For those still looking for Thanksgiving dinner. Here is a Press Release fGrand Hilton on Thanksgiving. This article was written by Troy Zitzelberger The year was 1621 and after struggling to adapt to life in the new world, the pilgrims finally had a bountiful harvest worthy of an epic feast. It was so epic that it became the forerunner of an annual glutinous celebration where American’s and Canadian’s alike stuff themselves silly with delicious holiday fare. Now, how “traditional” is this special cuisine associated with the bountiful celebration of 1621? Not very. Every third Thursday of November hundreds of thousands of people (90% of the US population) eat Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie; none of which were eaten at that inaugural celebration in 1621. Instead, the pilgrims ate Duck and venison (compliments of the Wampanoag Indian tribe), seafood, cabbage, onions, corn, and squash. All of which I’m sure where delicious in their time, but...

Poong Worl in Sinsadong With the holidays coming up, I have been catching up with a number of friends and guests. Since I am known to be a foodies, we have been checking out some of my favorite places and new places. One of my new favorite places is Poong Worl in Sinsadong. It's off one of the side streets of Garusugil (Sinsadong 02-547-9923).  It's a nice little izakaya that has a variety of grilled dishes, sashimi, and more. My favorite dish there is their natto omelet. I love natto and when it is in an omelet it is fabulous. They top it here with bonito flakes so it is kinda like an okonamiyaki. We also had some great grilled fish there and some seafood ramen. The staff is friendly and the portions are big. The place is not cheap (but no place on garusgil is). The average check here will be about 25-30,000 a person with alcohol. Poong Worl in Sinsadong I think I posted a picture of hotteok from W.e. last week but I was going through my pictures and I found this ...

Chicken in a cup at Hong Cup Here are some letters I got from readers and my responses. Thanks for asking me questions and I'll keep doing my best to answer everyone! Dan Hey Dan,  As you know, we have American relatives heading to Seoul over US Thanksgiving. While they will be eating mostly Korea while here, we would like to have a family feast of the turkey type. Last year I ordered in a Turkey dinner for 20 and added my own sides. It worked out great. This year I am having a difficult time finding options. Sadly, we need to host the dinner on Tuesday the 22 and we cant make the Ongo dinner on the 26th. Suggestions??!! Thanks for your help! Sarah Hi Sarah, High Street market in Itaewon will be selling frozen turkeys. The  military base has stopped doing so. Costco has frozen turkeys and so does Haddon Mart.  If you have a military contact you  should be able to arrange something with them. They are about 100 USD  with sides and each turkey feed...

Whole Lobster Dinner at Sausalito Sausalito Lobster One of the better meals that I have had in the last years was a Sausalito Lobster. The giant lobster came out like a the centerpiece of the table and it was expertly deconstructed by the host. The host puts on a show as he dissects the entire lobster from claw to flipper (yes, there is meat in the flipper and it tastes subtle and velvety.) The fried rice made with the innards of the mustard at the end is epic. A full review is forth coming with more pictures. A lobster here costs about 50,000-70,000. Reservations recommended. Near Fraser Suites Hotel in Insadong. Jongno-gu Insa-ro 285-ro. Ph# 02-720-5077.

On a walk around Gangnam, we saw these interesting fish in the tanks. The owner told me what it was but I forget. They are majestic looking. Does anyone know what they are? Have they eaten them?

Thanksgiving Party at O'ngo Culinary School in Insadong Here is a reminder for our Thanksgiving Dinner at O'ngo Culinary Shool on the 26th! There are only 10 spots left so be sure to sign up soon! Dinner is sold out. Sorry. Dan Gobble Gobble! I guess people are craving turkey because I have gotten calls and emails for a week now asking if we are going to do Thanksgiving again this year. I am happy to announce that yes! we will. Our entire team will be working hard to create a great Thanksgiving Meal for you with all of the fixings. We'll have several roasted turkeys, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes stuffing, and whatever else we can think of. We'll be holding Thanksgiving on November 26th starting at 1pm and it will last till 3pm. Spots will be limited to 40 people so please reserve fast. Please fill out the reservation form to make your reservation. Preference will be given to those that pay in advance. You can pay by credit card via paypal (see bel...

Here is another attempt at video blogging. I think it's getting a bit better. Dan