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Rice Cake and Pumpkin Latte and Magic Mushroom Tea

With a friend I went to Yoon Sook-ja's Rice Cake Cafe to enjoy a bit of afternoon tea with some rice cake snacks. I have worked with Yoon Sook-ja in the past and I find her an absolutely delightful ..
Weekly Snapshots | 9.2.10

Typhoon Kompasu sure gave Seoul a serious beating. ♦ Derek’s got a great set from the recent Daegu Body Painting Festival. ♦ Niels gives us a rundown of fourteen of his favourite watering ho..
Galbi Jjim (Steamed Beef Short Ribs) 쇠갈비찜

Galbi Jjim (Steamed Beef Short Ribs) 쇠갈비찜Steamed short ribs, or galbi jjim (갈비찜), is a popular Korean dish often served to dinner guests or on holidays such as Chuseok or Seollal (Luna..

Mung bean pancake on a rainy day!

Last Sunday afternoon, I went to Myeongdong to buy some stuff. I go to Myeongdong almost everyday since July when I started selling on Korean CDs, cosmetics and souvenirs on Kpopmall. I love the fac..
Korean cuisine rolls into Eat Real Festival 2010, San Fran..

Chef Gordon Xiao of Ark Chinese Restaurant in Alameda making pulled noodles. (Photo by Jeff Quackenbush) Among the more than 80 caterers, mobile and brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food-related..
Catherine Tan

Here is my mini interview with Catherine Tan and the photos of Korean dishes that she made!1.What is your name and where do you live? Catherine Tan, Singapore. 2. What do you do and how many family ..

Weekly Snapshots | 9.2.10

Typhoon Kompasu sure gave Seoul a serious beating. ♦ Derek’s got a great set from the recent Daegu Body Painting Festival. ♦ Niels gives us a rundown of fourteen of his favourite watering ho..
Coming Major Events in Korea

Incheon International Digital Art Festival (INDAF) 2010The festival will present new aesthetics of digital media art from cutting-edge international and Korean digital artists. There will be digital..
Images of Korea | Gyeongdong Market

The labyrinthine sprawl of Gyeongdong Herbal Medicine Market is a network of alleyways all flanked with barrels chock-full of homeopathic ingredients. As it remains Korea’s most famous traditional..

Korean cuisine rolls into Eat Real Festival 2010, San Fran..

Chef Gordon Xiao of Ark Chinese Restaurant in Alameda making pulled noodles. (Photo by Jeff Quackenbush) Among the more than 80 caterers, mobile and brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food-related..
Foreign Rice Hunting and Tasting Taco Bell in Korea

Being a fish out of water I long for certain foods that I can use to make familiar and tasty meals at home. For example, I have been on the hunt for long-grain rice. Sure Korea has their hands full ..
International Artist Community Show: Domestic Bliss

Last Saturday I headed out to Insadong to catch an art show featuring a variety of foreign and Korean artists called "Domestic Bliss", put on by the International Art Community. We took the bus out ..

Accomodation Gwangju Homestay, and staying in Gwangju. A recent post on KoreaMaria reminded me of the Gwangju Homestay program through the Gwangju International Center, and that I intended to mention it on my blog.. Suncheon's Ivy Motel. Private homestay at Geoje Island	Shopping Seoul Grand SALE 2010 http://www.seoulgrandsale.com/2010/en/seoulinfo/grandsale.asp- Period : July 21 – September 12 (54 days) - Venue : Various parts of Seoul - Event .. Mom's Tacos Seoul Grand Sale 2010
K-POP Don't Visit Korea! Just kidding..hehe. Mmm..you don't need to when you could see it all in Korean drama, right? ^^ Totally wrong!! You must visit Korea especially these gorgeous.. KMK: K-Pop Workout SMTOWN LIVE ’10	Leisure,Sports Chan-ho Park now a Pittsburgh Pirate. The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed pitcher Chan-ho Park off waivers from the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Park (박찬호, Park Chan-ho), the first Korean to m.. Kim Yuna Gets Her Own Day in LA World Cup Mania: My experience

