The first KoCTA Conference: The Korea Culinary Tourism Association was a big success. We had a great turnout of people from the food and tourism industries such as the CEO of Crown Bakery: Yoon Young Dal, the Vice President of Seoul Tourism Association: Maureen O'Crowley, Jang Tae-pyeong, Ashley Cheeseman from the Grand Hilton, Benjamin Joineau of Le St. Ex Restaurant and many other people. The conference started out with an introduction of the goals that KoCTA hope to achieve and our vision for how we hope to make food the attraction and how this hands on approach will work to familiarize the world with Korean food. The president of KoCTA, Jia Choi PhD, started the conference with a welcoming speech and she was followed by a speech by Jang Tae-Pyeong: former Minister of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries about the future of culinary tourism and what it means for Korea. This was followed by speeches from Choi Soon-il, owner of Pub of the Blue Star and the food tou...
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Korea Culinary Tourism Association KOTCA 1st Conference I am happy to announce that the first Culinary Tourism Association in Asia, KOCTA: The Korean Culinary Tourism Association will be having their first conference on Tuesday, August 30th at 4pm at the KTO Building near Myeongdong. At the conference we'll announce how Culinary Tourism can be used to promote Korean food overseas and how it can revitalize the tourism industry in Korea. Food is the attraction for many tourists to Korea and they need the proper direction and education in order to discover it. The KOCTA president, Jia Choi PhD, will announce our chapter to Korean press and the government ministry. She'll talk about the scope of culinary tourism and how it can benefit Korea. The keynote speaker will be Jang Tae-pyeong: a former Minister of Nongnimbu: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Erik Wolf, President of the ICTA: The International Culinary Tourism Association will speak via web conference. Eungumju ...
I was asked by KTO to write a few articles on the topic of Korean food for their website, Koreataste.org . Here is my latest on the culinary tour for the LSG Sky Chefs. I was lucky enough to be invited to the culinary tour for the LSG Sky Chefs . These chefs were to getting a 36 hour crash course on Korean cuisine by attending cooking classes and then travel to a fish market, a kimchi factory, a soy bean farm, and to do a restaurant tour. These chefs manage the food for most of the major Airlines such as: Lufthansa, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Asiana Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Korean Air, and Aeroflot. The company manages about 30% of the worldwide airline catering market. This is a true boon for Korean food since these chefs handle the meals of millions of people flying around the world. 15 chefs from the company that handle different aspects of Korean food such as menu planning, frozen foods, localization, and product...
O'ngo Food Communications is the official tour operator working with KOTRA for 2011 Seoul Food, convention being held at the KINTEX Exhibition center in Ilsan. This event will be held from Tuesday, April 26-29th. We have been working with KOTRA since January to help plan this event. The Seoul Food Exhibition is the oldest and one of the most popular food conventions for industry professionals of its kind in Asia. It has brought producers and buyers to Asia since 1983. O'ngo Food Communications will be offering our tours and cooking classes such as our popular Night Dining Tour to visitors to Korea so they can experience Korea through Cuisine. Find out more about our tours on our website at http://www.ongofood.com/?page_id=4 . 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 Lens or with my iPhone 4G Join the Seoul Eats Facebook Group Page to keep to date with the ...
After many discussions about how to promote Korean food and tourism. Our company, O'ngo Food Communications partnered with Kyunghee University and Big Farm: a Agri-tourism compan y to form the first Korean Culinary Tourism Association in Korea with the International Culinary Tourism Associatio n. Here is the announcement: 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd #440 Portland, Oregon 97214 Congratulations to the Korean Culinary Tourism Association, established as of March 15, 2011. Selected as President of the Chapter is: Jia Choi, PhD, with the following as Founding Members: Jia Choi, PhD President of O’ngo Food Communications Daniel Gray Vice President of O’ngo Food Communications and Partner at O'ngo Food Communications Taehee Kim, PhD Professor at Kyunghee University Eungeum-ju An, President of Big Farm; An Agri-tourism company Erik Wolf, President/CEO and Melody Johnson, Community Manager of the International Culinary Tourism Association send their warmest welcom...
I feel inspired. I didn't wake up in the middle of the night because of jet lag or because the copious amounts of chocolate that I indulged in at the Chocolate Salon Dinner last night at the Culinary Tour Summit in Nova Scotia. I woke up because my mind was on fire with ideas. Being invited to the Culinary Tour Summit in Nova Scotia has reconnected me with myself and the reasons why I have always been drawn to working in the food industry. I woke up with a craving for food so fresh and so flavorful that I wanted to embed my brain with the memories of its flavors of Nova Scotia before I leave. I want to embed a memory so strong and so deep that it will make me in the future pack my bags and to make this journey back to Nova Scotia to enjoy these tastes again. So I am up at 4:30am having a mug of wild blueberry juice and having spoonfuls of matured, organic, artisan made cheddar cheese. For me, this is culinary tourism at its core: it taps into memories. It creates a sense of p...
Last week's Mandu and bibimguksu was a big success and we had 9 people come to our cooking studio to learn from Chef Shawn. This week's menu on Saturday, July 17th is: Spicy Black Soy Sauce Chicken (Andong Jjimdak) Rolled Egg Omelet Side Dish (Gyeran Mari) Seasonal Salad We originally planned Samgyetang, but we do not have enough pots to make the dish. This dish will be scheduled when we move to our new cooking studio in Insadong. The class will be held at O'ngo Cooking Studio in Gangnam-gu. Chef Shawn will first give a demo on how to make the different dishes and then you'll get to make your own lunch. Class will start at 11am. The cost is 55,000 won per person and this includes lesson, food, and drinks. The market tour is 5,000 won extra and the tour starts at 10am at Daechi Station (Subway Line 3) exit 3. You can RSVP by e-mailing Daniel Gray at seouleats at gmail dot com or by calling at 010 6661 7769. O'ngo Cooking Studio is located near Gangnam-g...
