Bacon Chocolate Truffle This was sent from our friends at the Dragon Hill Lodge . These unnaturally good treats have dark chocolate studded with salty, crunchy pork bits. It tastes sinful, but I'd do it again in an instant. Now, they don't have these treats on the menu, but if you ask the Food and Beverage Director Tim really nicely, he might make you a batch. Give the Dragon Hill a call today. Dragon Hill Lodge Located in the Yongsan Garrison so it would be difficult for civilians to get in. Call (Commercial) 790-0016 Ext. 6209 or (DSN) 738-2222 , Ext. 6209 Dan

I am going to be off to Nova Scotia for a Conference at the Culinary Tourism Summit in Nova Scotia tomorrow morning. I am one of the presenters and I'll be speaking about how to reach the Culinary Consumers of Today -and Tomorrow. And no, I haven't starting packing. But before I leave, I wanted to finish up a few loose ends. I've been trying to get this post up for a while. If you are lucky enough to get base access to the Dragon Hill Lodge this weekend (September 17 and 18, 2010), I recommend you head over to the Oktoberfest event. I was there last weekend and it was outstanding! There was lots of great food and beer. The German Chocolate Cake is like crack dipped in liquid crack and then touched by a unicorn's horn. It's delish and I want to go back to the base for it! The Sauerbraten is great as well and yes, they have authentic saurkraut and GIANT PRETZELS. Giant Pretzels at Oktoberfest in Dragon Hill "Yeah, we got our giant pretzels." ...

The Dragon Hill Lodge on the Yongsan Military Base has some amazing deals on food. You already know about their famous Turkey Dinner. Now they have a Summer Steak and Shrimp Special with a ton of fixings and sides for only $99.95 dollars or W120,000 won. It's enough food for 12 people and all you have to do is fire up the grill and cook the steaks and shrimp. The special is only from June 25- August 15. With a deal this good, it might be wise to get two of them and freeze one stack of steaks. With your meal, you get Macaroni and Cheese, Caesar Salad, Dinner Rolls and their NY Cheesecake (It's good and they even have a deep fried version of it...yum...). Now, the thing is, you have to pick up the food at a military gate. If you ask nicely, they will deliver the food to a gate close to you. For example, if you live in Haebangchon or near Itaewon, you could ask them to deliver to food to gate 3. That's right by the kimchi pots down from Noksopyeong Station Exit 2. Or you ...

My friend, Chef Tim likes to send me restaurant tips every once in a while. All of his places have been gems so far, so I wanted to pass the recommendation to you. Now I just need to get a name and directions from Tim. Once I get them, I'll post them up. Cheers. Scallop Here's Tim: A few shots of our meal from last Tuesday. The restaurant is located in the hills above the city, with an amazing unlimited view. The food is pretty amazing too, with a 6 course lunch for W35000 to W38000. The set menu included an appetizer/amuse (scallop that was perfectly translucent in the center), soup, salad, seafood pasta, sorbet and the main. I had a lamb tenderloin, which was amazing. Patricia had some truly massive shrimp with lobster risotto, and my mom had a rib eye steak. The quality of all the courses was great, and they offered a choice of coffee, juice or ice cream after all of that... We got to get you up there! Tim

The Dragon Hill Lodge The Outside Garden Got Meat? About a week ago, I was invited by Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Fagan from the Dragon Hill Lodge to tour the facilities and to talk about food. I was ecstatic to get this invitation, because, even though I can see the walls from where I live, I have had very few chances to go on base. I even considered joining the military to get some of the foods such as smoked brisket and real mexican food I heard so much about. There are mythical stories about the base. Some of my Korean friends talk about it with eyes wide in revelry- as if they were talking about better days. Let me summarize what they have said, "Beyond the walls there is so much space- and green. The trees are tall and there are acres of green grass-even the air is fresher beyond the walls. And the food- there are limes and bushels of basil and fistfuls of meat. And there is parking! Lots of parking and the driving is calm and tranquil. You don't feel like you are in...

So, apparently the number I had for the Dragon Hill is the old one and it is no longer in use. I e-mailed Chef Tim Mitchell of the Dragon Hill Lodge and here is his response: Hi Daniel, The holiday dinners are available. We deliver to gate 17, which is near Dongbu Ichon Dong subway station, close to the National Museum. I have enclosed a .pdf copy of what we have available. You can reply to all for your order, or call. The correct number for us is 02 6903 6716 for the Deli, 02 6903 6718 to speak to Ms. Kim the Deli manager, or my direct number is 02 6903 6777. If your order is over $250, we will take off 5%, and over $1000, 10%. We need 1 day on smaller orders, or 2 days for orders over 10 turkeys. Thanks again! My Best, Tim I just placed my order for the 24th and on the 25th. I'll be hosting a Christmas Dinner on the 24th and then I'll be going to an orphanage to help cook Christmas dinner on the 25th. Oh! And they will deliver my Turkey to Gate 3, which is...