ongoing Weekend Sushi Buffet at Irodori in the Renaissance Seoul Hotel. Irodori chooses only the freshest, high quality seafood. Seven kinds of sashimi and eight kinds of sushi, including flatfish, red snapper, tuna and scallop. Each piece of sushi is made on request. Tepanyaki service is also available. Saturday and Sunday. W55,000 lunch, W60,000 for dinner, and Children under 11 years old will be charged half-price. (tax and service charges are excluded). 2222-8659. March 1 until April 30 Tempting Sweet Fresh Strawberries at The COEX InterContinental Seoul’s Lobby Lounge (1F) will be featuring a “Strawberry Dessert Buffet.” enjoy different kinds of desserts made with only the freshest strawberries. Enjoy a welcome pick-me-up with strawberry treats such as Strawberry Pistachio Frasier, Puff Strawberry Fruit Band, Strawberry Cheesecake, and Strawberry Crumble. From Monday to Sunday 14:30 – 17:30. W25,000. (VAT and service charge will be added). 3430-8603. March 7 Feel the Spring Dinne...

The one good thing about work is that I get homemade Korean food brought to me- courtesy of California Ajumma. California Ajumma is the mother of two of my collegues and she makes the BEST Korean food. Sullah is the Korean New Year and I was able to enjoy at CA's house. Here are the pics of the food. Dan

I gots to get my food blog on. Here's some stuff I've been cooking. Actually, I haven't cooked in over a week because of work. But here's some stuff I cooked a week or two ago. First we have Chef Meili's Smoked Salmon which blows that Costco crap out of the water. Then I have my Pear...shoot...back to work. Boss is back. I'll blog soon.

This was in February's issue of Eloquence Magazine. Dan Antonio of the restaurant "Antonio" should convert his upscale Italian restaurant to a school for hospitality. Each time that I've had sojourned there, the pleasure has truly been all mine. The service is impeccible and knowledgable, the wine list pleasing, and the menu vast. Each time, I tried to stump the server with an obviously ridiculous question like, "'What kind of toppings are on the porcini pizza?' or 'Which wine would pair well with the lamb?'" a prompt reply followed. And if the waitstaff didn't know the answer, the owner, Antonio, came over personally to attend the table. I was overwhelmed when the owner, who I've heard plays piano at the restaurant if requested, deboned and plated an entire salt crusted sea bass at the table. This restaurant makes you feel like a VIP. And the food doesn't let the service down. Chef Lucca Marchesi offers sophisticated It...

I haven't been blogging because I'm working like mad right now. I'm currently a partner in a start up hagwon. Right now I'm trying to develop curriculum, hire teachers, revise curriculum, learn old lesson plans- basically learn the entire business before we open on March 10. My hagwon teaches nurses the IELTS exam so we can place them in hospitals in the US- where there is a major nurse shortage. Sigh. Back to work. You can check out my business website at www.KSAEnglish.com Dan

It's so sad, but Namdaemun's gate burned down. This was sent by my friend Jen: Jen: Did you hear about Namdaemun Gate? How awful! :( I concur. Korea's Historic Namdaemun Gate Toppled By Fire Vivian Wai-yin Kwok, HONG KONG - Tourists and South Koreans commiserated when Namdaemun, a 610-year-old landmark in Seoul, toppled, succumbing to an overnight fire early Monday. Seoul’s downtown was covered with heavy smog and a deep sense of gloom on Monday after the roof of Namdaemun, South Korea’s foremost national heritage site, collapsed and the building’s burning wooden pillars tumbled onto the surrounding grassland. "This was a symbolic place where everyone wants to visit when they come to Seoul," Lee Myung-bak, South Korea’s president, said, expressing his sadness when he visited the historic gate. "People's hearts will ache," mourned the newly elected president when officials briefed him on the damage to Namdaemun, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday....

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