A podcast with Our Food Adventures about Korean Food Basics and Traveling in Korea by me! Don't know much about Korean food or visiting Korea for the first time? Listen and I will help you. Recently, I did a podcast with Our Food Adventures about Korean Food and various tips for Traveling in Korea including what to eat and what to do. I always get a little nervous when I have do interviews ...
Poom Seoul – Authentic Korean Flavors with Modern Style
Poom Seoul is a michelin star Korean restaurant that serves real authentic rustic Korean flavors in a very elegant and modern way. Each course is meticulously prepared and served with detailed explanations so that you can truly appreciate and enjoy everything to its fullest. Review of Poom Seoul Restaurant Poom Seoul restaurant was a place that my sister #3 has been wanting me to try for a ...
Best Jeju Island Restaurants from Family Trip 2017
Jeju Island Restaurants 2017 - Best places to eat for Seafood, Black Pork and More Jeju Island family trip 2017!!! During our trip to Korea this summer, we decided to squeeze in a 4 day trip to Jeju Island. Jeju Do (제주도) has changed so much in recent years and I have been wanting to visit especially with our daughter as a family. We were also hoping that we could take our in-law family with us ...
My Top 13 Best Seoul Restaurants – from Humble to Fancy!
Top 13 Best Seoul Restaurants (and Seongnam)! Or should I say JinJoo's top 13 FAVORITE Seoul restaurants?? But however you want to call it, these are just simply the Best Seoul Restaurants in my opinion. Please note, the listing is in random order as I find it almost impossible to rank these restaurants together as they are quite different. Recently, Stay.com contacted me letting me know that ...
Best Korean Temple Food Restaurant in Seoul – Balwoo Gongyang
Korean Temple Food restaurant Balwoo Gongyang is a Micheline star restaurant in Seoul that serves the most delightful creations. Korean Temple Food was one of those things I really wanted to experience during my visit to Seoul in March. So, I set aside a day for myself to experience Korean temple food and also just to explore the Bukchon Village area. Luckily, Balwoo Gongyang ...
Korean Breakfast Buffet at Pangyo, Korea
How to enjoy a Korean Breakfast Buffet as a visitor in Korea! This is a quick post on how to enjoy a Korean breakfast from a buffet. I just came back from Korea (a very last minute trip) and this time I stayed at Courtyard by Mariott hotel in Pangyo. I lived in Pangyo (near Bundang) while we were in Korea from 2012-2014. Now, when I look back, there were so many things I could have blogged about ...
Paper Umbrella Artisan of Jeonju
Paper Umbrella Artisan and Korean National Treasure - Mr. Yoon On Day 2 of my visit in Jeonju, my sister wanted to visit a Korean paper umbrella Artisan. Mr. Yoon is the only living traditional Korean umbrella maker in Korea. This traditional umbrella is called Jiwusan (지우산) in Korean. Honestly, this is the first time I even heard of it. In the days before plastics and vinyl, when tigers ...
Best Jeonju Restaurant for Pork BBQ!
Jeonju Restaurant - Hanokjip Jeonju Day 2! After a somewhat disappointing dinner at Hanok village the day before, we were determined to eat some great local Jeonju food before we drove back up to Seoul. I guess this kinda shows you our family's priority about food. And this reminds me of a question that people used to ask each other in Korea when I was growing up... "Do you live to eat? or ...
Jeonju Hanok Village (Hanok Maeul)
Jeonju Hanok Village DAY 1 Jeonju, Korea is the capital city of North Jeolla Province. Jeolla province has history dating back to pre-historic times but Jeonju came to existence as a city in 900 AD as part of Later Baekjae era. When I think of Jeonju, I think of Jeonju Bibimbap. That is probably the most famous dish that comes from Jeonju. But recently Jeonju boasts a lot more good eats than just ...
Flavors of Jeju Island – Day 2 : Seafood
I meant to post this Day 2 post earlier but things kinda got lost in the shuffle..... :( Anyway, here is Day 2 of my sister's visit to Jeju Island describing her visit to the best seafood restaurant in Jeju Island. Day 1 was Pork. Day 2 is Seafood! As you can imagine, Jeju island is famous for its fresh seafood. If you missed my earlier post, read Flavors of Jeju Island - Day ...