Clash of Grandmas! My name is Costa Nicolas and I’m a Casting Associate for  Clash of The Grandmas,  a cooking competition show on  Food Network . We are currently casting for an upcoming season of our show that will feature grandmothers competing to win a large cash prize. Last year our winner received $10,000! I would love to find some wonderful culinary grandmothers who can represent their hometowns in our upcoming season of the show. In the past grandmothers working at culinary schools, restaurants, bakeries, community centers, home goods stores, etc. have done well on our show.  We absolutely love personal referrals so it’s my job to get the word out about our show early! Please feel free to pass this email on. Please address all emails to Costa  cnicolas@leg-corp.com About the show: " Four grandmas enter, but only one will emerge as champion in Clash of the Grandmas! Whatever grandma says or does is culinary law, and in this co...

Hey Seoul Eats Readers! My friends are launching an interactive movie about Seoul, where the viewers will have a chance to win a trip for two to Korea!  Here's the info and be sure to share it with others. Dan Step into Seoul a 24 hour epic adventure ‘ Step into Seoul’ is an online experience where one navigates Seoul's greatest landmarks and attractions through an interactive movie with four selected facebook friends. The plot for this movie includes 11 mini-adventures, where the main character will be following a series of clues instructed by their friends, to complete scavenger hunt-like tasks. This virtual exploration is meant to stir the imagination of travelers, and put the viewers in an experience of a visitor having an exciting 24 hour adventure in the city of Seoul. Once the viewer completes the movie, the traveler will have a chance to win a trip to Korea, along with one selected friend from the movie, where the real adventure begins. Link onto the ...

There a great number of great entries for the Ashley Cheeseman Oktoberfest contest. I think it was a very difficult decision for Mr. Cheeseman to pick a winner (I'm sure he pondered this over a great many number of beers. And the Winner for a pair of tickets to the Oktoberfest party on September 23rd-24th as chosen by Mr. Cheeseman is... Eastmeetsmacon with his acrostic for beer!  B is for "Bring me a pint of your best."  E is "Enjoy every gulp to the last."  E is for "Empty - oh say it ain't so."  R is "Refill - I'm not ready to go." Everyone thank you so much for participating! There are still a few tickets available so don't fret. This year's event   will be taking place on September 23rd and 24th. The doors will open at 6pm and the midnight oil will be burned well until 1 am. Tickets for Friday or Saturday night can be purchased in advance for ₩ 120,000 or you can take a risk and purchase them at the door ...

Grand Hilton Oktoberfest Party Ashley Cheeseman, the Executive Assistant Manager of the Grand Hilton is known for his witty postings about his love of beer and pubs. It is fitting that he has organized the top Oktoberfest Parties in Seoul for several years. This year they'll have the Original Paulaner Band from Munich, an authentic German Food Buffet and 2 types of UNLIMITED Paulaner Draft Beer AND...lots of door prizes and other amazing prizes. This year he has generously offered two tickets to the readers of Seoul Eats...so it means it is time for a contest and it has to have a beer and Oktoberfest theme. So... write the best limerick, pun, joke, saying, enlightenments, etc. related to beer and post it in the comments section of this post. If you are chosen by the Cheeseman, you will win a pair of tickets to the Grand Hilton's Oktoberfest Party on September 23rd or 24th. These tickets sell for 120,000 won each for all the food and beer that you can drink. The w...

Our sponsors, Suji's has a new wine special at their Itaewon Branch. It is Rapaura Springs wine from New Zealand. The wines are very good and excellently priced. Seriously, to get a good New Zealand White Wine for this price is outstanding. The wine is excellent as well. The Pinot Gris is bright, a tad silvery, and sharp. My favorite is the Sauvignon Blanc which is citrousy with a nice bouquet. I haven't had the Pinot Noir yet. I recommend you go check them out with some of Suji's great food. In celebration of their wine celebration promotion. Suji's is giving away 2 sandwich gift certificates to the readers of Seoul Eats. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment after this post about an experience you had at Suji's (hopefully good, but if you had a bad experience let them know so they can improve). I would like to thank Suji's Restaurant for supporting Seoul Eats.  Dan Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://w...

Koreataste.org Blogging Contest One of our sponsors, Koreataste.org is running a blogging contest on their website. All you have to do is to apply to be a blogger and then post stories, pictures, or videos on Korean food, restaurants, or recipes. You can post directly through their wordpress portal or you can e-mail stories directly by sending them to koreataste@knto.or.kr  The top prize is a 4 day 3 night culinary vacation in Korea with an open ticket to come when you would like. Second Prize is a Samsung Galaxy Tab and Third Prize is a Samsung TL500 Camera! There are Honorary Prizes of Korean Gift Food Sets The judging criteria is: 30% Number of posts 20% Total Number of all “Thumbs Up” Votes on the posts per blogger 50% Quality of written posts, photos, and video I heard that not many people have started posting stories on the website yet, so you have a good chance of winning. Go here for more details. 

