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Have your Christmas cake and eat it too: Seoul's luxury hotels prepare gourmet seasonal treats

The best rooms, restaurants and gifts sell out fast during the Christmas season, but arguably, the most competitive items are cakes, particularly those made by the bakeries of five-star hotels.

2024-11-28

Korea's first TikTok Awards brings together influencers, fans

Filled with excitement, stylishly dressed TikTokers snapped photos at vibrant photo booths, their enthusiasm matched only by the throngs of fans eagerly awaiting the much-anticipated TikTok Awards ceremony on Friday evening at Kyung Hee University.

2024-11-17

Dore Dore founder Kim Kyung-ha aims to set new trend with Italian pastry venture

[Interview] Amore Napoli is a large Neapolitan pastry shop situated in Korea’s old town, nearby Anguk Station in Jongno District, central Seoul.

2024-09-10

설날 만두 드시고 싶나요? 여기가 바로 만두 맛집

Seollal may be best known as the day for eating tteokguk, but a deeper conversation into the traditional holiday dish leads to a more divided issue: Does mandu have a place in the New Year's staple soup?

2024-02-23

Christmas cakes to give you the most bang for fewer bucks

Don’t want to spend a fortune on cake this Christmas? From the some of the cheapest choices this season to affordable gourmet cakes by renowned pastry chefs and even gluten-free options, here are some fuss-free and fun holiday gateaus around town.

2023-12-13

A piece of cake

Shinsegae Food unveiled a Christmas cake priced at 9,980 won ($7.66), just like last year, to ease the burden on consumers amid high living costs.

2023-12-04

ITZY releases 'Kill My Doubt,' sells 300,000 albums on first day of release

Girl group ITZY returned with its seventh EP "Kill My Doubt" on Monday, selling over 300,000 albums on the first day of its release. "Kill My Doubt" sold over 318,000 units on the first day of its release on Monday, a highest-ever first-day sales ...

2023-08-01

Cakes on tour

Employees pose with cakes and donuts at Lotte Department Store's Jamsil branch in southern Seoul on Monday.

2021-05-10

Solbi releases single incorporated into her installation 'Just a Cake-Angel'

Singer Solbi, now better known as artist Kwon Ji-an, released her single “Angel,” which she incorporated into her artwork “Just a Cake-Angel,” on Thursday. “Just a Cake-Angel,” an installation which also played the single, was auctioned and...

2021-04-22

Nothing says Year of the Ox like cow promotions

To celebrate the Year of the Ox, retailers and food companies are going full cow.

2021-01-05