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Korean Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Cha:n Is a Cute Little Place with Little, Little Dishes

    Dish: Buckwheat Noodle Salad Place: Cha:n, Downtown Price: $9.00 In the bowl: From the menu: "buck wheat noodle salad with mixed vegetables, hardboiled egg and spicy vinaigrette." Those vegetables include shredded cabbage, red onion, cucumber, bean sprouts, kaiware (daikon sprouts), and maybe som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    100 Favorite Dishes: BBQ Pork Banh Mi at Sub Sand

    In his terrific new culinary history Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, OC Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano details a number of junctures at which dishes dreamed up by Mexican immigrants went from unknown to ubiquitous. In many cases, he's able to pinpoint these moments with impressive accu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    100 Favorite Dishes: Spicy Squid at Ka Won

    I first dined at Ka Won with five friends whose collective Korean cuisine exposure tallied up to perhaps half a dozen meals. If I was more sensitive, I probably would have ordered barbecue. But I wagered my worldly companions could handle two things which are apt to scare tentative eaters: Squid and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Does Charcoal Make BBQ Better at Old Village Korean Restaurant?

    There's something childish and fun about playing with your food, whether it's dipping into fondue, eating Ethiopian injera with your hands, or grilling your own meat over an open flame inside a restaurant. That last experience was exactly what I had in mind when I headed north on a recent Monday nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Spring Hill Embraces Fried Chicken Identity With Name, Concept Change

    Eaters who've struck out trying to score reservations to Spring Hill's vaunted Monday night fried chicken pop-up will be relieved to learn the restaurant's shifting to a fried chicken-centric concept. Spring Hill today announced it's trading its linens and braised short ribs for paper napkins, kimc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Bibimbap Serves Downtowners Craving Korean

    My favorite at-desk lunch.​Eaters like to debate where to find the best pho, best bagel or best margarita, but - if we're being honest - the superlative that matters most is "best food near my office." For me, that title currently belongs to Bibimbap, a two-month old Korean cubbyhole at the fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    How Accurate Were Restaurant Analysts' Trend Predictions for 2011?

    ​Restaurant analysts have begun forecasting what lies ahead for food and beverage in 2012, so it seemed like an opportune time to check how well they read their crystal balls at the end of 2011. Here, the trends that Technomic - perhaps the most quoted name in the restaurant prediction game - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Hunt Club: Sol-Long-Tang

    Our recently-concluded The Hunt Club contest called upon Voracious readers to find 10 esoteric edibles somewhere in Seattle. This week, we'll look more closely at a few of the listed items - and tell you where our top scavenger hunter found them. Sol-long-tang is the Korean version of stone soup, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Snackdown! Wallingford vs. Fremont

    ​Our third Neighborhood Snackdown semi-final match pits Wallingford (vanquisher of Madrona) against Fremont (decisive champion of the Fremont-Mt. Baker brawl.) Which is the better neighborhood for eating?

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    What's Wrong With Ramen in Seattle?

    G-Men's ramen.​When I attended the Culinary Institute of America's annual Worlds of Flavor conference last year, one speaker mentioned that there are more than 80,000 ramen restaurants in Japan. Those are dedicated ramen shops, selling little more than gyoza on the side. Seattle has two such ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Counting Noodles at Kimchi Bistro

    ​Dish: Job chae Place: Kimchi Bistro, Capitol Hill Price: $10.00 On the plate: Per the menu: "stir-fried potato noodles w/assorted veg and beef." Supporting cast: Banchan (including cabbage kimchi, bean sprouts, and daikon) and a small portion of rice. What to do: Dig in, eating the banch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Savoring Korean Food in Bremerton

    ​Oma Bap, which I chronicled last week, is trying to make Korean food accessible by color-coding its bibimbap and muzzling traditional spices. Meanwhile, a Bremerton restaurant has adopted a mishmash approach to wooing non-Korean diners - and may have hit on the more successful formula. My le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Oma Bap Interprets Korean Food for the Masses

    ​Oma Bap doesn't serve Korean food. The two-month old Bellevue eatery serves Korean-inspired food, which is all the more interesting. Deciphering which global foods make it into the American mainstream is an endless puzzle for food lovers, who can't understand why their less-adventurous breth ... More >>

  • Food

    May 4, 2011

    Rachel Yang's Revel Yell

    Joule's founder starts a Fremont frenzy.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Marination Mobile Makes Successful Transition to Fixed Location

    ​The food-truck trend has become so pervasive that restaurateurs--especially those in cities where code is unfriendly to culinary start-ups--are now spinning off mobile units. But the cart-to-shop progression is still following the natural course in Seattle, where a number of truck operators h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    It's Grilling Season, Right?