Suji's Corned Beef Reuben Sandwich Suji's Restaurant has been on top of the American Cuisine scene in Seoul. They do Brunch, they do Mexican, they do a great burger, and they do Deli meat. Forget the nasty processed Lotte Ham and Spam (I'd rather eat meat rather than processed ears and snouts). Their restaurant makes all of their own corned beef, pastrami, turkey and ham. They even bake all of their bread on premises. It's real homestyle food and it's good. Oh, and those who say that Suji's is too expensive, they dropped their prices by 30% from 1 year ago. It's not that expensive and you get quality food. Here's the contest build and name your own sandwich. Add your entry in the comments section: One 20,000 won Gift Certificate will be given to the best sandwich. One 20,000 won Gift Certificate will be given to the most creative sandwich. Suji's Restaurant will judge the sandwiches Here are your ingredients: Meat:         ...

I'm sorry that I haven't done a contest in awhile, but I've been a tad busy with a couple different projects. The new contest is to nominate the best plate in Seoul, so nominate your favorite dish from any restaurant. It could be any dish: Korean, Italian, Turkish, American, etc. To nominate the dish you need to give: The name of the dish Price Name of the restaurant A sentence why it is the best.   If you would like to send a picture, that would be great as well. You can e-mail them to seouleats (at) gmail (dot) com. For example: Fresco Burger  11,000 won Jacoby's Burger  It's a big, hulking monster of a burger that's topped with onion rings and bacon. (the Jacoby's example is not a nomination in anyway. It's just an example.) All people who nominate a restaurant will be put into a drawing to win  a gift certificate for pies from Tartine (a 6,500 won value) and for Mexican food from Tomatillo. The contest will run until next Tuesday ...

  10 Magazine is having a contest to have people vote for their favorite blogs. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME! I'm not sure if I'll win anything other than bragging rights, but that's enough for me. Please hit on the link below and start voting. Vote more than once if you would like! Thanks, Your friendly neighborhood food blogger^^ Dan http://10magazine.asia/2903/april-readers-10/

If you missed the Beer O'Clock Comment Contest, here is a link. The goal of the contest was to write the most interesting shots or cocktails. There were over 77 comments. Some of the more interesting shots were the Mad Cow, Monkey Fart,The Little Green Man From Mars, and the Bitch on Wheels. Thank you so much for participating in the contest. Now as I stated before, the first winner of the contest would go to the person who wrote the most comments. The person who wrote the most comments was: Bravo! Here's the breakdown: Bravo with 50 comments Cassie Jean with 21 comments Manuel with 5 comments T-bone with 5 comments Leonardo Byon with 2 comments Ashley Jean with 1 comment John with 1 comment. The person who wrote the most creative shot was... John said... Tiger Balm This cocktail will even satisfy the sexaholic, philanthropist, major championship winning golf hero-turned-pariah. 1) 1 oz. Jack Daniels (representing Jack Nicklaus, Tiger’s hero) 2) Splas...

One of my favorite bars in Sincheon and Seoul Eats is teaming up for a new contest. The prize? a 50,000 won bar tab at Beer O'Clock. The person with the most posts will win one prize and the person with the most creative post will win the other. The contest ends Monday January 18th at 6pm. It's a comment contest and all you have to do is to write the most interesting alcoholic cocktail or shot such as: Double Bubble Burp-A-Cola 1 part bubblegum schnapps 1 part rootbeer schnapps 1 part jagermeister Or a Cocktail: Crazy Cocktail recipe 2 oz Malibu® coconut rum 1 - 1 1/2 oz DeKuyper® Raspberry Pucker schnapps 1 - 1 1/2 oz melon liqueur 2 oz Mountain Dew® lime soda 4 - 6 oz pineapple juice Head to exit 1 of Shinchon station and turn right at Natuur, head down the street, over the intersection, past 7-11, count three alleyways and turn left opposite the Blue Lion Casual Pub Sign into an alleyway with a distinctive traditional house on the corner. Beer O’ ...

