Ask the average expat on the street in Korea what Louisiana, Kansas City, Texas, Memphis or St. Louis means to them, and you’ll get back answers ranging from “first names of famous poker players” to “places that wrote-in Sara Palin for President.”  

In Itaewon’s Tuesday food specials, there are lots of choices. Which ones are the best? You could do it the hard way and try them all. Or you could leave that to a team of brave foodies willing to put their palettes on the line for the good of the community.

Autumn has arrived in Seoul, and with it comes the ending days of October, sadly without the ghouls and goblins of Halloween in Korea.   For the record, Korea has no history whatsoever related to or even associated with Halloween, All Saint's Day, Dia de Los Muertos or any other of those creepy, spooky, knee-knocking days nutured by and kept alive through confectionary conglomerate ...

If you are a foreigner living in or coming to Korea, before you read any further, you should know I can read your mind.    Don't believe me?   Sit back, close your eyes and think of the one food item you miss (will miss) the most as a foreigner living in Korea; the cuisine that springs tears from your eyes and leaves you sadly salivating wishing you were back in Calga ...