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It’s summer now in Korea, and with the warm weather comes patio fun! Just about every restaurant puts tables and chairs outside so that more people can eat, and oftentimes there are more people sitting outside than in. We wanted to do a video about this patio dining culture, but rather than go to an expensive bar or restaurant, we decided to dine at our local convenience store. Some have simple plastic chairs and tables, while others – like our favorite one here – boast wooden patios and umbrellas. Convenience stores in Korea sell everything, if you haven’t seen from our Convenience Store Raid Series a while ago, so no matter how specific your taste, or what you’re in the mood for, they’ve got it! So, this time, we raided our favourite convenience store to make the best booze and snack combos, all based on your personality type! Well, kindof…

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I love surprises. This is especially true when the surprise is unexpected. I had thought that I knew Hongdae, but I just recently discovered that what I thought I knew only amounted to the tip of the iceberg. Hongdae, it turns out, has so much more going on.

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This is the first part in the Korean Food Globalization series.

The Ajosshies-in-charge (AiC), particularly pottery maker and yangban blowhard Cho Tae-kwon (recently featured in this Korea Times article), have been steering the great ship of Korean food promotion towards the ridiculous, tasteless and pretentious. You see, Mr. Cho believes that the way to introduce Korean food to the west is by starting with the high end and work down. “‘Culture flows from the top to the bottom.’”

Trickle-down culture.

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Reviewed by The Stumbler and Tuttle
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$$
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: Steamed Beef Ribs followed by Fried Rice

This is the second review from the Stumbler/Tuttle team from Southwest Seoul.  This week our plan was to eat Galbi-jjim at a restaurant named 안의갈비 (An-ui Galbi), located at Balsan Station, Line 5.  The Stumbler used to eat there frequently some years ago, and noticed about one year ago it had moved across the street.  Well, we were in for a little surprise.

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I’ve been hearing about the restaurant Berlin in Itaewon for ages. A few weeks ago I finally made it over to see what all the fuss is about. I’ll start off by saying that I love the location. It’s right on a hill with a towering view of the streets below. Inside its all hardwood floors with accents of red and blue complete with a deck that has the aforementioned view.

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