    Photo by Leslie KellyGrilling it up indoors at Old Village in Shoreline.​Sure, the calendar says spring has arrived, but the weather sure has been sucky. Drizzle doesn't exactly inspire even the most seasoned grill masters to light up. That's why I headed to Old Village in Shoreline to get my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Secrets of a Food Writer's Fridge: Asian Products and a Lot of Bottled Beverages

    This fridge is turning Japanese...I really think so.​Name of food writer: Jay Friedman Position: Voracious blogger Shame factor: Fairly low. Except if guests drop by unexpectedly, and then I realize that despite a decently full refrigerator, I have nothing to feed them. (This might explain w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Marination Mobile Team Loves Seattle's Restaurants

    Photo by Leslie KellyKamala Saxton and Marination's Spam slider. ​Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison, the duo behind the wheel of Marination Mobile, have been slamming busy since their truck rolled out last year. Which leaves little time for cooking at home. But that's OK because they both love to e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Seattle's Essential Dishes: Kalbi Tacos at Marination Mobile

    ​ Kalbi Tacos at Marination Mobile: Is it weird that one of the most famous, most nationally-known restaurants in Seattle isn't a restaurant at all, but a marinated meat stand on wheels?

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Clam Fans Will Dig This Fiery Kimchi Recipe

    Photo by Leslie KellyDezi Bonow's Kimchi Clams features a double shot of bivalves.​Dahlia Lounge sous chef Dezi Bonow likes to show off kimchi's versatility on the restaurant's ever-changing Sea Bar menu. Check out parts one and two of this week's Grillaxin for his zen approach to the fiery Ko ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Dezi Bonow's Kimchi Is a Firebomb of Flavor

    Photo by Leslie KellyDezi Bonow's kimchi has got some kick.​Dahlia Lounge sous chef Dezi Bonow has come a long way since his days slamming 3,000 burritos out for lunch at Taco Del Mar, which he talked about in part one of this week's Grillaxin' Q&A. He collaborates with Dahlia's chef de cuisin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Dahlia Lounge Sous Chef Got His Start At Taco Del Mar

    Photo by Leslie KellyDezi Bonow's fiery kimchi is featured on several dishes at Dahlia Lounge.​Dahlia Lounge sous chef Dezi Bonow's approach to cooking is beautifully simple: "I love to cook for people. I love food." And it shows. Dezi's got his fingerprints all over the menu at Tom Douglas' f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Serving Sake to a Serb: Kimchi Bistro

    ​Introducing the first installment of a new weekly Voracious column: Serving Sake to a Serb. My boyfriend Slavko pronounced his love for Asian cuisine soon after we started dating. His favorites: Teriyaki, Pad Thai, and several Panda Express-style dishes served at an overpriced Chinese restau ... More >>

  • Food

    December 30, 2009

    The Top 10 Dishes of 2009

    Our critic savors the highlights of a million-calorie year.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    10 Things I'll Miss About Seattle, No. 7: The Korean Suburbs

    Dylan PriestWestern Garden's Samgyeopsal​Oakland and San Francisco both have good little strips of Korean restaurants, but they're paltry compared to Lynnwood, Federal Way, and Lakewood. After LA's Koreatown and Flushing, Queens, Seattle's northern and southern burbs have the biggest, most div ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Midway Donuts Has Nothing on Deli Seoul

    ​Mike Seely, aka Bottomfeeder, is the king of the multipurpose restaurant. Tomorrow's column focuses on a diner secretly upping its Greek fare, while Seely's October 27 Bottomfeeder sung what praises he could conjure up about Pacific Highway South's convenience restaurants: "Here, teriyaki pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Thin Wheat Line: Strange, Possibly Alarming Federal Way Noodles

    ​Thin Wheat Line is a weekly survey of Seattle area noodles. Noodle: TTeokbokgi with cheese Source: Bogul Bogul Cafe, 33320 Pacific Hwy S., Federal Way, 253-838-3988. What you are looking at in this photo is not a delicious vanilla pudding. It is not a frothy cream soup, nor a rice-flour pa ... More >>

  • Food

    August 12, 2009

    Feed Me Like I’m Your Grandfather

    Cracking the code in Koreatown South, where seasonal dishes, and an owner’s garden, make for captivating meals.

