Kongkas (Bean Cutlet with Shitake Mushroom Sauce) Food, food, food. My life revolves around it and these days it's hard to keep up with all the meals that I have had for work and for my hobby. First up, we have bean cutlet from Balwoo Gongyang Kong. No, I'm not a vegan, but Dae Ahn Sunim is a good friend of mine and she always wants to show me her new creations. Here she is making a kongkas (bean-cutlet), temple cuisine style. The meat is delicious and almost indistinguishable from meat. Honestly, I think it's a bit better. The brown sauce on it has a slight tartness and it gets its savory notes from the shitake mushrooms. You get this with a side of side dishes and soup for only 10,000 won. Balwoo Gongyang Kong  ** 2-stars Across from Jogyesa Temple near Anguk Station in Insadong Brest Bakery Just because it is funny: Brest Bakery. They couldn't spell either word correctly. Sliders at Murphy's Pub in Gyeonidan The burgers are good and have...

This is an underpass connecting Haebangchon and Gyeonidan that I often pass through. It is often colored in graffiti. The graffiti was once again stripped clean and the graffitier (is that correct?) vowed to not spray paint on this wall ever again. Oh, the irony.

Oh, Korea. It's stuff like this that endears me to you. I found this sign on in the bathroom of H: Makgeolli in Haebangchon. It instructs you on proper bathroom etiquette.