I'm on Tumblr and I plan on doing faster updates of the food that I eat. I like the simpler format. If you want to see what I am doing on Tumblr, check this out"  http://www.tumblr.com/blog/seouleats Home style egg sandwich at Baker’s Table

Cheonggukjang for Breakfast I am at O'mori Kimchi Chiggae and I am having cheonggukjang for breakfast. The beans in the soup are a bit pungent like natto. It tastes like navy bean soup that has some bleu cheese melted in. With all the side dishes it is the breakfast of champions.

Hungry Dog in Haebanchon Hungry Dog is a dive bar turned breakfast and sandwich joint. It's the place to go after a long night of drinking. For example the Saturday morning I was there, there was a guy passed out at the bar drinking a beer as we enjoyed our breakfast.  The food is pedestrian- pretty hearty stuff and the whole place has a diner feel to it. The food is hearty, greasy and home cooked by the staff. The coffee is dark (I think it's Tim Horton's) and you can get the Hungry Dog Breakfast (eggs, beans, tomato, bacon, sausage, potatoes and toast) for 8,900 won. The coffee was like 1000 won extra. Overall, not bad. I can't say the service is fast. My friend ordered the pancakes and he got them 5 minutes after we had all finished our breakfast. The running joke that morning was...dude, you want a toast or a bean. When he got the pancakes, they were just ordinary pancakes- nothing special and not really worth the wait. The kitchen needs to be more organized. ...

Ritual Coffee Finca Monte Rey Prada These days, I'm doing the right thing in the morning and I make breakfast and then enjoy a cup of coffee before heading to work. I have decided that I don't need to bust my back to make sure that I am at the office at 9am. 10am is a good time for me to start, unless I have meetings. It's good to be the boss because the only person that might say something is my business partner (luckily, she doesn't get in to later anyway). I thought it would be best to lead by example, but my employees are very responsible, so there is no need. Breakfast these days consists of brown rice with some roasted laver (gim), kimchi, and vegetables. I then have a cup of coffee. These days, I'm drinking Ritual from San Fran. This was brought to me by my buddy Michelle. It's an ok coffee. It is medium bodied with a slight acidity and an underlying earthiness. It gets me up and going, but I would really like an espresso (why don't cafes in Korea...

O'mori Cheonggukjeong This was breakfast at O'mori Kimchi Chiggae and yes, there was tofu and whole beans in the cheongukjang.  The anonymous jerk face that left this comment: "  Do you even know what you are talking about?  I have no idea what cheonggukjeong (청국정) is. 청국장 however....  The beans usually aren't whole and it is usually a paste with chunks of beans...  The soup is also traditonally made with vegetables and very rarely contains 두부."  is wrong. You know,  people might have a different recipe after all. Omurice One of my favorite foods is Omurice- Fried rice topped with a thin sheet of fried egg. It's great topped with ketchup. It's even better with some side dishes such as cucumber kimchi.

Stinky Tofu Stew Breakfast yesterday was Cheonggukjeong Stew. I know I said that it is skinky, but that is how Koreans describe it themselves. The beans that are used in the stew are only fermented for a short time so it don't have a lot of time to mature. As the beans mature, they lose that strong scent and become more of a paste. Cheonggukjeong is made with beans that are still quite ripe- think of them as a fruit that is super ripe yet almost on the verge of spoiling. The beans are whole and the soup is rich and thick. The entire meal is like a bowl of navy bean stew with ham- just a little spicier. You should give it a try. Dan

Ooma Pyo  My mother, in normal Korean fashion, called me yesterday at 1pm to tell me that she is coming to Seoul and will be at my house at 5pm. I was like, "Oh, ok." There is no point arguing with a Korean mother and its common for them to just announce they are on their way. It was a good thing that my cleaning lady had come in the morning because I wouldn't want my mother to have to clean my house when she arrived. Of course, I would plead with her not to do so, but I know that she would anyway. When my mother comes to stay over we often just talk about what is happening in our lives. We like to do this over wine and cheese. My mother never had wine nor cheese until she met me and she relishes them- she says they make her feel luxurious. As a joke, I call her "Luxury Omma." It's cute to see her swirl the wine in her glass as she chuckles to herself- it's something so foreign to her. And the cheese, she knows good cheese. Her favorites are bleu ...

