A friend of mine, Young from Celebrity Chef's Labs asked me if I could round up some foodies and food specialist to help him with research on how people from the USA think about rice and rice related products. The market research will help Sookmyeong University and CJ foods on their marketing strategies for the American market. To qualify for this survey, you must be an American citizen (students, tourists are ok). I'm sorry, but no gyopos (because they are looking for people that don't have rice as a staple in their diet). Group 1: Foodies: People who are food lovers, restaurant goers, gourmands, wine lovers, etc. Basically, you care about what you eat and love talking about food. They are looking for 8 people. You will be paid 100,000 won and they will provide drinks and snacks. The research time will be from 7-9pm on Tuesday, September 7th. Group 2: Food Specialists and Professionals: People who have experience in the food industry. It can be a restaurant manager, ...

The back gate to Poppy One of their famous cocktails. I believe it was a cosmo. A dessert Thali with Mango Yogurt Icecream, Warm Rhubarb Orange Shortcake, Candied Pecans, Nutter Butter, a jelly like dessert (the purple one) and hot date cake to the left. Close up of the crunchy savory, sinful, nutter butter Molly Moon's Icecream Salted caramel, vivace coffee, and balsamic strawberry! Oh my! My salted caramel milkshake artist. Yummm! To finish up the Seattle Foodie outing, the Dark Knight Critic took Noah and I to Poppy- a place famous for their desserts and their Indian influenced Thali's. I learned that a Thali is a Indian way of eating that has a variety of small dishes set on a round platter. Poppy has taken this concept and applied it to dessert. Yum... The steam of the Orange Rhubarb Shortcake seemed to lift up float up this dessert to your mouth. I thought the orange would make this dish ordinary, but it did the opposite. The mango ice cream was. The Hot Date Cake was di...

Quinn's restaurant Wild boar and Sage Sloppy Joe Venison Sausage with huckleberry mustard Beef Tongue Philly with Gruyere and piquillo peppers. Orr bountiful table Interior Our second spot on our food tour of Seattle took us to Quinn's. Quinn's is the local watering hole for those with a discerning palate. The Wild Boar Sloppy Joe with Crispy Sage leaves is the sandwich of dreams and I would fly all the way back for another go at her. (Yes, I have named the sandwich and her name is Charlene.) "Oh, Charlene, how I love you and I promise I'll always be faithful to you. No other wild boar sloppy joe can compare to your sloppy goodness and Sage: herbacious/licoricishiness. I love the buns you sit upon and the roasted spice of your jalapeno. Oh, Charlene, I will write odes to you. Charlene. Sweet Charlene, I'll visit you soon." Ummm...that was embarrassing. I didn't mean to think that out loud. Well, I was joined at Quinn's by the Dark Knight Food Crit...

I was lucky enough to meet up with one of my foodie friends in Seattle and he (who's name cannot be disclosed) is the Dark Knight of the culinary world in Seattle. He keeps the chefs and restaurants honest. He is also a bit of a ninja and nobody knows who he is. He eats like a ninja, signs the bill like Zorro, and then is gone. Pretty cool. Well the Dark Knight Foodie of Seattle rounded up a couple of his Foodie friends and we went out to some of the finer establishments in Seattle. The first place: Spur, Gastropub. This place is a hip place to enjoy a drink and get a bite. We ordered the Tagliatelle: a pasta dish with parmesan foam, duck egg, and oyster mushrooms. Meh. It was a bit too tart for me and the foam simply added air. Yakima Asparagus: asparagus with hollandaise sauce. Yum, but oh, you know how I love Seattle Asparagus. Pork Belly Sliders: if the pork was cooked a second longer it would have melted like the witch in the wizard of Oz. It is the iPod of all pork belly sli...

for a short time. I'll be on vacation in America until the 26th and here is my itinerary: Seattle until the 11th and then Philadelphia until the 15th Florida until 19th Vegas 19th-21st and then San Fran until the 26th. So...I'll be writing about my trip until I get back. PS. I need eating buddies! So if anyone is in the area around those dates, send me an e-mail. My number is 12064840256. (I know it might be strange to put my number up, but I'm planning on getting rid of my $17 dollar phone after my trip.) Dan

I was randomly searching for food posts on Korean food and I came across Life O' Dan's blog and I really enjoyed reading it. He also has a great video that he made.  Dan A Food Lover's Paradise? I must say that when I arrived in Korea the initial thing I felt when I tried the food was that it was too spicy. It was only a ramen bowl as well. I couldn't even finish it. The only feeling in my mouth was burning pepper. It wasn't only the spice that took me by surprise, the bigger surprise was the fact that the food was spicy in Korea. I had no idea, as most people do when they saunter through Incheon Airport starting a new Korean adventure. Anyway, just so you know alot of the dishes in Korea are really quite spicy, so just be aware before you come here. You might want to do some spice tolerance training before you come here. Maybe try the spicier salsas in your neighborhood taquerias, or opt for a spicier Pad Thai at the local Thai noodle house. However, there are plen...