I'm going to take a stab at cooking Russian Food today. Yesterday I was out with Sara and Jennifer Flinn aka Fatmanseoul and we went to an awesome Uzbekistan Restaurant over by Dongdaemun. It was awesome and I was so inspired that I decided to buy a whole bunch of ingredients and try to replicate some of what I ate yesterday. I got a shoulder of mutton and some brown bread and today I'm going to make a lamb roast. I figure, I'll start it early and then do some work and it'll be finished and read to eat by tonight. Right now, I'm trying to figure out how I should flavor the meat. Here's some tips that I found from Katarzyna and Mark's Russian and Polish Food Blog Take a shoulder of mutton–must be young and tender–wash the meat well and dry with a clean towel. rub well with salt, ginger and a speck of pepper, and dredge well with flour. lay it in a covered roasting-pan. put a few pieces of whole mace and a few slices of onion on top; pour a cup of water into ...

A reader of Seouleats sent me these questions. I was wandering if anyone could help her. I don't know of any really famous samgyeopsal places around COEX, but I'm sure there are some. If we could give her names and relative locations, it should help. Thanks! Dan Here are the questions from Lynn: 1. Any idea where I can find frozen or fresh puff pastry dough?And, what's up with there not being any chickens at eMart because of the holiday? 2. Do you have any recommendation for a good pork joint...maybe for samgyupsal (sp?)? I'm staying in Samsung dong across from the COEX mall and airport terminal. Don't know if that means anything to you or not. Thanks!

me: bizarre, but cool Lillian: mad cow disease? that cow is confused she needs to stay in korea. ^^ me: hahaha Thank you Lily for the head's up. You can read Lily's fab blog at www.lunalil.com

I might have been offended before Obama was elected, but it's all good now. Racism was in the past. We can all laugh about it now. My favorite line which is said in faux Chinese Accent, "Chinese Mother give baby great western invention..."

La Bocca. In Itaewon. It's a Cafe, Italian Pastry, Deli and Wine Bar. Does it suffer from the Korean bibimbap factor of trying to mix too much into the pot? Unju and I went to La Bocca in Itaewon last week. The menu looked very impressive. I mean real prociutto and salami with high quality cheeses...; it sounds like heaven. The bread was perfect. The crust cracked and there was a plush density to the loaf. It's a wonderous combination of air (yeast) and earth (grain). It's the perfect carrier for the meats and cheeses. The eggplant sopped up the flavors of vinegar and oil. The argula added a piquant green, the bresoala was marbled and cured like it should be- a small amount of it had enough flavor to fill the entire loaf-, and the gorgonzola cheese added the right amount of mystery. The interior was contemplative and well thought out. For dessert we had the Tre Chocolat e Zucca. Pumpkin Cream with 3 different chocolate mousses. You had me at Pumpkin. Yum. Oh, and the dark c...

I think this is such a great idea. Now someone please invent it because I spend way too much money on print cartridges. If the RITI coffee printer existed as a real-world product, you could do just that. The design calls for spent grounds to be poured into a cartridge and for the printing mechanism to be manually moved back and forth to create an image. I think the whole "manual labor" thing takes the eco-friendly concept a bit too far, but if old coffee could actually be used for ink I would be all for it. It would also infuse a delightful scent into your resume that would give you the edge on any job application. Plus you could lick your documents if you were ever really jonesing. From Gizmodo via Core 77 via Inhabitat via DVICE ]

1. Roast your Pig's Feet in the Oven. The skin will get a bit crisp. Now it's good just as it is, but I recommend you transform it into kimchi chiggae. Fry up the kimchi in sesame oil. This is very important because it releases the kimchi essence. Sour, aged kimchi is the best for kimchi chiggae. 2. After it has boiled for about 10 minutes skim the foam off the top, add a bit of sugar to taste, and add a pat of butter. The butter will add a silky sophisication to this otherwise rustic dish. 3.Serve with rice. I like to mix brown rice and barley. The barley pearls add a bit of sweetness and I love how the grains pop as I chew them 4. The Egg is optional. Many Koreans think it is blasphemous to put egg in their national dish. Tta Da! Dan's Jokbal Kimchi chiggae!

Valentine’s Day Restaurants in Seoul With Valentine’s Day coming up I decided to forgo a restaurant review for the month and instead I wanted to give you a comprehensive list of recommended places that you should take your date. Guys, picking the right restaurant for Valentine’s Day is very important to your romantic wellbeing. And during this time, you should make a reservation. If you don’t have a place to take your beau on this day it is the equivalent of forgetting a special anniversary or birthday. You don’t want to be that guy. It is not enough to just pick the right restaurant. The café or bar is just as important. And girls, it is the millennium. You are more than welcome to make reservations and give hints on the places you would like to go. If you would like, you can have the magazine opened to this article and just strategically circle the restaurants, bars, cafes, you would like to go. A heart or a star should be a good hint. The restaurants on this list have ...

NBC set a new record for Superbowl ad revenue for a total of 206 million dollars. They sold 67 advertising slots and each ad cost between 2.4 million to 3 million for a 30 second slot. So if this was a Superbowl commercial, I would have had to pay about 3 million dollars…right about …now. If we put this into perspective, 3 million dollars at the current exchange rate is about 4,176,868,069 KRW (4 billion 176 million 868 thousand 69 won.) 286,155,935,759 won. (286 billion, 155 million 935 thousand 759 won).

This year a 30 second spot cost 3 million dollars. So was it worth it? I'll let you judge. First up, Macgruber sells out for pepsi. Pepsi Refresh everything. Hmmmm.... This one didn't make it in, but I like it. This is my favorite one of all time. I think it's from 2005... Then I found even more tabasco related commercials such as: And the classic is awesome as well. Dan

  Making pita is so easy. It's just flour, yeast, salt water, olive oil and honey (you can use sugar to get the yeast started, but I think honey tastes better.) What I also love about pita is that it bakes in the oven in 3 minutes. Dan

Sigh...I invite others to dine with me because they are so pretty when they eat.