**You can read this in this month's Groove Magazine- Dan** Quick Bites: Churroville By Bryan Fox Making a bold and sinfully delicious entry into the café and dessert scene, Churroville Chocolateria in Apgujeong is a sweets shop in a league of its own.  The café, the first of its kind in Korea, makes all churros fresh to order, with a dough-pulling machine imported from Spain by chef and owner Jimmy Chon.  Chon spent months perfecting the recipe in his home kitchen, and the results show it was time well spent.  For the uninitiated, churros are long, thin tubes of fried sweet egg-paste dough, served warm with a cup of melted chocolate for dipping.  Kind of like an untwisted doughnut.  Though in this case, that might be akin to saying that a porterhouse steak is ‘kind of like’ a Big Mac.  www.churroville.com You've also got the map, it's the one you sent me.  "Go out Exit 5 of Apgujeong Station, go straight. Third street on your le...

Written and Photographed by Bryan Fox Businessmen in Seoul will often enter a restaurant at lunchtime with the question "What's the quickest?".  But we're not in such a hurry.  This month, we'll take a stroll down the streets of Gangnam Station on a tour of the best lunch spots in Gangnamdaero, the neighborhood’s main drag. Korean sources have confirmed that the popularity of Jjimdak – a soy sauce based chicken and vegetable dish - has soared in the past few years.  There are several franchised restaurants in the area, some of them serving up creative varieties of the dish including seafood and shellfish along with the chicken and noodles. But for the freshest, tastiest Jjimdak, go to Bong Chu Chicken, next to the Dublin Bar.  There's only one thing on the menu here, but that's all you need. For 24,000 won will get you a table-sized portion of steaming hot goodness and a pair of scissors to help work your way through the fun.  Bong Chu doesn't sk...

Marche Buffets in Seoul by Bryan Fox Aristotle preached that virtue was to be found in the mean, and in moderation. But this month we’ll be taking advice from a different Greek figure, Dionysius, and indulging in the delightful excesses of the city’s burgeoning ‘Viking’ buffet culture. Five years ago, ‘all-you-can-eat’ in Korea was limited to kimchi plates thrown alongside your main course. Not anymore. The city now boasts dozens of buffet restaurants, some specializing in seafood, and many in varied Western cuisines. So roll up your sleeves, loosen your belts, and get ready to chow down – here follows a tour of Seoul’s finest ‘open dining’ experiences… Todai Todai’s theme seems to be variety. The international franchise, in the COEX Mall, bills itself as a seafood buffet, and the sushi/sashimi bar is a main attraction. Pick up a pair of chopsticks at the beginning of the line and select from dozens of fresh rolls, wraps, and sashimi. But raw fish is not the only thing w...

These following people are writers for the Groove Dining Section in Groove Magazine. I asked them to what they were craving this month and here are their recommendations. Hey, if you would like to submit what you're craving, simply post them in the comments section and I'll get them put in next month's issue of the Groove. Also, Groove magazine is always looking for foodie writers. If you know of a place that you passionately want to recommend or not recommend, let me know. You can e-mail me at seouleats (at) gmail (dot) com. Dan 1. Star Chef in Yangjae for its sublime kimchi and pork and the fabulous deep fried whole fish. 2. Dwenjang Yesul in Daehangno for its rich and chunky soy bean soup. 3. Samarikant in Dongdaemun for lamb, lamb and more lamb! Paul Matthews 1. Naked Grill in Hannamdong- great tacos and sandwiches. 2. Samgyetang at Nonhyeon Samgyetang- the soup is silky and invigorating. Afterwards, you feel like a fireball. 3. Jung Shik Dang. Did you see t...