  • Food

    July 22, 2009

    Eatin’ Good on the Sidewalk

    The traffic’s getting pretty thick for Seattle’s newest street-food vendors.

  • Food

    June 17, 2009

    Beyond Bulgogi: Korean Pig Is What’s Worth Eating

    Leave the beef to barbecue neophytes.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Marination: The Truck Is Here.

    OK, first let me say that the Marination truck is a thing of brutish beauty, a giant steel blue hulk of a food wagon, with the bumper of a tank and tricked out side windows that allow for a complete open kitchen view. I got lucky and was able to sample part of the menu at a staff tasting on Friday n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    A Trip in Four Meals

    Or, what I ate on my vacation. Meal 1: Jokbal When you're traveling abroad to eat, it helps to be adopted by a group of food bloggers. A couple weeks before my trip to Seoul I emailed chef, radio personality, blogger, and networker extraordinaire Dan Grey, of Seoul Eats, to see if he'd be avail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Noooooo...Chang Ahn Jung Goes Chinese

    A comment on the Seattle Weekly 2009 Favorite Restaurants site alerted me to the fact that Chang Ahn Jung, a Korean restaurant in Federal Way I liked so much that it became my Portland-drive pitstop, has the same name, Korean-speaking owners -- but now the menu's Chinese-Korean. I'm devastated at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Japchae Should Be Absurdly Easy to Like

    Noodle: Japchae Source: Kimchi Bistro, 219 Broadway Ave. E., 323-4472. Price: $9.95 Kimchi Bistro is the only Korean restaurant within the Seattle city limits that I go to (well, return to). And its dolsot bibimbap -- a blisteringly hot stone bowl filled with rice, mixed vegetables, beef, and ... More >>

  • Food

    January 21, 2009

    Only a Fool Skips a Winter Hot Pot

    Warm your intestines with…intestines at these three steaming Korean spots.

  • Food

    December 31, 2008

    The Top 10 Dishes of 2008

    Recession be damned: High-end fare reigned supreme this year.

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Federal Way: It's Not Just for Boiled Sablefish

    Recession be damned: High-end fare reigned supreme this year.

  • Food

    August 27, 2008

    Just 30 Minutes to the Nearest Korean Speakeasy

    No need to settle for the local talent.

  • Food

    April 23, 2008

    Laboratory

    Mad tinkering in the kitchen

  • Food

    April 23, 2008

    Union Hall

    All that’s missing is “The Internationale” on the stereo

  • Food

    January 2, 2008

    Joule’s Korean-French-American Fare Takes You to Places You Have Never Imagined

    Cuisine sans frontières, held together with four-star French technique.

  • Food

    August 15, 2007

    How Teriyaki Became Seattle's Own Fast-Food Phenomenon

    And what the immigrant-fueled dish tells us about our culture.

  • Music

    July 18, 2007

    Andy Fitz's Kim Jong-Il BBQ Salad

    Please, no Texas BBQ recipes named after our current commander in chief.

  • Food

    November 8, 2006

    Feel the Burn

    It's easy to get overwhelmed—in a good way—at this Korean restaurant.

  • Food

    April 14, 2004

    Of Cabbages and Zings

    In an unlikely spot, a gateway to an unsung cuisine.

  • Food

    July 23, 2003

    Seoul Food

    Lunch in Laurelhurst doesn't have to be boring.

  • Food

    April 23, 2003

    Restaurants D-M

    From Dolce Vita to Mashiko.

  • Food

    June 6, 2001

    Miso in the mainstream

    Pan-Asian for everyone at the new Uwajimaya.

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