Zenkimchi is the Greatest Tuesday, Apr 21 2009 

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This is the message that Joe McPherson sent out:

“Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” will premiere its South Korea episode in the U.S. on the Travel Channel at 10 p.m. EST. We at ZenKimchi were highly involved in the planning, research and shooting of this show. Eun Jeong, Dan Gray (Seoul Eats), Chef Hu-nam Kim (Star Chef), and more of our friends guided Andrew Zimmern on his tour through Seoul. If you’re not in the U.S., the episode will later air on Discover Networks stations worldwide on various dates. It will likely be available for download on iTunes ($1.99) by next week. I’m also posting whatever videos I can find on the web to the ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal. Make sure to stop by the Food Journal for behind-the-scenes pics and stories. Happy eating, Joe McPherson ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal

Joe has a great write up and pictures on his site. Be sure to check it out here.

Joe McPherson has been at the forefront of the Korean food wave for years. He was the one that inspired me to write about food. He is my mentor and hero. What he has done for Korea cannot be measured in praise or even in money.

I think the very least we can do is buy him a beer. You know what? That’s what I’m going to do right now and I encourage you to do the same. Go to his paypal link and send Joe some love. The man just got married to the wonderful Eun Jeong and they need some congratulations.

It’s super easy and you know what…

I just sent Joe 50 American dollars right now.

You don’t have to send him that much and I wish I could send him more. A buck, two, or more would show Joe how much we appreciate what he has done.

Again, here is the link to the Paypal account.

Dan

 

Foodbuzz 24,24,24 with Zenkimchi and Star Chef Thursday, Sep 25 2008 

korean food and restaurants and zenkimchi deconstructacon 1:56 am

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Behind-the-Kitchen with Chef Hu-nam Kim of Star Chef
Posted in: Restaurant

Last month, we were helping the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” scout locations, foods and guides for their upcoming Korea show. In our research, our friend Jennifer Lee (Naked in the Sauna, Between Pee and Kimchi) told us about this amazing restaurant with an amazing Chef, Hu-nam Kim. Cathy and David Harris (SeoulLife.net) concurred. They said it was one of the best meals they ever had in Seoul.

Really?

We had to check this out.

A couple of weeks later, we headed to the Maebong neighborhood in southeast Seoul, near Yangjae (you know, “Costco” Yangjae). Tucked in the corner of some back streets is this cozy little pub. Star Chef.

Jen, Cathy and David weren’t exaggerating. The food here was amazing (I’ve noticed that I tend to say, “Amazing,” as much as Andrew Zimmern says, “Fantastic.”)

I wanted to immediately post about the restaurant, but the evil self-promotional synapses started firing.

“Chef Kim, would you mind us going into your restaurant and filming you in the kitchen, say, sometime in September?”

Either it was our charm or the massive booze tab we racked up that pushed him to agree.

So here we are with Foodbuzz’s “24 Meals, 24 Cities, 24 Blog Posts,” where twenty-four food bloggers around the world have a special meal and blog about it on the same day. Cool concept. It looks like ZenKimchi is the sole representative of East Asia.

I hope I don’t embarrass everyone too much.

Read the rest and see more pictures at zenkimchi.com

 

Foodbuzz 24,24,24 with Zenkimchi and Star Chef Thursday, Sep 25 2008 

korean food and restaurants and zenkimchi deconstructacon 1:56 am

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Behind-the-Kitchen with Chef Hu-nam Kim of Star Chef
Posted in: Restaurant

Last month, we were helping the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” scout locations, foods and guides for their upcoming Korea show. In our research, our friend Jennifer Lee (Naked in the Sauna, Between Pee and Kimchi) told us about this amazing restaurant with an amazing Chef, Hu-nam Kim. Cathy and David Harris (SeoulLife.net) concurred. They said it was one of the best meals they ever had in Seoul.

Really?

We had to check this out.

A couple of weeks later, we headed to the Maebong neighborhood in southeast Seoul, near Yangjae (you know, “Costco” Yangjae). Tucked in the corner of some back streets is this cozy little pub. Star Chef.

Jen, Cathy and David weren’t exaggerating. The food here was amazing (I’ve noticed that I tend to say, “Amazing,” as much as Andrew Zimmern says, “Fantastic.”)

I wanted to immediately post about the restaurant, but the evil self-promotional synapses started firing.

“Chef Kim, would you mind us going into your restaurant and filming you in the kitchen, say, sometime in September?”

Either it was our charm or the massive booze tab we racked up that pushed him to agree.

So here we are with Foodbuzz’s “24 Meals, 24 Cities, 24 Blog Posts,” where twenty-four food bloggers around the world have a special meal and blog about it on the same day. Cool concept. It looks like ZenKimchi is the sole representative of East Asia.

I hope I don’t embarrass everyone too much.

Read the rest and see more pictures at zenkimchi.com

 

Xylitol Gum! Friday, Aug 29 2008 

korean food and zenkimchi deconstructacon 7:56 am


I don’t know how Joe from Zenkimchi does it, but he consistently finds all the really weird food in Korea. It must be the grocery store in Ansan. Here we have a Popsicle with gum.
Yum…cold…argh…cavity!
Oh wait, I have gum.

Jump here to read the rest!

 

Xylitol Gum! Friday, Aug 29 2008 

korean food and zenkimchi deconstructacon 7:56 am


I don’t know how Joe from Zenkimchi does it, but he consistently finds all the really weird food in Korea. It must be the grocery store in Ansan. Here we have a Popsicle with gum.
Yum…cold…argh…cavity!
Oh wait, I have gum.

Jump here to read the rest!

 

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