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Korean Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Chef Chat, Part 3: Benjy Mason of Down House and His Take on Classic American Dishes

    Benjy Mason Down House 1801 Yale St. 713-864-3696 www.downhousehouston.com This is the last installment of a three-part chef chat series. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2. For the last two days, we've been chatting with Down House's executive chef, Benjy Mason, about his love of Chinese food as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Nabi Debuts New Korean Side of a Trimmed-Down Menu

    Nabi has quickly turned into my favorite neighborhood restaurant. It's the answer to the question Where do I want to eat tonight? when I'm not dining out for work and instead want to relax over good food with good friends. It's inexpensive -- especially during happy hour -- and offers a range of op ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2012

    2nd Annual Haute Wheels of Houston — The Food Truck Festival

    Nabi has quickly turned into my favorite neighborhood restaurant. It's the answer to the question Where do I want to eat tonight? when I'm not dining out for work and instead want to relax over good food with good friends. It's inexpensive -- especially during happy hour -- and offers a range of op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Ingredient of the Week: Korean Barbecue Marinades

    When you want Korean barbecue, and you want it fast, prepared meat marinades are the way to go. Now you can have a weekday dinner that's both quick and tasty. What is it? Bulgogi, which translates to "fire meat" in Korean, involves cooking marinated beef, pork, or chicken over a hot grill. In mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Chutzpah and Cat Cora on Top Chef: Texas

    ​I still don't have DVR, but I do now have a refurbed Roku box from Woot, which is nice. I mention this because any single episode of Battlestar Galactica that you can stream from Netflix is a million times better -- no hyperbole here, I really mean a million times better -- than any single episod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Ingredient of the Week: Korean Seasoned Soy Bean Paste

    Photo by John SuhBibigo's ssamjang: ready-to-eat​Last week, we brought you gochujang, a red pepper paste used in Korean cuisine. This week, we give you ssamjang, a Korean seasoned dipping paste that uses gochujang as an ingredient. What is it? Ssamjang is a thick and spicy dipping paste tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Ingredient of the Week: Korean Red Pepper Paste

    Photo by John SuhBibigo from CJ Foods is the new kid on the gochujang block and pretty delicious.​What is it? A staple of Korean food, red pepper paste (or gochujang) is a condiment made from fermented soy beans, red chili pepper powder, glutinous rice, and sometimes garlic and onion. It is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Hand-made Korean Noodles and Kickin' Kimchi

    Photos by Mai PhamInstead of banchan side dishes, you get an urn of some of the best kimchi I've had in Houston​The thought of eating handmade noodles was too tantalizing to ignore. So within a week of hearing that they were a specialty at Korean Noodle House (1415 Murray Bay St., 713-463-8870 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    A Mini Food Tour Through Korea Town

    Photos by Mai PhamThe English translation was "cow's feet," but it was just a beef shank soup with tendon at Korean Diner.​Just because I'm Asian doesn't mean I can read Korean. So if you take me out of my comfort zone and into the Korea Town (K-Town)/Spring Branch area of Houston, I'm just as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Do These Noodles Look Kind of Alive in the Bowl?

    Photos by Mai PhamThis is the picture I posted on Twitter. Do the noodles look alive? ​When I posted this picture with my Tweet of "Cold Korean noodles rock!," I thought people would take a look at the picture and immediately agree about how yummy it looked. But no, that's not quite what happe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Spicy Korean Tofu Soup (Soondubu Jigae) with a Side of Mackerel

    Photos by Mai PhamSpicy Mushroom Korean Tofu Soup "Soondubu jigae"​You'd think that a restaurant with the name "Tofu House" would be vegetarian, but this only applies outside of Chinatown. Inside Chinatown, where the Asians are, people can tell that a name like Jang Guem Tofu House means that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    First Look at Kobecue: Korean Fusion Food

    Kimchi cheese fries: I am become fusion, destroyer of cuisines. (No complaints here, though.)​Kobecue opened quietly four months ago, tucked between Skewers and Aroma Classique in the flagstone-fronted strip center at Richmond and Weslayan. "Most of our customers come over after seeing us fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Keep on Truckin': Oh My Gogi!

    Oh My Gogi!​The guys of the Oh My Gogi! truck know exactly what they are doing by parking, on most nights, next to bars until 3 a.m. It's the kind of food you crave at that hour, the kind of food you might have thrown together out of necessity and desperation, using some leftover takeout and e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Our 5 Favorite Chilled Soups for the Summer

    Photo courtesy of TintosA refreshing gazpacho trio for summer.​Hope you enjoyed our gorgeous spring, folks. It's summer again, more or less. And there's a lot of it left to go. Last weekend, even though it was a pleasant 62 degrees outside in New York, I found myself taking solace in a creamy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    The Best Thing About Eating at 99 Ranch

    The No. 10: bibimbap with kimchi at Yori Yori​...isn't the ever-growing food court. Yes, the cheap dim sum is good for a thrill. And the pre-packaged barbecue beef buns are great for taking home to snack on while you watch a movie. But the best part about eating at 99 Ranch -- on a Sunday even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Upcoming Events

