KNIVES OUT!

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 them while I was there.

Since I was feeling so magnanimous towards them, I decided to check out their collection, and of course I bought a new knife. Kim helped me. Here he is holding our KDRAMA GMAMA business card along with the BERNAL CUTLERY one. No, I didn’t make him do it. After I bought my knife, he graciously said yes to my plea.

Kim at Bernal Cutlery, San Francisco. (I'm sure that Kim is his last name but we Americans struggle with 'Last Name first' so he probably gave up & just calls himself Kim.)

Kim is, of course, Korean. (You know me well enough by now to know I ask most everyone for their ethnicity. It sounds a bit like racial profiling… eek!) He used to work in a restaurant kitchen, and one of his jobs was to purchase new knives for the restaurant. He was so knowledgeable about the products Bernal Cutlery asked him if he wanted a job. What a great story!

He said he doesn’t know a thing about Kdramas, but his wife does, so I made sure to give him a card to share with her. Small world for us Kdrama fans, isn’t it? ~ Pat

Well, not to be outdone with knife stories I will mention that my House Exchange couple commented that for the first time when doing a house exchange they found my knives sharp. Do I go to Bernal Cutlery, no... it's too far. Instead I ask my ex-husband to sharpen them for me... isn't that what most people do? ~ Judy