Cafe which is a study room, creative space concept that is run by the Cyworld group. Cyworld could have been the Google of Korea a long time ago before they sold their concept and eventually see it slowly lose pop...
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COCKTAIL WITH A VIEW: Pierre’s Bar on the 35th Floor

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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Cocktails: Drinks at Vatos

  Good Drinks. Really big and you have to be careful, but I would surely recommend them. I had the Mexican Margarita with the beer sticking out the top. Really cool looking and tasting. My friend had the Mango Makgeollita ...
by Daniel
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Magpie Brewery’s Pale Ale

It is a rare Sunday off for me and I was out to brunch when I ran into my friend Jason who helps run Magpie Brewery. It is a beer making school/tasting room/ standing beer shop that is for serious beer drinkers. They make the c...
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Sam Ryan’s – Good Ol’ American Style Pub in Itaewon #2

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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Coffee Smith

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The Bottom Line: 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Photoblog:St. Patrick’s Day in Seoul

St. Patrick’s Day in Seoul is always a raucous affair- especially in Itaewon. Last night I went out with Dustin and we hit up quite a few bars. We started from Helios, went to Dillinger’s, stopped at Proust (where w...
by Daniel
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