    There's still time to buy your tickets to the Great Gulf Dinner, happening tomorrow -- Saturday, October 16 -- at The Usual from 2 to 6 p.m. $15 buys you a plate filled with delicious Gaido's seafood and sides along with an afternoon of great live music and a raffle with prizes you can only find at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    A Soul-Warming Meal at Seoul House

    Oustanding haemul dolsot at Seoul Kitchen.​"What's your favorite thing here?" I asked the young, blithesome girl who was waiting on us at Seoul House. Without hestitation, she quickly pointed to a ruddy-colored picture of haemul dolsot on the small menu. "This is the best. It's the only thing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Top 10 Restaurants In Chinatown

    ​"Chinatown" seems like an awfully lopsided epithet for Houston's enormous and vibrant pan-Asian community, straddling Beltway 8 on the southwest side like an entire city unto itself. There are Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, sure. But there are also Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Malay ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 25, 2010

    Snow Peas

    ​"Chinatown" seems like an awfully lopsided epithet for Houston's enormous and vibrant pan-Asian community, straddling Beltway 8 on the southwest side like an entire city unto itself. There are Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, sure. But there are also Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Malay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    The Top 10 Places to Eat on Long Point

    There's more to Long Point than just taco trucks...​As more development and activity pushes consumers north of the Katy Freeway -- such as the giant new shopping center and mega H-E-B at Bunker Hill, the push from MetroNational to create a "Memorial City"-branded area around Gessner, the etern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Cold and Flu Season Beware

    ​As if we didn't have enough to worry about with the H1N1 virus, now we have to watch out for the common cold. And, let's face it, Houstonians are not meant for winter. Our magic cure - kimchi. It's good for colds and the occasional holiday hangover. You will just have to find another excuse t ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 29, 2009

    BBQ Buffet

    Korea Garden Grille offers a stellar selection of barbecue items in unlimited quantities — and new and interesting ways to eat them.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Simon Moon Teaches Korean BBQ 101

    ​Chef Simon Moon is the owner of Korea Garden Grille, the subject of this week's Café review. If you have never eaten Korean barbecue before, this is a great place to try it, because chef Moon makes the experience really easy. When several people in our party confessed that they didn't know w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Grilling Recipe: Kalbi Fajitas

    Photo by Robb WalshWhile I was working on this week's feature story, "Not So Clear Cut," I grilled a lot of different beef cuts fajita-style and asked my friends and family what they thought. The hands-down favorite at every taste test was the short rib meat. It was also the cheapest. I bought a big ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 18, 2009

    The New Bistro Steaks and Fajitas

    Photo by Robb WalshWhile I was working on this week's feature story, "Not So Clear Cut," I grilled a lot of different beef cuts fajita-style and asked my friends and family what they thought. The hands-down favorite at every taste test was the short rib meat. It was also the cheapest. I bought a big ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 26, 2009

    Jang Guem Tofu & BBQ House

    Sounds crazy, but you'll stop laughing when you eat some of this spicy tofu soup and barbecued bulgogi.

  • Dining

    November 13, 2008

    What's Hot at Komart Marketplace

    Sounds crazy, but you'll stop laughing when you eat some of this spicy tofu soup and barbecued bulgogi.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Hanging Out in the Food Court at H-Mart Korean Grocery Store

    Sounds crazy, but you'll stop laughing when you eat some of this spicy tofu soup and barbecued bulgogi.

  • Dining

    May 15, 2008

    Combo Meal at Thyme Table Cafe

    Sounds crazy, but you'll stop laughing when you eat some of this spicy tofu soup and barbecued bulgogi.

  • Dining

    March 6, 2008

    The Cookie Jar and Be-Wiched, Thyme Table Cafe

    Sounds crazy, but you'll stop laughing when you eat some of this spicy tofu soup and barbecued bulgogi.

  • Dining

    September 13, 2007

    Tofu Village

    This tofu and barbecue restaurant isn't for vegetarians

  • Dining

    August 2, 2007

    Mom's Hand Restaurant

    Inside the Komart store on Gessner, you'll find Korean food like Mom used to make

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    The Sweet Smell of Wang Galbi

    This stunning new Korean barbecue restaurant looks like a picnic grove inside a shopping center

  • Dining

    March 31, 2005

    The Seoul of Sharpstown

    Broaden your horizons at Houston's most eclectic Korean eatery

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    Canine Cuisine

    Pound-for-hound, some of the best doggone dishes around

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Korean Restaurant

    Pound-for-hound, some of the best doggone dishes around

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Pupusas

    El Pupusodromo

  • Dining

    August 21, 2003

    Barbecued Squid

    A special dish scores as the Seoul food of Korea Garden

  • Dining

    April 3, 2003

    Bibim Bap's Rap

    A special dish scores as the Seoul food of Korea Garden

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Bulgogi

    Seoul Garden Restaurant

  • Dining

    August 19, 1999

    Brilliant Korea

    At Nam Gang, flavors are anything but dull

  • Dining

    October 27, 1994

    Korean Adventure

    Camellia Korean leads you to take chances -- and make discoveries

  • Dining

    June 30, 1994

    World Peace and Barbecue

    Texans and Koreans can unify behind Woo Mi Gwan's ribs

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