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From fine dining to Vietnamese comfort food

Korea’s beef soup, gomtang, meets Vietnam’s equivalent, pho, at the fingertips of chef Yim Jung-sik, executive chef at two-Michelin-starred Jungsik in Seoul and New York.

2020-08-23

Chef Kim Jeong-ho imagines his future in shades of green

Chef Kim Jeong-ho of restaurant Sanok is writing history in the Korean culinary world. Kim, who has seen the scene grow over the past decade under the roof of Jungsik, decided it was time to make his name known and opened his own restaurant.

2020-06-11

[Summer's Choice] Red, white, rosé or bubbly - a guide to where to sip in Seoul

Soju is no longer the drink du jour in Korea. Wine is seeing an increase in popularity and with more and more chefs and sommeliers working and studying overseas before coming back to Korea to work, getting a bottle or at least a glass of wine to...

2020-06-07

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