Subject: Korean Food and Cooking

• Kyochon Chicken Opens in Stanton

  Of all the trendy foods to hit L.A. recently, nothing has intrigued me more than Kyochon Chicken, fried chicken as done by Koreans. Jonathan Gold's Pulitzer-prize winning taste-buds swears by it ("Current fried chicken mecca", he writes), while food bloggers, Chowhounds, and Yelpers alike have gone ga-ga, typing out countless testimonials of its greatness. The buzz has been so loud that it's even spurred the predictable backlash, a signal that the hype has run its course, at least in L.A. So

  June 15, 2008

• Diamond Jamboree = More Asian Eateries = More Fun

  Good things do happen in Irvine, even if it's going to make traffic even more hellish. It's called Diamond Jamboree Center, a sprawling shopping complex you might have seen being built on the corner of Alton and Jamboree Rd. So far, just the signs are up. Finishing touches are still being made. But already you can tell, this is going to be interesting. I'm rubbing my hands as I type this. (Well, not at the same time, obviously.) First there's H-Mart, a Korean grocer. And then Tokyo Tabl

  September 3, 2008

• Grub Guide

  July 20, 2006

• Where Obama Might Chow Down During His OC Visit

  We may have been thwarted in our attempt to get tickets to see Obama speak at the OC Fair & Event Center later today, but that doesn't stop us from trying to guess where he might fill up on his OC jaunt, should hunger strike. Both Barack and Michelle are known for their love of food. They don't eat healthily all the time, by their own reckoning, but they enjoy what they eat, whether it's comfort food or more upmarket fare. Eddie Gehman Kohan at Obama Foodorama kindly gave me a few tips, nam

  March 18, 2009

• Wako Honey Pig: How Sweet It Is

  March 12, 2009

• [Hole in the Wall] Pocho Tacos Muy Machos

  March 5, 2009

• [This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Saucy Hawaiian at Waikiki Hawaiian Grill

  October 23, 2008

• The Soup at Garden Grove's Jang Mo Gip Comes Two Ways: Spicy and Really Spicy

  October 9, 2008

• New Irvine Korean Barbecue Shik Do Rak Takes the DIY Aesthetic to a New (And Delicious) Level

  July 24, 2008

• [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Semper Full in Paul's Coffee Shop

  June 26, 2008

• The Korean Barbecue at Go Goo Ryeo in Garden Grove Is Amazing, But Your Date May Not Approve

  May 1, 2008

• Korean Restaurant Harubang Spices up Buena Park

  March 6, 2008

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  November 29, 2007

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  June 7, 2007

• [Summer Guide] The Grills of Your Barbecue-Loving Dreams

  June 4, 2009

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  April 19, 2007

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  February 8, 2007

• Making Kimchi Chic

  Hashigo Tofu makes Koreanfood cool. And delicious

  December 21, 2006

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  November 30, 2006

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  November 2, 2006

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  September 7, 2006

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  August 31, 2006

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  August 24, 2006

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  July 27, 2006

• This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

  June 15, 2006

• BCD Tofu

  October 6, 2005

• Hwang Hae Do BBQ

  May 12, 2005

• This Week in Moon Meals

  February 10, 2005

• Hang A Ri Noodle House

  January 27, 2005

• This week in noodles

  December 2, 2004

• Aloha BBQ

  June 3, 2004

• Piggie Porn

  March 25, 2004

• Boar War

  April 24, 2003

• Soju Satori

  January 30, 2003

• Eating the 21st Century

  November 21, 2002

• Buena Korea

  August 8, 2002

• Seoul Kitchen

  March 2, 2000

• A Mexican Commentary on the Muy Bueno Kogi BBQ Burrito

  It was about 10 after midnight Sunday Morning when the mysterious Ben Dayhoe and I descended into his lair and cut a short-rib Kogi BBQ burrito for the two of us to split. We had spent two hours on the sidelines of the famed taco truck, which was dishing out its Korean-style Mexican food from the parking lots of the Santiago Street Lofts in SanTana, where Kogi had set up for the night. I actually had the second spot reserved for me by Dayhoe's neighbor, but had to give it up as I forgot that the

  May 18, 2009

• [Hole in the Wall] Sticking to It With Cambinos Asian BBQ

  June 25, 2009

• LA Times: De-odorized Kimchi Patented

  Edwin Goei​Breaking news: according to a fascinating LA Times article, someone has invented kimchi that doesn't stink. Now, I didn't know kimchi stink was even a problem, let alone one that needed fixing. To me, the Korean side-dish of Napa cabbage pickled in garlic, chili and ginger does not possess an offensive odor. In fact, I think it's got a glorious aroma. A little pungent, yes, but so are dill spears.It's still got nothing on the stench of the Filipino bagoong or the Indonesian tera

  July 29, 2009

• Kim Chi From Garden Grove Makes It To The New York Times

  Photo by Edwin Goei​It's a long, long way from Garden Grove to New York's Lower East Side, but Young Ja Chun's kim chi had made the trip and was featured by The New York Times in a short but sweet article.

  October 16, 2009

• Eyewitness Kogi Truck Report

  ​This just in from someone who spotted the Korean BBQ taco-spewing Kogi truck near the Barnes and Noble in the Orange Town and Country center across from Mainplace Mall in Santa Ana:"There was no one there before the truck pulled in the parking lot around lunchtime, but as soon as it stopped there were 40 to 50 people already in line--and they weren't even ready to serve yet. People were coming out of everywhere, from the bushes, jumping out of cars. It was a real spectacle. "The operators of

  September 29, 2009

• Myung Dong Kal Guksu in Anaheim Is a Temple of Korean Hand-Cut Noodles

  October 29, 2009

• Tomorrow Night: Keith 2.0 in Long Beach

  ​ The runaway train that is Long Beach's Basement Lounge keeps gaining steam. Tomorrow is the weekly Big Audio and similar to previous events, this one seems like it's going to be worth attending.Spinning tomorrow night is Keith 2.0 and the return of Sonny Moore, who opened the club on Oct. 1, and Jahmontee. That sounds fine and dandy, but the most interesting part of the gig is this: "$2 Seriously Legit Korean BBQ Tacos!!!" Seriously legit tacos. They wouldn't say it if it wasn't true.

  November 4, 2009