Hi Seoul Eats Readers, First of all, happy Valentine's Day. I want to thank everyone that participated in the Tartine Too Brunch Poetry Contest.   We had a number of Korean people also participate. 감사합니다 . We had 14 people participate and write some great poems for the contest. (Now to be cheezy), in my eyes you are all winners, but in order to choose who to pick as winners, Chef Garrett and the team at Tartine went through all of the entries and they have come to their decision. The results are: English JI Kim 1st. Andrew Jackson Breakfast Jared Kim 2 nd. Large  Strawberry Pie D Esquiline 3rd. Lava Cake Set Korean JI Young. 1st. Andrew Jackson Breakfast Ye Jung Choe 2nd Large Strawberry Pie Choi JI Ah 3rd Lava Cake Set Here are the winning entries: This one by Ji Kim: Ji Kim First Entry? You CHEAP BASTARD! Why don’t you buy me a CITY OF ROSES?! My heart decomposes At the endless proposes you throw at me. When you took me to CHICAGO (WINDY CITY) CHILI is how I felt in my pants, As ...

The Noryangin Fish Market is Seoul’s largest marine products market. Covering over 66,000 square meters the warehouse is a teeming wonderland of all that swims in the sea. There are over 700 small shops, and several bigger ones, that sell everything from shrimp, flounder, and live octopus to the exotic spoon worm, sea cucumber, and sting ray. If you can’t find your aquatic friend here, it probably doesn’t exist in Korea. The market is open 24 hours. If you are up around 2am (except on Sundays and holidays), you can witness the wholesale auction. At the auction they sell everything from very high-grade fish to low-grade bulk products. Just don’t yawn, because you might accidently buy a couple hundred kilograms of fresh fish. The Toro and the giant squid tentacles fetch hundreds of thousands of won (equivalent to hundreds of dollars) each. And when these items go on the auction block, the room becomes very exciting because these fishmongers don’t like to lose. When you enter the ma...

First of all, I would like to thank everyone that participated in the restaurant review contest. We got some good reviews and it helped others find other great restaurants. I really appreciate your contributions because I would really like to make Seoul Eats the site for foodies to tell others in the community about how to find the best eats in the city. Duckconfetti introduced us to:  Review: Masterful French Cuisine at Bien-être CheeseLover wrote about: Burger B in Hongdae which brought quite a bit of controversy. Troyeatz contributed a number of posts including about Taco Taco Chili Chili , the now defunct Taco Amigo , Smokey Saloon , and  The awesome O' Taco Rikey Spicy wrote about  원터골 통갈비 (Wontuhgol-tonggalbi): Where have you been all my life?! Two Miguks wrote about Feel Good Italian Food at Cat on the Oven Yunmay wrote about Sloe Bistro And of course, my Seoul Eats partner, Dustin Cole contributed a number of reviews, but he is ineligible for the prize. Plus, he has been...

Yes, Valentine's Day is coming up and it would be wise for guys that are in relationships to make dinner plans (or else^^). Here are some restaurants that have sent me some notices about Valentine's Day events. These are restaurants (and 1 event) that I have been to and I would recommend. If you have a restaurant and are doing valentine's day specials, please email me at seouleats at gmail dot com Kyotofu에서 특별하게 준비한 달콤한 디저트로 사랑을 전하세요. Kyotofu Valentine Special Dessert Kaiseki - 25000원(VAT미포함) Paired with Valentine Special Cocktails (Hptonic &Peachtonic) - 16000원(VAT미포함) -Vanilla Sweet Tofu with Choco syrup 바닐라의 달콤함과 두유의 고소함을 느낄 수 있는 디저트 푸딩 - Soy Honey Crème Brulee / Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake / Matcha Ice Cream 두유와 꿀로 만든 부드러운 크림 브럴리, 다크 초콜렛 무스 케이크와 진한 마차향이 느껴지는 아이스크림 - Nama Chocolate(Dark Choco, Strawberry), Mini Financier, Cookie Kyotofu만의 특별한 생초콜렛과 쿠키&미니피낭시에                                  Kyotofu 강남 신세계 백화점 입점! 감각적인 디저트로 많은 사랑을 받은 Kyotofu가 드디어 강남 신세계 백화점에 입점했습니다...