This was originally published in the March Issue of Seoul Magazine . It is reprinted with permission. Cup and Bowl in Itaewon I am an early bird and I love getting a good cup of coffee and a baked good to start my day. The only problem is that most coffee places don't open until 10 or 11am. During my morning walk, I saw that the quaint Cup and Bowl in Itaewon was open at 8:30am so I decided to give it a chance. Inside was the scent of fresh cookies and scones baking and the lingering scent of coffee. This little cafe is known for their soups, but their fig and pecan scone was quite fine and their deep flavored espresso with a thick head of crema was just what I needed to get my day rolling. Cup and Bowl Yongsan-gu, Itaewon-dong 57-16 T (070)-4190-3642 Directions: It is up the hill across from McDonalds in Itaewon. Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://www.ongofood.com Pictures are taken either with my Panasonic DMC-G2 Camera with 20mm Len...

Superfood Breakfast: Dried Blueberries, Pumpkin Seeds, and Soy Milk I've been eating much healthier since I came back from Nova Scotia. These days, I'm obsessed with Superfoods and I downloaded a great audio book from audible.com called Superfoods: Healthstyle. It's a collection of Superfoods essays and recordings by Dr. Stephen Pratt. I can't say that I agree with everything he says are superfoods (the guy loves canned everything- I'm against canned food), but I find the book is very educational and it helps me make better food choices. My breakfast these days has been a whole wheat cereal topped with dried blueberries, pumpkins, and black bean soymilk. It's a delicious mix of stuff and I don't think I'll tire of it anytime soon. I highly recommend you give it a try. What are you all eating for breakfast?

There is a lack of real hearty breakfast places in Seoul. The RMT (Rocky Mountain Tavern) used to do a good trucker's breakfast a while back, but I don't know if they still do. Western Breakfast in Korea has become a sugar bomb of puffed up, overpriced, fluff. Breakfast is supposed to be cheap, hearty, and comforting. I feel that many places have missed the boat on that. Well, the Wolfhound seems to share my ideals for their prices are reasonable and the portions sizable. I know I didn't post this before, but this is a picture during the Superbowl 2010. The Wolfhound was absolutely packed and everyone was enjoying breakfast. Well, not everyone. some people were enjoying a beer and a shot. I had a coffee with a shot of Jameson. I think that the Wolfhound should have breakfast every morning. I think that's something that Seoul is sorely lacking. Cheers to this guy^^ Here is the meal. The shot in the background is the Veggie Breakfast. It comes with 2 eggs, hash browns, fr...

For breakfast I pan fried up some of Chef Meilinger's famous sausages and had them with some homemade mashed potatoes. Yummm.... Dan (located across from the Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon)

This was sent to me by a reader: I hope you've experience the Raintree Cafe in the Ehwa Women's Uni neighborhood. If not.. please check it out. Though they seem to keep odd hours, their pancake brunch is especially good, considering they make their own yogurt which they serve with honey as a dessert. Happy eating! Has anyone else gone? I'm interested in checking it out. I'll have pics soon. Dan

Having waxed somewhat lyrically about sandwiches before, which included an article on this very site about the dreaded 'Korean Toast', I feel compelled to mention my most recent sandwich related discovery (read nightmare). As if romanising 'Flakes' with a 'ㅎ' isn't bad enough, Post, the producer of breakfast cereals in Korea, have decided that they are qualified to offer advice on how to make sandwiches. It is common practice on many products nowadays to offer a serving suggestion, but surely cereal is exempt from this, isn't it? I mean how many ways can you eat cereal, at least how many ways that are a legitimate attempt to eat a filling breakfast? Cornflake and jam tarts, however delicious, are not a legitimate attempt and neither are rice crispy cakes. One morning recently, as I was eating a bowl of cereal, I happened to glance at the back of the box. There was a huge picture of a toasted sandwich that contained peanut butter, bananas and almond cerea...