Night Dining Tour O'ngo Food Communications We got a very special request for a tour last month when the president, the head, the big cheese of KTO, Lee Cham came on our night dining tour. Mr. Lee came with his entourage and joined a group of other hungry and thirsty travelers on our highly ranked Night Dining Tour.   Mr. Cham was a perfect guest and he had infinite knowledge to share with the other guests on the tour. He speaks like a person that truly loves Korea. I learned a lot about his personal story on how he came to Korea and later became a celebrity on Korean TV. Lee Cham at a Makgeolli Bar Lee Cham with Cham Soju Besides his personal life, Mr. Lee is a foodie. He loved all of the different locations that we went to and he had stories to tell about the ingredients, cooking techniques, and about his favorite chefs and restaurants. The other guests on the tour were enthralled about his stories and I was as well. During the entire tour, passerby's came ov...

Chef Sang-hoon Degiembre at Seoul Gourmet 2010 At the Shilla Hotel on Sunday, September 26th, Seoul Gourmet 2010 had their official welcoming press conference. The CEO of Seoul Tourism, Samuel Koo gave opening remarks. Major players in the food and tourism industry were present including the president of Korea Tourism Organization, Lee Cham and the president of Ssempio Food. Most of the chefs like Michel Troigrois and Sang-hoon Degiembre were also present. After opening remarks, Jean-Pierre Gabriel , one of the organizers gave a very insightful presentation on fermentation around the world in in Korea.

I am working on a presentation on popularizing Korean food and I need quotes. The presentation will help direct Korea Tourism in how to market Korean cuisine throughout the world. You will get credit for your quote and your voice will be heard. Here are the questions: 1. How do you feel about Korean food? 2. What is your favorite Korean dish and why? 3. How often do you eat Korean food? 4. Have you tried cooking Korean food? What did you make? How was it? 5. Do you feel Korean food is healthy? Also, I'm looking for a reader that has a story that they came to Korea and lost weight because they switched to a Korean diet. I would really like to interview this person and I will take them to a very nice dinner. Please put your name and the country you are from. If you don't feel comfortable putting your answer in the comments, you can e-mail me at seouleats (at) gmail (dot) com Dan

Korea's famed red pepper powder wants to make it big according to the new head of KTO (Korea Tourism Organization). I think he envisions chefs to use it in their recipes and he wants people sprinkling this on spaghetti and pizza and other food. Now I think gochukaru (고추가루) is great for stews, as a dry rub, in sauces, in soups, etc- but what else have people used it for? Thanks, Dan