Enigmatic Frenchman sends pictures of his desserts with a description of what they are. There was no review made, just pictures sent so...I feel like I should share them with you since they look utterly scrumptious. They are from Cafe Nest Seoul Gangnam-gu Nonhyeon-dong 218-19 서울시 강남구 논현동218-19 1층 카페네스트 [caption id="attachment_8000" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sortilege de fruits rouges..."] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_8001" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Parfait glace au chocolat."] [/caption]

It’s that time of year again, SUPER BOWL XLVI!!!  In case you have a hard time following American football due to that whole different time zone thing, this year the New England Patriots will be going toe to toe with the New York Giants.  The game is on Monday and if you’re willing to wake up early, the following watering holes will be playing the game live; if you’re not willing to wake up early, a few of them will be replaying it in the evening as well. Beer O’Clock (Sinchon, Seoul)-A replaying of the game starts at 8 pm.   www.beeroclock.ca Sam Ryan’s (Itaewon, Seoul)-Doors will be opening for the live game at 7am and they will also be replaying the game at 7pm.  www.samryans.com 3 Alley Pub (Itaewon, Seoul)-Doors open at 7am for a live screening, they will be offering a breakfast deal for ₩ 13,000 and the booze will be flowing.   www.3alleypub.com Rocky Mountain Tavern (Itaewon, Seoul)-Doors for the live game will open at 8am while kickoff is at 8:30, they will also be replaying t...

These days, I really enjoy processing photos in order to get them to pop. Here are a few more pics that I took while exploring Samcheongdong. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="602" caption="Chaotically Collected"] [/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="602" caption="Jill"] [/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="602" caption="Bowls"] [/caption]

Here are some pictures I took while out at Gyeongdong Market. It is one of the oldest traditional markets left in Seoul and they mainly cater to locals. Dan

요 근래 홈페이지 개편관련 하여 정신이 없었습니다. 우선, 저희 사이트를 관심과 애정을 가져 주시서 감사합니다.제 벗인 Garrett을 간단히 소개할까 합니다. 이태원 Tartine Pie and Brunch Café의 요리사로 브런치 카페 “Tartine”을 오픈 했습니다. 발렌타인데이를 기념하여 Tartine에서 창작 시 콘테스트를 개최합니다. 멋진 분위기와 그에 어울리는 훌륭한 음식들을 경험할 수 있는 좋은 기회입니다. 규칙은 다음과 같습니다. • 12줄 이내 • Tartine의 브런치 메뉴중 3개의 품명을 사용하셔야 합니다 • 제출기한은 2월 12일 까지 입니다. • 작품(?)은 하단부 코멘트를 이용해 업로드 바랍니다. • 심사위원은 Tartine의 요리사 및 스텝으로 구성됩니다.   수상에 대한 상품은 하단부를 참조바랍니다. 1등: The Andrew Jackson Breakfast 2~3인 식사권 2등: Large 딸기 크림 파이 3등: LAVA 케이크 세트 동승의 경우는 2장의 상품권이 수여됩니다.   나머지 증정품 • 머그컵 2잔 • 따끈한 파이 2판 • 초콜릿 크림 파이 • Tartine 아침 식사권 2인 또는 1인 Andrew Jackson Breakfast • Prince William’s Chocolate 비스킷 케익   감사합니다.   Chef D. Garrett Edwards 02-3785-3400 www.tartine.co.kr Download the BRUNCH english menu here.  

This last week has been hectic with the new site relaunch and all that. I want to first thank everyone that stuck around and continued to read the site. One person that has offered to help is my good friend Chef Garrett from Tartine Pie and Brunch Cafe in Itaewon. As you might know, he has opened up his brunch cafe "Tartine too" across the street from the now famous shop in Itaewon. In the spirit of Valentine's Day and good food, we have a contest where you can win great food from Tartine Too's Brunch Menu. So sharpen your pencils, for this is going to be a Valentine's Day Poetry Contest. The rules are: No more than 12 lines Must use 3 items from TARTINE too... BRUNCH menu Entries must be submitted by: February 12, 2012 Entries must be submitted as a comment under this post. The judge will be the famous chef and staff at Tartine The prizes for winning will be Gift Certificates for the following: 1st Place: The Andrew Jackson Breakfast (a breakfast big en...