While Korean BBQs and Korean fried chicken garner much attention, Korean comfort food is gaining popularity. This includes dumplings, rice cakes, kimbap, and noodles, whether dry like jajangmyeon (black bean) or in soups such as kaiguksu. One very popular place for the latter is Hangari Kaiguksu. With “kaiguksu” in the restaurant’s name and because it…
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Soban Delivers Upscale Korean Fare
A friend of mine recently invited me to lunch at Soban. While you may have never heard of the restaurant, Jonathan Gold reviewed it for LA Weekly, and in 2017 while he was the food critic for the LA Times, he placed it on his Top 101 Restaurants in LA. Soban is located on the southern…
Isaan Station Features Northern Thai Street Food
Isaan is one of Thailand’s four regions (the other three are the Northern, Southern, and Central regions), and each has its distinct cuisine. The region is nestled next to Laos and Cambodia and reflects their flavors. I recently visited Isaan Station, a restaurant that features food from this area of Thailand. As I searched for…
HK Chicken – A Hidden Find for Korean Red Bean Pastry
I always like to know where the locals frequent because you can find the hidden gems. These are typically reasonably priced places with outstanding food. A recent find was in Hawaii when a taxi driver told me where he goes for Hawaiian poke. Not long ago, I discovered where LA’s Korean community goes for bungeo-ppang….