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wine korea: March 2008

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Gorilla in the Kitchen. As mentioned down there ↓ we had brunch in Gorilla in the Kitchen on Saturday. It is a stylish Agpujeong. Establishment owned by some K-drama celeb. We went there because it was next to Dosan. Park, and so were we, and you can't argue with the name. There was a depressing lack of Gorilla emblazoned furniture though. It was all very minimalist as you can see in the picture. Aren't too worried though and nor was I. We are like birds of a feather. I ordered E...

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wine korea: January 2009

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Sunday, January 18, 2009. December was a story of me surviving having surgery on my neck in the very good Asan. Hospital near Jamsil and then surviving Christmas back in England at the very good hotel known as my parent's house. Surgery was a great success and for the time being all the worst possibilities that were possible are looking less like possibilities. Which is quite possibly good news. Apologies to any commenter's ignored. I will be catching up on things soon. I ate at the Michelin starred JSW.

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wine korea: September 2008

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Saturday, September 27, 2008. There's a thousand faces all shining bright. It has been a long time. Wine in Korea has been through some changes. I have moved in from the sticks and am now firmly entrenched in the middle of consumerist Gangnam. What with finding a new flat, paying for a new flat and furnishing a new flat and the stress of starting a new job there has been very little time for blogging and very little money for wine. So, updates will be coming. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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wine korea: Champagne

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Sunday, December 13, 2009. Portrait of Muriel Belcher. Up there. Muriel Belcher. Was the owner of the Colony Rooms in Soho and in the fantastic Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell. Stated "Come on cunty. You're not drinking enough champagne! And she is right. I am not. Christmas is coming and so buying champagne is probably a decent idea. Champagne for 44,000. A good price for a wine that has, in the past, won accolades above and beyond its price point. They also have a Tesco. Copy of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell.

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wine korea: Les Vin Maeil

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Sunday, February 15, 2009. Back in the day, pre-Gangnam, I spoke a lot about Les Vin Maeil. Jamsil was the nearest, most accessible area of Seoul and so this was the shop that took most of my money. I splashed the cash about elsewhere admittedly, but this was the shop that I had most affection for. Then we moved and there were nearer, sometimes cheaper shops that caught my attention and I neglected my first discovery. This was a mistake. Also, they have a wine from the same producer called the Goatfather...

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wine korea: June 2008

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Sunday, June 29, 2008. Teanum Otre Negroamaro 2006. An Italian wine from EMart. About 20,000 wonish. We decided to make a pizza earlier in the week. Mozzarella, basil, fresh and sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Very Korean. As I was tasked with doing the shopping I decided to pick up a cheeky bottle to wash it all down. I decided to go the Italian route and this bottle proudly displayed an International Wine Challenge seal of approval and I thought why not? Not bad at all and went well with the pizza.

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wine korea: October 2008

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Friday, October 03, 2008. Well, this seems to have passed through my filters(Google Alerts) until today. Pierre Gagnaire. Who holds 3 Michelin Stars at his flagship restaurant in Paris has opened a restaurant in Lotte Hotel here. There isn't too much information out there just yet, specifically. No sample menu, but the prices are out and are, as you might expect, on the high side. However, if the food is up to scratch and sniffing at the door of Michelin quality then the prices are immaterial. Grape Wall...

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wine korea: November 2008

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Sunday, November 30, 2008. I am not turning into a food blog. Butabove is my previously promised Dalk. If you have ever had a balti. At a football match you will know what this is about. Curry is great. Pie is great. Curry pie is great! Same premise. Dalk. Is great. Pie is great.you get the picture. I used a Delia. Recipe for shortcrust pastry which turned out amazing. I used the my korean. Recipe toned down a bit in terms of spice and without the ddeock. I am no food photographer. Links to this post.

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wine korea: February 2009

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009. The Pierre Gagnaire review is in the Herald. Today The above is the view from our table. In addition to all the food mentioned was a final course that could be described as petit fours. Some of these were the traditional biscuity, chocolatey things you might expect. The final was a shot glass of sweet, aromatic, palate cleansing liquid and was just another indication of the cleverness of the kitchen. There is however the far more reasonable set lunch offering at 120,000 won&#4...

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wine korea: December 2009

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Thursday, December 17, 2009. It is something of a luxury having a local, reliable restaurant that offers quick and consistently good dishes at a reasonable price. I am very lucky to have such a luxury. Now, this is a very British place and I make no apologies for liking this. The dominance of America is evident in Korea and the odd spattering of a British influence makes a welcome change; Gavins sausages. And British clothes designers(Paul Smith, John Smedley, Aquascutum et al) being notable pleasures.