Bibimbap This Saturday, March 19th we'll be having our dolsot bibimbap and bean sprout soup class at 11am at O'ngo Culinary School located in Insadong. This class is specially priced at 55,000 won per person. If you purchase 3 classes, it only costs 45,000 won per class (135,000 won). Classes carry over to next month. Our next month's offerings are: April 2nd: Banchan (Korean Side Dish) Class April 9th: Mandu and Bibimguksu April 16th: Sundubu and Seafood Pancake You can find us by going out Anguk Station (Subway Line 3) Exit 4 and walk 2 blocks and make a left after Young’s Music and Pizza Haven. We are on the 3rd Floor in the building across from Crown Hotel. You can sign-up by contacting us at ongofood@ongofood.com O’ngo Food Communications www.ongofood.com Jongno-gu, Nagwon-dong 55-1 Nagwon-dong Zip 110-709 02-3446-1607 Korean Bank Transfer Information: If you would like to send payment in advance you can send us a bank transfer at Standard Chartere...

Bacon Chocolate Truffle This was sent from our friends at the Dragon Hill Lodge . These unnaturally good treats have dark chocolate studded with salty, crunchy pork bits. It tastes sinful, but I'd do it again in an instant. Now, they don't have these treats on the menu, but if you ask the Food and Beverage Director Tim really nicely, he might make you a batch. Give the Dragon Hill a call today. Dragon Hill Lodge Located in the Yongsan Garrison so it would be difficult for civilians to get in. Call (Commercial) 790-0016 Ext. 6209 or (DSN) 738-2222 , Ext. 6209 Dan

This was originally published in the March Issue of Seoul Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. Cacao Boom Cacao Boom for a Drop of Chocolate Have you ever wondered why there is no Chocoholic's Anonymous? It's because nobody wants to quit. I must say that I am addicted to the hot chocolate at Cacao Boom. You can order it to the degree of thickness or flavor. I recommend the strong chocolate which comes in a small glass but each sip is like a shot of serotonin straight to the happy centers of the brain. There is also white hot chocolate for those looking for something sweeter and more buttery. For the adventurous there is hot chocolate with a shot of brandy or a sprinkling of chili powder. This is truly artisan made hot chocolate for it is made in a standing chocolate mixer that regulates the temperature and mixes it continuously to create the perfect texture. Also, be sure to grab a chocolate bar or two on your way out. Your friends will appreciate it. Cacao Boom...

Here is an interesting story I read on Discovery News. I am intrigued and I would totally drink it. Dan http://news.discovery.com/human/most-expensive-coffee-dung-110310.html World's Most Expensive Coffee's Key Ingredient? Dung March 11, 2011 1:30:00 AM Indonesia's self-proclaimed "King of Luwak," Gunawan Supriadi, is having a hard time keeping up with demand for the beans excreted by his stable of pampered civet "cats". And he's not alone. Demand for coffee brewed with beans plucked from the dung of the furry, weasel-like creatures -- known locally as luwaks -- is surging among well-healed connoisseurs around the world, exporters say. About 40 civets at Supriadi's plantation in West Lampung district, Sumatra, provide the intestinal machinery for his Raja Luwak (King of Luwak) brand of bean. Lampung is the undisputed capital of luwak coffee. "My target is to have 150 civets soon because I have to meet the surge in demand,"...

This was originally published in the March Issue of Seoul Magazine . It is reprinted with permission. Reminis Cake in Seoul, Korea From Wedding Cakes to Chocolate Cakes: Reminis Wedding cake maker and spun sugar artist Yun-sun Goo and her team decided they wanted to share their craft with the public so they converted their baking studio into a cafe. In the back room they offer baking classes and continue to make cakes, but the front of the house is now a cafe where can get a chocolate slice to quell your sweet tooth. The chocolate creations are exceptional here. The giant wedge of chocolate cake has rich granache over a foundation of chocolate sponge cake with crisp cookie shattering on the bottom. Now if you have the time (about 20 minutes), I recommend their chocolate souffle. Right out of the oven, the melted chocolate is in a flux of solid and liquid and it sits on a crisp tart crust of…chocolate. It is truly heaven on earth.  Reminis Cake in Seoul, Korea Reminis Ca...

Here is the official press release on the St. Patrick's Day Festival in Seoul. Dan Seoul’s now annual participation in the international celebration in honour of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and the man accredited to having brought Christianity to Ireland, will start off in Insadong in Seoul on March 19 One of Seoul’s most popular and widely participated cultural events will continue to be hosted in the city – despite the downturn in Ireland’s economic fortunes. It wouldn’t be March if Ireland’s national day, Saint Patrick’s Day, wasn’t being celebrated. Thanks to the kind support of Daesung Corporation, Seoul Global Center, the Embassy of Ireland and a number of individual and private donations, the 11th Saint Patrick’s Festival in Seoul will take place on Saturday March 19 in Insadong, Seoul from 11:30 am to 5pm. Having attracted over 15,000 spectators to past events, The Irish Association of Korea, who organise the event, are grateful for the suppor...

I got this great article Yahoo News  about how we can help the Japanese. Here is a great list of all the different organizations that are helping the Japanese get through this crisis. I will be making a donation right away after I assess which organization to give it to. Please help Japanese people! Below is how you can help: AMERICAN RED CROSS : Emergency Operation Centers are opened in the affected areas and staffed by the chapters. This disaster is on a scale larger than the Japanese Red Cross can typically manage. Donations to the American Red Cross can be allocated for the International Disaster Relief Fund, which then deploys to the region to help.  Donate here . GLOBALGIVING : Established a fund to disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami.  Donate here . SAVE THE CHILDREN : Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of...