The winners of the wolfhound menu contest are Sharon, Cassie Jean, and Roboseyo. Please e-mail me your addresses so we can mail out your gift certificates. Here is my e-mail address.  I would like to send a special thanks to all that played. BTW, Sharon, the Wolfhound said they will be adding a soup and sandwich combo soon. Dan Here are their comments: Cassie Jean said... I think anyone who lives in or around Seoul knows of The Wolfhound. The atmosphere, the specials, it's a fan favorite. The menu is huge. But who doesn't love a wide selection of food? Especially Irish? However, some dishes seem to be a tad repetative. People aren't coming to The Wolfhound for chicken strips and caesar salads. I think most people would take a well done Shepard's Pie over those fast food options anyday. I agree with the previous posters. Cut down on the nachos, strips, and non-irish foods. I've sampled the Irish fare and it was pretty tasty, so stick with what you do wel...

THE CONTEST ENDS SOON SO GET YOUR COMMENT IN! UPDATED! Contest extended till December 24th! Get your comments in now! Seoul Eats has a new dinner giveaway contest. This one is for The Wolfhound Pub in Itaewon. As you have probably noticed, I am a big fan of the pub. Last Sunday, I went to the Wolfhound for a Seoul Eats meet up and Wayne from the Wolfhound was kind enough to reserve us a table on the busy Sunday afternoon. The last contest for Tartine was a huge success. The final comment count was 319. Chef Garrett of Tartine was very happy and he said he is interested in running the promotion again in the future. So the new contest is to give comments about the New Wolfhound menu. I have three 20,000 won gift certificates to give away. You can make comments about food that you liked, disliked, or suggestions for additions or subtractions. The contest is not about the quantity of comments but the quality. These comments will be used by the Wolfhound to design their new menu,...

It has been an exciting week at Seoul Eats and I didn't expect the sort of response we got. The Beef Pot Pie giveaway received a total of 319 comments. And we didn't just get comments. We got poems, jokes, praise, and a few criticisms. Competition was fierce, especially among Paul Ajosshi and Bravo. Drum roll please: The person with the most posts is Paul Ajosshi with 160 posts. Second place with 129 posts is Bravo And here are the rest: Cuincebu: 14 comments happinessrocks: 9 comments harpo: 4 comments chalica pack: 4 comments Zenkimchi: 3 comments Jenny Cleary: 1 comment Roboseyo: 1 comment Max: 1 comment Here is the message I got from Chef Garrett: Greetings; Well, the event is over.  I just got home [10:20pm] and I have looked on your web page for all the comments, but somehow I can't find them.... I'm a wimp at the internet.  Anyway, I think Paul had the best comments... he went to a lot of trouble to make them interesting and the poems......

2 hours to the end of the contest and right now we have Paul Ajosshi with 148 comments and Bravo with 129 Comments. ONLY 19 comments separates the two! Who will win?

Comment Tally as of 10:49am on Sunday.  Here is the original post. Leave your comment now! The contest ends today at 6pm! We have 3 gift certificates to give away for a Beef Pot Pie Set Menu (a 19,000 won value). 1 goes to the person who leaves the most comments; 1 gift certificate to the person who leaves the most creative comment; and 1 gift certificate to the 2nd best comment. Limit 1 gift certificate per person. You still have the chance to win because Paul Ajosshi is way in the lead with 148 comments so he will probably win the "most comment" prize. There are still two gift certificates to be had, so...get commenting. Here is the tally so far: Paul Ajosshi: 148 comments Bravo: 112 Comments cuincebu: 14 comments happinessROKs: 9 comments harpo: 4 comments chalica pack: 4 comments Zenkimchi: 3 comments Jenny Cleary: 1 comment phoenixstorm: 1 comment Roboseyo: 1 comment Max: 1 comment Again! Leave your comments here. And btw. We are having a Seoul Eats M...

Here are some of the comments on this contest so far. Many of the comments are thoughtful, creative, funny, etc. I guess people really want beef pie! Paul Ajosshi said... There once was a place called Tartine Whose food made the customers keen Their big fruity pies Were a feast for the eyes And the Beef Pot Pie Set ruled supreme! Pamela said... I was there on Sunday and had a pecan pie, a la mode! Yuuuuuuuuum! Not too sweet - just riiiiiight! and my friend had a blueberry tart which was also fabulous! Paul Ajosshi said... Trusty friend Always waiting Rich and filling Totally beloved I long for you Now and always Eternally pieous Bravo said... I'm not writing any silly poems, but I am a starving expat in need of pie. ZenKimchi said... Flour of this awesome pie Hit with Cupid's archery Speak of apples in my eye When thy crust I doth espy Let it shine as gloriously as Venus of the sky If I wake when it be by Will be a great hangover reme...