O'ngo Food Communications with Seoul Eats has been developing Culinary Tours to introduce Korean Food to travelers to Korea. We have several different tours including the Night Dining Tour, the Market Tour and Cooking Class, and the Temple Cuisine and Tea Tour. We are looking for tour guides that can speak English or Japanese and Korean and wish to learn in depth about Korean food. You will be trained to give a tour from food specialists: Daniel Gray and Professor Jia Choi. Ideal candidates don't have to be absolutely fluent in English or Japanese, but they should be able to talk about Korean food and culture in a way that is insightful. A college degree is not necessary- this would be a perfect part-time job for university students. This is a great way to meet travelers to Korea, practice speaking English or Japanese, and to learn about Korean Food. Contact Daniel Gray for more details at seouleats @ gmail. com
Culinary Tourism? What's that? It's something that the company that I work for is starting up in Korea. So far, it has been going pretty well. It's nice to see that other people are doing it as well. Here is a woman in Spain doing tours for tapas. The whole idea is that you have an insider's tour of Seoul. You can read about our tour offerings here. Cristina Alonso holds a doctorate in environmental engineering, has worked as a researcher in the U.S. and taught math at a university in Spain. Now she's giving me some advice from her latest profession: "If you see a lot of locals, you know they're here for something," she says. "They're the ones who talk loudly... see what tapas they're eating." The 44-year-old Ms. Alonso, a native Spaniard, has abandoned engineering in favor of tapas tourism—taking clients around tapas bars in Spain. A private tour costs €95 ($127) a person including food and wine. "You relate closely to peopl...
O'ngo Food Communications and Seoul Eats has a number of exciting culinary tours and events happening this week. You can see all of our upcoming events and tours here on the calendar here. Night Dining Tour On Friday Night and Saturday Night we will be having our Night Dining Tour where you can eat and drink the night away in historic Jongno 3-ga. We will start the night at a tent restaurant (a Pochamacha), then go to garmaeggisal (pork rib barbecue), and then finish the night at a rice wine (makgeolli) restaurant. The cost for this tour is 80,000 won ($71.00 per person). The tour will start at 7pm and finish at 10pm. The tour guide for this tour will be Me (Daniel Gray, founder of Seoul Eats and Foodie Extraordinaire^^). The tour will cost 80,000 won or ($71.00) per person and that includes the tour and all food and drink. Contact Dan Gray at seouleats@gmail.com to make reservations. You can confirm your spot by sending payment by Paypal ( dnlgray@gmail.com ) or by Ko...
Korean Tasting and Tea Tour April 17th First, visitors will be taken to a Korean Restaurant to enjoy a custom tasting menu of over 20 different Korean dishes paired with several traditional alcohols. The dishes are small, so you can enjoy a range of different tastes, styles, and textures. While you are enjoying your food, the guide will explain the dishes you are eating and offer interesting tidbits of information about Korean history and culture. Our guides are experts in Korean culture and cuisine so you will be able to learn and eat at the same time.
No visit to Korea would be complete without experiencing the kinetic nightlife scene. Since many visitors will be just arriving, this is the best way to overcome jet lag. Our tour will introduce visitors to Korea's exciting drinking culture and some of the best night time dining areas in Korea. The tour will explore the Jongno 3-ga area, which used to be the busiest area of Seoul. This area has not been gentrified like other parts of Seoul and has a thriving nightlife and exciting underground scene. Here you'll see the real Korea. These tours will run every Friday Night as long as there is at least 4 people interested in participating. The tour will start with a visit to a visit to a Korean Drinking Tent (Pojangmacha). You'll be introduced to drinking food with traditional Korean alcohol such as soju and chungha. Then you'll go to a pork barbecue restaurant specializing in garmaeggisal: a special cut of pork located near the pig's diaphragm. Here we'll ha...
I think that we all want to do what we love. Food is my passion and Korea is my homeland. I have been working hard to combine my passions into a business that is beneficial to me and to the community at large. By doing this, it will allow me and the Seoul Eats Team to bring you even better content and tips on how to find the best restaurants in Korea. Taking more of a business approach to blogging doesn't mean that I will stray from the original mission of this site. When I started, I wanted to have a forum to critique restaurants and to let others know where the best places to eat in Seoul are. Even if I am asked to go to a restaurant, I write my honest opinions on the food. If it is bad, then I will tell you so in an objective way. Also, if I am invited to a restaurant then I will disclose this information. Since my blog has started I have been privileged to work on many projects revolving around food and there are even bigger ones in the horizon. For example, in the coming year...
On March 20th, O'ngo Food Communications and Seoul Eats will be organizing a Korean Food Taste Tour. Participants on the tour will first enjoy a specially tailored lunch tasting menu consisting of over 20 different dishes and it will be explained by a Korean cuisine expert, Jennifer Flinn, in English. After lunch we will walk over to the historic Bukcheon district to visit 2 museums: A Korean Folk Art Museum (Gahoe Museum) and the Seoul Museum of Chicken Art. At the Folk Museum, we will enjoy Korean Traditional Tea. After the museum tour, we will head over to a kitschy Korean Rice Wine Restaurant (Makgeolli) to have an Korean alcohol tasting. We will sample and learn about 9 different Korean makgeollis, wines, and alcohols. At this restaurant we will enjoy our drinks with Korean Seafood Pancake (Haemul Pajeon) and Red Spicy Chicken (Dak Bokkeum). The tour is designed to give travelers to Korea an insider's view on the culture and the food. The tour group will mee...
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