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Restaurant Recommendations for the G20 Summit

G20 Seoul Summit 2010 The G20 Global Summit puts Seoul on the world stage. Now even though each country's delegates are all coming her for a specific purpose, there is one thing that unites them all: they all have to eat. Here is a list of of some of my recommendations for people if they would like to eat their way around Seoul. Recommended Korean Restaurants in Seoul This restaurant list has general directions and phone numbers because addresses are hard to find in Seoul. It is often best to ask people where the restaurant is (Rest-au-rant O-diseyo?), have a guide call the place, or call the place to help you.   This is a common thing in Korea so don’t feel embarrassed.   If you are taking a taxi call the place and point to this: 이 번호로 전화하고 여기로 가주세요. (Ee bon-ho-ro chonhwa-hago yogi-ro kajuseyo.) The hot regions for dining depend on the region, the history, and the economics of each area. To the Northwest of Seoul, you can find Hongdae, which has Korea’s most famous Art’s Un...

G20 Culture Shock: 20 Things that you should know about Korean Food Culture

Welcome to Korea! I know that many people that are coming for the G20 plan to venture out of their hotels to see the real Korea. I wanted to give you 20 tips so you won't be too shocked about the Korean food culture. Don't worry, it's safe and it's great to learn about the food through the culture. Take a Korean friend (or you can take me). 20. Wear clean socks free of holes at all time, you might end up in a restaurant where you'll have to take off your shoes. 19. You're going to have to use thin metal chopsticks and long stemmed spoons for eating. You might want to take a different set of utensils if these are too difficult. 18. People might greet you by asking if you had eaten rice (bap mok-eossoyo?), it's not because you have rice in your beard or on your clothes. 17. You shouldn't pour your own alcohol. Drinking is a very social event and you don't want to exclude yourself. 16. The little button on the table is to call your waiter- it...