Buying Groceries in Korea You can't get as much as you used to get. Oh, and at home I don't eat that well as you can probably see. There is seriously a problem in Korea. Food inflation is going up and there doesn't seem to be much that we can do about it. This is an assortment of groceries that I bought at a local supermarket in a not so prosperous part of town. If the prices at this market are high then I expect that in other parts of Korea it is much higher. The carton of eggs I got were 3,500 won. That's for 10 eggs (and 1 was cracked). That's 350 won per egg. The kiwi were 3,000 won for 5 (600 won a piece). The cucumbers were 2,000 won for 3 (666 won per cuke). The rice were 2,000 a pack; bok choy was 1,500 for 3; chilies were 2,000 for 5; and the pumpkin porridge was 3,000 for 1 portion. Sooooo... my bachelor's dinner was curry and rice with 1 cucumber and 3 chilies with samjang. (I know, it's embarrassing but when you own a cooking school and do ...

Sushi Dinner Party in Seoul at O'ngo Culinary School The first dinner party was a success and we would like to thank everyone for coming out. Here are some shots from the sushi party with chef Marcus. Hmmm...I wonder who would be interested in learning how to make sushi. Cheers, Dan Sushi Dinner Party in Seoul at O'ngo Culinary School Sushi Dinner Party in Seoul at O'ngo Culinary School Sushi Dinner Party in Seoul at O'ngo Culinary School Sushi Dinner Party in Seoul at O'ngo Culinary School

Tuna Roll When we found out that the newest member of our O'ngo Culinary School team, Marcus, used to be a sushi chef in America- we knew that we would have to have a sushi dinner party at our cooking school. Marcus will be churning out excellent hand rolls and sushi rolls at our cooking school with fresh fish from the seafood market. He'll be demonstrating and then serving Maguro Nigiri Sushi, Ebi Nigiri Sushi, Sake Nigiri Sushi, California Rolls, Spicy Tuna Rolls, Alaska Rolls, cucumber rolls and much more. The sushi will be accompanied by miso soup, edamane, gyoza, yakitori and fresh salads. Dinner will come with one complimentary cocktail we'll be making makgeolli watermelon cocktails, Soju Appletini's and we'll have beer, wine, and sake for sale at reasonable prices. Sorry, but at this party there will be no BYOB. This special dinner is 35,000 won a person. You can bank transfer your money to our bank at SC Standard Chartered SC (제일은행) Choi Jia (최지아...

I think it is my rediscovery of the food network and slingbox, but I have been cooking up a storm. Last Sunday, I made homemade tomato sauce and meatballs at O'ngo Culinary School. 11 people came out and different people brought or cooked for the party. Tamara brought some pickled beet salad and Lisa made flourless chocolate cake with a strawberry whipped cream. Michelle made an excellent garlic bread. Other people brought more wine, dessert and bread. It was a great dinner and it felt like a Sunday dinner from back home. It was such a great time, we all vowed to do it again. Dan - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Hi Foodies! I am planning a dinner party on Sunday. The information is below and you can sign up by e-mailing me at seouleats at gmail dot com or you can sign up on Facebook. Dan Time Sunday, January 30 · 4:00pm - 7:00pm Location O'ngo Culinary School in Nagwon Jongno-gu, Nagwon-dong 55-1 Nagwon-dong Zip 110-709 Created By Seoul Eats ,  Daniel Gray More Info I miss Sunday dinners so I've decided that I'm going to try to start a Sunday Night Dinner Party at my Culinary School in Myeongdong. This Sunday I'm going to make homemade spaghetti and meatballs with tomato sauce. I'm going to make everything except for the pasta. If you would like to come please let me know. As for rules, it's quite simple. If you would like to bring a dish to share or a bottle of wine it should be about cost about 12,000 won or more and your meal will be free. If you just want to come and eat then it will cost 12,000 won. I'll start cooking at the studio at 2pm or...

  Title Warmth: Vegetarian Dinner Party When Saturday, November 20th, 2010 2:00 PM Details In case you hadn't noticed from the avalanche of flannel cascading from the mountains into the markets of Myeongdong -- it's fall. There's a bright energy in the air, a new mental focus, a welcome cooling. It's time to bid farewell to our beloved bowls of mul nangmyeon and twice-daily cold showers, and usher in a new season of WARM foods and cozy ondol-heated evenings. And what better way to do that than to gather around a WARM stove with other food lovers? We can't think of a better way. so we're doing it. This November 20th at 2pm , at the O'ngo Food Communications School in Insadong. Join us for a hearty taste of seasonal vegetarian foods, from WARM mulled libations to a WARM apple dessert. 30,000w per person includes an apertif, four courses and good company. Bring a homemade vegetarian dish of your own and get in for 20. Come early if you'd like to help ...

