Have you seen this show: Street Food Around the World on Nat Geo and the Travel Channel? It is coming to Korea in October! Recommend your favorite street food stalls north of the river and I'll see if I can get them included on the show! I'm going to be their on the ground fixer, researcher and host. Don't worry, I've done quite a few of these shows now. If you are interested in seeing some of the production I have done, check out my company's page: O'ngo Food. Street Food Around the World

There are so many restaurants that I want to check out, but my waistline won't let me yet. Here are some of the new ones on my shortlist and what some people have been saying about them. If you have been, leave us your thoughts in the comments. Dan This is a sandwich from Porcini in Kyungnidan. Carys who recently went there wrote, "New jerk chicken place in Kyungnidan was closed so went to Porchetta next door. Pretty good sandwiches. http://t.co/EkjHEwv4 " It is on the main drag on the same strip as Bao, the Concorde, and Toucan (a new jerk chicken place). B & Chae is a new vegetarian buffet that just opened over by Seoul National University of Education exit 14. They look like they have a very healthy buffet style lunch for only 15,000 from 11-4:30 everyday. Looks pretty good.  http://kuza9797.blog.me/160237436 Oh, and Justin got totally excited about funnel cakes over at Lotte World on the Seoul Eats Facebook Group. Dan

Hi Folks, my friends over at Pieroth wine are having a BBQ event on the 14th. Here's some info. I'm thinking of going who's going to join me. Dan Hello, Don't forget to sign-up for our fantastic BBQ party Saturday July 14th here on the Pieroth Wine Korea Terrace.  All you can eat BBQ, all you can drink wine and amazing prizes including bottles of wine and gift certificates.  Please RSVP by Wednesday July 11, some tickets available but they are going fast.  Payment can be made by bank transfer to:  wooribank pierothkorea 1005-280-119171 Cheers, Christian

I Have a very early private food tour this morning, so I need my coffee. Today I stopped into Lotteria to have my breakfast. Not my normal place to go but the idea of an egg rice intrigued me. It is a fried egg between 2 rice patties that have some veggies and ham( sorry vegetarians). It is a very good little morsel I must say and tastes healthier than an egg McMuffin. This with a coffee for only 3,500 won is dang good. The best part is that the egg tastes like egg and not like plastic. (Coffee could be better though) My guests are running late so I got a croissant from Paris Croissant. They look very pretty. They have a slightly sweet glaze. It's funny why we pay 2,200 won for air though. :)

I had the chance to visit Comfort Zone yesterday and check out their brand new brunch menu and I must say, I was very happy to be there. I grew up eating this kind of food on the weekends and I miss it. I can only count about a handful of places that offer good American style breakfast food, and I'm glad that Comfort Zone is going to be another spot on that list. The decor shows that it's been a lounge for the past 10 years, no one is going to mistake it for a romantic brunch location, but it's cozy and friendly. Also, there is a very nice patio area that we were unfortunately unable to enjoy due to some relentless rain. But I plan to make it back there and drink a Bloody Mary out there. Comfort Zone has been a happening lounge around Hyehwa for the last 11 years, but they just started serving brunch three weeks ago. They have a nice selection. Check here for the full brunch menu. To kick off their brunch offering, they have made a coupon available through daum.net. Be su...

I'm on Tumblr and I plan on doing faster updates of the food that I eat. I like the simpler format. If you want to see what I am doing on Tumblr, check this out"  http://www.tumblr.com/blog/seouleats Home style egg sandwich at Baker’s Table

Yay Food! It has been a day of eating and fun with my guests from NYC. We saw, we ate, we conquered. I love doing these private food treks for guests because I really get to flex my foodie knowledge. If you are a foodie coming to Korea and looking to discover the exciting food scene, please contact me through my food tour company and cooking school, O'ngo Food .

I feel very lucky to work at a company that has wonderful coworkers and a kind president that puts up with all my mischief. One of the things that I am most appreciative of are the freshly prepared lunches that our chefs lovingly prepare. It is usually different everyday and it is always delicious and healthy. Thank you Chef Hyejin, Seryeong, and Dayoung. I promise I will try and make lunch more often as well.

It is getting hot in Korea. I mean so hot that I just want to cry into the aircon and pour ice water all over myself. Don't get me wrong, I like heat (I am one of those weird people that prefers summer to winter). This summer, here is what I am doing to stay cool: 1. Drinking Iced Meshil Tea: green plum tea 2. Eating spicy mixed noodles (Bibimguksu) 3. Eating Vietnamese Summer Rolls 4. Eating Buckwheat Noodles 5. Eating Ice Cream ( my fave is watermelon) 6. Making tomato sandwiches 7. Drinking omija and chestnut Makgeolli. How are you all surviving?

Sometimes, I think my mother doesn't believe that I've been on TV. This is one that I forgot about. This was some work I did for Unravel TV on British Television.

(click images for sources) Tteokbokki, ddukbokki, dukbokki – one of the hardest to spell Korean street foods is also one of the most popular. But walk the streets, and you'll find everyone and their grandma's selling the Addicted to tteokbokki? Don't worry, Seoulistic.com has compiled a go-to list for the most famous places to eat spicy rice cake in Seoul by tapping Korean bloggers. Read on! Stop by Seoulistic.com  for more awesome things Korea :D Eat, Rest, Money, Leave Tteokbokki Kings If you’re a tteokbokki fan, Meokswidonna is pretty much the most famous place in Seoul to go for spicy rice cakes. This often Korean-television-featured tteokbokki restaurant is a popular tteokbokki spot hidden away in some back alley of Samcheong-dong. But even though this place isn’t located in the most ideal spot, you’ll often find lines out the door for some of the best tteokbokki in Seoul. It’s awesome because you can add all kinds of toppings like cheese, seafood, noodles, and more. ...