I’m the cook side of this blog posting duo, right? I know Judy just posted her foray into making gimbap, and I think that’s great. To paraphrase the famous line from Hamilton , “I am not throwing away my shot,” I am not giving up my spot as being the one who knows how to wield a knife. To that end, I just got my knives sharpened at Bernal Cutlery in San Francisco. Yes, it’s a schlep from Davis to S.F., but they really know what they’re doing. Best part was they sharpened

I’m sure you’ve noticed how much product placement there is for Kopiko coffee candy in Kdramas. It’s everywhere, always available for a pick me up in any stressful situation. One gets handed a Kopiko, and suddenly, the world is on its axis again. Did you assume like I did that they are Korean? Well, they aren’t! Kopiko is a brand of candy originally produced in Indonesia. It is owned by a large, multinational company headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and has been man

It's Pat. This photo is Haeryn. Yes, she’s Korean. No , she is not that into Kdramas. (It’s okay. I forgive her. Don’t forget even my kids don’t read this blog.) I met Haeryn when I went to one of my favorite stores in San Francisco, STUDIOPATRO. Studiopatro is owned by Christina Weber and sells the most gorgeous linens products from napkins to placemats and aprons and tea towels. Check out their website! https://studiopatro.com Shameless as I am, I asked Haeryn to

I’ve already written about Kim Eui-sung, the quintessential bad guy in Kdramas. For those of you who want to reread it, it’s titled MR. DESPICABLE. Now it’s time to add his female counterpart. Her name is Kang Han-na. She’s been cast as the worst ever in three Kdramas I’ve seen, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo , Bon Appetit, Your Majesty , and most recently in Cashero . I have to say it’s so much fun to hate her. Considering the current political situation in this countr

Abang Yoli's Chef/Owner.... Pat has assured me that he is of legal age and not 15. Lucky Barbara and me. I was back in Minneapolis visiting my daughter, and Barbara and I hit Abang Yoli for lunch. I did a blog post on this last year but for those of you who didn’t read it, here is a catch up. Jamie Yoo is the energetic young owner of this stand alone restaurant in Minnetonka, MN. He’s in his mid 30’s, married with a toddler son, and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of

If you’ve been reading our blog, you know Judy and I are going to go to a BTS concert. In light of that, two of my local friends who are also going to the concert (and who want to remain unnamed) and I decided to go to a local " K-POP STARS LIVE SHOW" near where we live. It featured a Kpop cover band that had won a competition in Korea, and we couldn’t believe it was close to home. We thought this would be a good introduction to what an actual BTS concert would be like, a

It's Judy! From an international standard I think Americans are total slobs. As I've mentioned earlier we don't typically shower when we come home from work, we don't typically take our shoes off in our homes, we don't typically have bidets in our bathrooms, and we don't typically brush our teeth at work. Apparently this is unlike much of the world. A recent article newspaper article explained that Koreans are taught in school to brush 3x daily just like Americans were tau