Lord Sandwich. It's not even like the place is called "The Sandwich." It's got Lord as an honorific, and if that doesn't scream hoity-toity , then the design of the building will for sure leave you looking twice. Or at least staring hard. But let's take a gander in a bit. What makes a good sandwich lord sandwich? Is it the carefully thought out combination of greens, cold cuts, and cheese? The delicately spread ketchup, mayonnaise, or mustard? I mean, the combo list can go on forever. But ask yourself this, what's the staple for every good sandwich? Because no matter what goes inside any great 'wich, the first bite is always reminiscent of its bread. And of course the quality of the ingredients inside are important, but for me the bread can often make or break my entire day . So. Back to Lord Sandwich. After walking past it every day on my way into Sinchon, I met up there with my good friend, Gahyun, for lunch one day. We decided to sp...

This article is in the new issue of Eloquence Magazine. You can see it with the wonderful pictures that Penny took. Dan Restaurant Impressions: T-won By Daniel Gray, Chris Sanders, Penny Brooks, and Magik Recently, Eloquence Magazine was invited by the Seoul Plaza Hotel to visit their Chinese Bistro restaurant, “T-won.” Excitedly, Chris, Penny, Magik, and I accepted; and a few days later we were in the restaurant. They asked us to give our honest assessment of the meal and the restaurant. In my opinion, Chinese food seems to be the chameleon of its environment: the cuisine changes to adapt to its surroundings. American Chinese food is nothing like the Chinese food in Korea, Japan, or China. So when I heard that T-won was a “Chinese Bistro,” I fully expected a chameleon with polka dots. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you realize that this is a not your typical Korean Chinese restaurant. I said to my group, “it looks like an opulent space pad. I fully expect people to start doing m...