Diary
15 entries
Kkomak Bibimbap at Daehwa Beolgyo Kkomak & Pohang Mulhoe, Ilsan
Lunch at Daehwa Beolgyo Kkomak & Pohang Mulhoe in Daehwa-dong, Ilsan: cockle bibimbap, cockle fried rice and a seafood chive pancake.
Sarah Michelle Gellar — Buffy, and the Thirty Years Around It
Cast at four, a Daytime Emmy at eighteen, Buffy at twenty. A full career profile of Sarah Michelle Gellar through to her 2026 work, illustrated only with freely licensed …
Megi Maeuntang at Uiseong Maneul Hwangto Megi, Bucheon
Spicy catfish stew at Uiseong Maneul Hwangto Megi in Jakdong, Bucheon. Freshwater shrimp make the broth, and a block of ramyeon noodles goes in as a matter of course.
Eating at Home in Seoul — A Summer of Homesul and Homebap
A summer of eating at home in Seoul: Kahlúa milk with spicy jjukkumi, delivered sora-muchim stretched with hand-boiled somyeon, Deungchon shabu-shabu broth with …
Plant Shopping at Joinfolia in Paju
We went to Joinfolia in Paju to look around and came home with a few more plants. The place is much bigger than it looks from outside.
Baekban — A Proper Korean Set Meal in Paju
Lunch at Bapsarang, a countryside diner in Paju (north of Seoul), the kind of place Koreans call a baekban-jip (백반집).
Kkot-Samgyeop (Flower Pork Belly) — Daebit Sikdang, Gaebong-dong
Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, 'flower pork belly') grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan.
Dakjang Maekju — My Neighborhood Chicken & Beer Pub
My local pub, Dakjang Maekju in Gaebong-dong — walking distance from home, which in Korea is a blessing.
Geoje Panorama Cable Car — Nojasan Observatory
Riding the Geoje Panorama Cable Car up to the 565m Nojasan observatory, and the view over Korea's southern archipelago from the top.
Hanchi Mulhoe & Octopus Rice Bowl — Yoonsikdang, Geoje
Lunch on Geoje Island at a place called Yoonsikdang. We ordered hanchi mulhoe and a rock-octopus rice bowl.