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[Secret] 10 Kpop Trips and Falls

Laugh self-servingly as your fav idols eat it during a performance. Oh Ningin, so mean, but so hilarious (no idols were hurt in the making of this post). Source: Ningin © Ashley for SEOULBEATS, 2010. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: 2PM, Brown Eyed Girls, KARA, MBlaq, SHINEE, Sistar, SNSD, Yoon Eun Hye Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh

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[Secret] Wanna Be a Kpop Star?

Well have I got an opportunity for you! It has come to my attention that this site finally promises to reveal all the industry secrets to getting inside that golden idol gate. They’ve uploaded a snazzy promotional video to give you all the details: Not convinced yet? Well, let me present to you the Kpop Audition Secrets Guide, with everything these experts have to offer: “This is the exp..

SEOULBEATS|2010-09-03 12:13 am

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[Secret] Mung bean pancake on a rainy day!

Last Sunday afternoon, I went to Myeongdong to buy some stuff. I go to Myeongdong almost everyday since July when I started selling on Korean CDs, cosmetics and souvenirs on Kpopmall. I love the fact that we live near this shopping haven where you can get anything from shoes, accessories, clothing, cosmetics except for plus [...] Related posts:McDonald’s Big Bulgogi Burger My first trip to M..

Buhay sa Korea|2010-09-03 12:02 am

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[Secret] Korean Tofu Chips

One of my son’s favorite snack is “dubu snack” (Hangeul: 두부스낵). “Dubu” is the Korean word for tofu and my son happens to like it whether cooked, raw or chips. So when I passed by a Tous Les Jours (franchised bakery) branch last week and saw that their dubu snacks are on sale (3 bags [...] Related posts:Marrying a Korean? Before you sign that marriage certificate… Before fin..

Buhay sa Korea|2010-09-02 11:11 pm

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[Secret] Green Plugged, W and Bloody Cookie re..

Thanks to Eshe who supported the live report with photos, today I came across this piece written by Shawn Despres: Green Plugged Festival @ Noeul Park, Seoul (May 21st, 2010). It mentions performances by No Reply, Sugar Donut, Humming Urban Stereo and W&Whale before turning very enthusiastic over Galaxy Express.For some more on W from the time when they still used their full name, Where The Stor..

Indieful ROK|2010-09-02 10:40 pm

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[Secret] 미투데이 Updates 100902

Today’s updates include After School and Hwang Ssa Bu. Translations are rough and may contain errors. You are welcome to re-post my translations elsewhere, as long as a link back to this post... Follow AA-CHAN as he teaches English in Korea and experiences his Korean music fandoms up close!

AA-CHAN - Of Fandom and Foreigner in Korea|2010-09-02 07:15 pm

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[Secret] Korean cuisine rolls into Eat Real Fes..

Chef Gordon Xiao of Ark Chinese Restaurant in Alameda making pulled noodles. (Photo by Jeff Quackenbush) Among the more than 80 caterers, mobile and brick-and-mortar restaurants, and food-related vendors at the second annual Eat Real Festival in the San Francisco Bay area were two Korean "taco trucks," a nouveau hanshik restaurant, a ramen restaurant serving kimchi and a food-preservation spe..

Koreanfornian Cooking|2010-09-02 04:00 pm

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[Secret] The Donut Cheeseburger(YUM)!

After seeing an article on the donut cheeseburger here, I had to try it for myself. Now, at first this seemed like an odd combination to me, but I must say, after eating it, I wanted more. You can find the donut cheeseburger for sale about 10 minutes away from Yongsan Garrison at Amapola Deli in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Donut Cheeseburger Donut Cheeseburger halved Amapola ..

ROK Drop|2010-09-02 02:17 pm

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