It's snowing today, so I'm not trying to go outside today. I am not a fan of the cold and I would rather live in a warm climate like Florida or New Mexico. I haven't had a day off in a long time so it is great to just be lazy all day. I got up at 10am and made some Shin Ramyeon to cure my hangover and then spent the morning doing some writing while watching the food network. I love the food network and I'm so happy that I can get it in Korea now via Slingbox. It reminds me of being back in college when I used to live in my very crappy apartment with my roommates eating crap food while wishing we could eat what they were making on the food network. I have to say that my love obsession with food is largely because of the food network. The current itineration of the food network is great. My favorite show is Diner's, Drive in's, and Dives with Guy Fieri. The places he checks out make my mouth water. I have to say that sometimes Iron Chef America gets on my ner...

I have been meaning to put this up for some time because I think the Korean Food Foundation did an excellent job with this commercial and I think it really shows off what Korea has to offer in terms of culture and cuisine. Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://www.ongofood.com Pictures are taken either with my Panasonic DMC-G2 Camera with 20mm Lens or with my iPhone 4G

It should be blended into Johnny Walker. This is a whisky that I bought on a business trip back to Korea at a duty-free store. I knew that Dalwhinnie was my favorite, but I wanted to give it a chance. I have to say that it is pretty mediocre. It has a nice start but weak finish. The finish goes for peat and oak but evaporates into ...air. Pretty bad for a 50 dollar bottle. Dan - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Let's try something new. With the advent of modern technology, I should be able to blog faster from location. Today I am at dukbaegi center behind the Pagoda building in Jongno 3Ga. It is my morning breakfast place because the food is good and fast. The ajummas have attitude and they will tear you apart if you give them flack. Today I am having the Sundubu, but normally I get the doenjang stew. They have 우렁된장 which has snails. I haven't had that yet. My favorite thing to do is to take the egg out of the soup and mix it with my rice to make bibimbap. I recommend you check it out. They are open early and there is nothing wrong with soup for breakfast. Dan Gwansu-dong 160-4 Seoul 110-420 South Korea - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

In January and February, O'ngo Culinary School will be offering Saturday Cooking Classes for those hoping to learn Korean cuisine and meet other foodies. You'll learn Korean favorites such as Daktoritang, Bibimbap, Japchae, and Sundubu throughout the 2 month course. You'll get a deep understanding of the culture and the techniques of Korean cuisine from our award winning chefs. First, you'll see a demonstration from the chef, then you'll have a chance to make your own, and then you'll get to eat what you made. January 29th: Korean New Year's Class: Mandu Rice Cake Soup February 5th: OFF HOLIDAY February 12th: Sundubu and Seafood Pancake February 19th: Japchae and Spicy Pork March 5th: Kimchi and Bulgogi March 12th: Daktoritang and Vegetable Side Dishes March 19th: Dolsot Bibimbap and Bean Sprout Soup The classes will be offered in English at 11am and at 3pm. You can sign up for 1 or all of the classes. There are 3 classes a month  and classes...

If you have an iPhone or android phone now seouleats is optimized for your device. Open up the site and you'll see it automatically. Happy Eating, Dan - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Want to know what I'm eating throughout the day? Friend me on Facebook and you can see! I can't write about everything on Seouleats.com and I find that it is so much faster to just take a picture and post it on Facebook. Here is my facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/foodguy Dan Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://www.ongofood.com Pictures are taken either with my Panasonic DMC-G2 Camera with 20mm Lens or with my iPhone 4G

For breakfast today I went to Alaska Boulangerie near sinbanpo station. I was truly impressed with quality of their baked goods. Their pumpkin tart(right) was full of rich pumpkin in a flakey shell. The apple strudel was epic: apples with buttery strudel melded with cranberry, raisin, and apple. It was a delightful breakfast. I will definitely have to head back. Www.lealaska.com Banpo: 02-532-5871 - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

We are eating Dakgalbi at Myeongdong 1Bonji in Chuncheon, Korea. Dakgalbi is marinated spicy chicken that is tosses with vegetables and rice cake. Watch more videos over at my youTube Channel Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://www.ongofood.com Pictures are taken either with my Panasonic DMC-G2 Camera with 20mm Lens or with my iPhone 4G

Pasquale's Pizza in Florida Hi Mom! Oh, and for you the rest of you. I'm just putting these up to tease you and because I seriously want a hot, dripping, greasy slice of this awesome pizza from Florida. It was at Pasquale's and it was epic. For me, a good pizza is all about crust and here they have great crust and the pizza is crisp on the bottom. Awesome stuff. Oh, and they have Ms. Pacman in the restaurant. Double Awesome. Dan Pizza should be folded to eat properly See how toasty the pie is! nice!

This is our old chef Shawn making mandu (dumplings) at O'ngo Culinary School and telling us about Korean girls. He's a good guy and good chef. He cooks over at 50 in Apgujeong. www.ongofood.com Subscribe to my youTube Channel to see more of my video projects.  http://www.youtube.com/user/delawheresdan Come take a cooking class or take a Culinary Tour in Seoul! http://www.ongofood.com Pictures are taken either with my Panasonic DMC-G2 Camera with 20mm Lens or with my iPhone 4G

Written by Jonathan Bates Photographs by Luis Carlos Cobo Paella for Two? The night started off with my friend exclaiming “I want something European, NOT Korean.” Not that she dislikes Korean, just that she was tired of the same old galbi and bibimbap. We have all been there at one time or another so I was definitely game. There was this Spanish restaurant, La Paella, I had always walked by in Hongdae and was eager to try so we quickly decided that was where we were going. The first thing we noticed once in the restaurant was that it was aesthetically warm and definitely had a Spanish air to it. It was a fairly petite restaurant in size and had some people waiting in the foyer but we were quickly seated and the hostess was quick with the water. I was impressed up to this point and was excited to have some Spanish food again, especially after finding out that the chefs were from Spain themselves (through the large window that lets you view them work as they create their dishes)....