The baby sitting with her parents behind me just yelled, “TACO BELL.”
Apparently, I have a child somewhere out there.
Also: Thanks for all the video ideas!
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The baby sitting with her parents behind me just yelled, “TACO BELL.”
Apparently, I have a child somewhere out there.
Also: Thanks for all the video ideas!
Through some of the 10 Magazine back channels (Thanks Ku Lee at MLA!) we are now able to confirm that the brand new 3-floor Taco Bell in Itaewon will be likely be opening sometime in May assuming no construction delays. (So much for the article we previously linked to saying it would open in March.)
Stephen Row of Taco Bell Korea put to rest rumors that they are also opening a Yeoksam location, saying, “We’re just focused on having a successful opening for our Itaewon location right now.” We’re guessing from the number of times this article has been shared on Facebook that they’re going to have a very successful opening.
We’ll keep in touch with Taco Bell Korea and bring you the exact opening date as soon as it’s confirmed.
Three floors!
TACO BELL IS OPEN! I would like a verification.
Someone wanna bring a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, a bean burrito, and loads of hot sauce to me in my sickbed?
I’m so curious about what their menu will be like. It’s sad how many friends have offered to go with me. You would think it’s all I ever talk about. (It is. My blog comes up on the first page when you Google “taco bell itaewon”. Haha.)
This is a typical Korean dinner, at least if you go to a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant: mandu (dumplings), curry with rice and veggie kimbap. The side dishes are kimchi, yellow radishes, bean sprouts and what I presume to be acorn jelly. As for the soup, it’s some kind of broth. My co-worker says it tastes a little like miso.
Check out this awesome website for a great picture of one place and some menu translations! They’re missing a few dishes that I usually eat there, but overall it’s still a very helpful and accurate post.
You should absolutely eat at a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant if you visit Korea! There are dozens of them in every city and they’re so cheap. Also, they offer lots of variety and you can find plenty of classic Korean comfort foods there!
Here is another really helpful translation of a Kimbap Nara menu. She even added descriptions of everything, which was incredibly useful when I was a vegetarian, and still is because I never know what anything is.
(via fuckyeahkrnfood)
I HAVE MY TICKET TO SEOUL! Yay! I will be there in the late afternoon on Saturday. This is exactly what I want to eat when I get there.

Cashew and lemon pesto, ooh!

Walnut and basil phyllo rolls

Chocolate baklava, omg

So good
After living in Korea and using my kitchen about five times, I forgot that I used to cook a ton. So I pulled out my old cookbooks and whipped up a few recipes this week. Gotta take advantage of having an oven and unlimited access to any ingredient I could possibly want before I head back to Korea!
You know when you grow up speaking a certain language or celebrating a certain holiday, and you think that everyone in the world lives the same way you do? Until you go to grade school (or college, even) and find out you were wrong?
For me, it was the Gondola sandwich. These are a staple to any Bloomington-Normal child’s diet, but are mysteriously absent from anywhere outside of central Illinois. There is something very specific about an Avanti’s or La Gondola sandwich that is much different from any average sub sandwich, and I am pretty sure you can’t find it anywhere but here. That’s not to say they are spectacular by any means, and most people who haven’t been eating them their whole lives probably think they are kind of gross or bland.
Anyway, the Gondola will always hold a special place in my heart. Much more so than Blo-No’s other claims to fame, such as Beer Nuts, State Farm, and David Davis. (Who is that? Exactly.)
Freezer full of meat = Happy Eric
You know you’re a blogger when you start taking pictures of the contents of your fridge. (Been there.)
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