O'ngo Culinary School, Seoul Korea The new O'ngo Food studio opened last week and we enjoyed a week of classes and visitors to our new space. Last Thursday, we had a team building exercise class with a Franciscan Kindergarten in Seoul. They worked in teams and did a cooking competition. Over the weekend, we did tours and custom classes. One of the most interesting tours I did was with 9 members of the clergy from Alabama. This group was a ton of fun and boy could they drink. This Thursday, we are going to start a Thursday Night Dinner Party (August 12, 2010) at our cooking studio at 7pm. You can come at 6:30 to watch us in action preparing the meal or if you would even like to help make some dishes. The menu for Thursday is going to be a Mexi-Korean Party. The tentative menu is going to be: Red Chili Chicken Tacos (Dakgalbi Tacos) Mexican Pulled Pork Sliders Korean Melon Salsa (Chamwei Salsa) Mexi-Korean Mixed Rice (Spicy Bibimbap with Mexican accents) Watermelon...

Everything is better on a cool summer night, especially if it's on top a rooftop. There's something magical about the view from above, the glimmering street lights fading in and out, an elevated view... and to add to that the sweet sweet smell of ribs grilling above a hot bed of charcoal, DAMN I love summer nights. Well, last night was just that. It had the dark blue sky, perfect amount of street traffic, a live band (The Odds Against with Brigitte Benecke and Austin Kaufmann), endless drinks and of course, grilled meats. Actually, to top it off, we even had the cops come via a neighborhood complaint, mind you, we had Country Roads by John Denver playing... my personal favorite :)! Twas a lovely evening, great crowd, even dancing and stomach splitting amounts of food, can't wait for the next rooftop party!! Suji's Summer rooftop BBQ party. featuring The Odds Against with Brigitte Benecke and Austin Kaufmann Suji's Itaewon 027973698

So right after attending the culinary tour and cooking class that I helped organized, I was invited by one of the participants (and friend) to enjoy some South African Style Indian Curry at her house. I had never had South African Style Indian Curry, so I was intrigued. The host, Suzanna, is of Indian decent (so she's lusciously brown) but she grew up in South Africa. Apparently, there is a large population of Indian people in South Africa and their curry is richer-quite buttery-, and heartier than their Indian counterparts. Here on the table there is cous cous; naan; a lamb, lentil, and potato curry; and a chicken curry. Here we have a lamb, lentil, and potato curry. It was richly flavored and the meat was fall-off-the-bone tender. Here is the bowl of chicken curry. Also quite excellent. But, I have to admit that the mango pickles made the meal for me. I LOVE MANGO PICKLES! They have a delicate texture like jaw-meat on yellowtail fish and the flavor is earthy yet piquant. I lov...

Eddy Ahn: Chef extraordinaire, foodie, and friend invited myself, Joe MacPherson aka zenkimchi  and a couple other foodies to the Hanspoon opening party. You can find about more about Hanspoon at www.cyworld.com/FSCG  and on their Facebook page We started out with a few Makgeolli cocktails. This one was a Makgeolli Pina Colada. Makgeolli pairs very well with different juices and flavorings. My favorite of the evening was a Omija (5-flavor berry) Makgeolli. Here are breads made with Makgeolli yeast. I loved the presentation. Here are some Pork Kimchi Lollipops: samgyeopsal (Grilled Pork Belly) on forks topped with kimchi. It was a wonderful hors d'oeuvre to start the evening. Here is Glass Bean Jelly in rice paper wraps flavored with sesame oil and roasted seaweed. Tangpyeongchae is the regular Korean dish, but it is usually very difficult to eat because the noodles are very slippery to eat with chopsticks. Wrapping them in rice paper is a great way make this dish finger f...

Here's the info and you can sign up on facebook. Host: Vin Vino Wine Club- Seoul Network: Global Start Time: Monday, November 28, 2009 at 5pm End Time: Friday, November 28, 2009 at 8:00pm Location: Vin Vino Wine & Tapas Bar- Itaewon Description This month we will be have our "Blind Wine Tasting"- judge for yourself to see which countries have the best wines! This will be a fun event for all levels- prizes for the best guessers! contact us for details! Date: Nov 28th (Sat) Time: 5:00pm Price: 45,000 Won- includes all wines, food, and presentation. Guests get special access to discount prices if interested in ordering some for home delivery.

I'll show pics soon. If you are in the Haebangchon area and would like to learn how to make Dukkbokki (and eat it) post a message and I'll invite you over. I have room for about 2 more people. Dan