From Korea to the California coast, Chef Jaeseung ‘David’ Gwak now finds home at the end of the IB Pier

The sea has never been far from Jaeseung “David” Gwak’s life. He grew up in Namhae, an idyllic coastal village in South Korea ...
Washingtonian

“Koreaworld” Cookbook Celebrates Anju, Annandale, and Modern Korean Cooking

Journalist Matt Rodbard and chef Deuki Hong have spent a good part of the past decade documenting Koreatowns and Korean cooking across the country. They published their first cookbook, Koreatown, in ...
Los Angeles Times

Come cook with a North Korean. It’ll be a side of the country you’ve never seen

SEOUL — Jessie Kim flits from stove to stove, having a taste and nodding her approval at one, adding a dab of seasoning at another. As a dozen students of her monthly cooking class are busy at work ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Photos: New Starbucks gives customers view of a quiet North Korean village

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Customers have to pass a ...
The Korea Herald

Heritage on a plate as Vietnam's pottery village Bat Trang gets cooking recognition

HANOI, Vietnam (Viet Nam News/ANN) -- A centuries-old culinary craft from Hanoi's famed Bat Trang Village has been officially dished up as the latest addition to the National Intangible Cultural ...
AOL

Review: KPOT Korean BBQ in Belden Village falls short

JACKSON TWP. - Venturing into the much-discussed KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot for dinner with my friend Nicole, we were eager for the cook-your-own-food experience and the promise of endless options. At ...