South Korea

Here, Eat This: A Beginner's Guide to Korean Cuisine

To say that Koreans like beef is an understatement. To say that Koreans love their beef as much as Texans do is getting closer. South Koreans eat about 20 pounds of beef per person year, and although that number is much lower than the average U.S. consumption of 60 pounds per person, it's a number t ... More >>

Kimchi Ramen and a Flaming Hot Cheeto Roll at Miso Yummy: Ramen Purists Beware

While half the city was gorging themselves on ramen at Goro & Gun this weekend, I lucked upon a less crowded spot to slurp noodles: the front patio of Inversion Coffee House, where brand-new food truck Miso Yummy was parked only a few feet away. (Full disclosure: I ended up eating ramen at Goro & Gu ... More >>

Pho to Ramen, Bulgogi to Bo 7 Mon

The top 10 restaurants in Chinatown.

Top 10 Restaurants in Chinatown

"You're going to do a top 10 Chinatown list, aren't you?" a reader implored last week on Twitter. Of course -- Chinatown is my favorite neighborhood for dining and exploration in the entire city. For every old favorite you visit, you're guaranteed to find at least two new restaurants to fall in love ... More >>

Why Psy and the Innocence of the Muslims Guy Are Nothing Alike

This meme has been infecting my Facebook newsfeed lately, and I thought I'd reply. The facts are these... Nakoula Basseley Nakoula spent a lot of his life making drugs, evading taxes, and commiting bank fraud, all acts that landed him in various institutions over the years. Because of the last frau ... More >>

Witchcraft, Underdogs and Blacksmiths: November 2012 in Openings & Closings

On my way home a few nights ago, I noticed that a hunch I'd had was true: Bibas Brooklyn Express had closed after only six short months in business on Main Street. I'd noticed the lights off for a few days, and a new spread of brown paper in the windows meant only one thing. B4-U-Eat reports that th ... More >>

5 Great Songs by Psy Besides “Gangnam Style”

Rocks Off's Something Wicked Mini-Guide: The Experiment

BY CHRIS GRAY AND CORY GARCIA Of the dozens of electronic-music artists from all over the world playing Saturday's Something Wicked Festival at Sam Houston Race Park, the ones at "The Experiment" area bear should not be overlooked for one simple reason: They live here. Rewind: Rocks Off's Somethi ... More >>

5 Great Songs By Psy Besides "Gangnam Style"

Sometimes it's hard for Americans to believe, but there is, in fact, a whole world outside of the United States. No, I'm not just talking about Alaska and Hawaii. There are whole other countries out there and not just ones that are either a) our cute friends (England, Japan) or b) our bitter enemies ... More >>

Drawn by Drunken Seven-Year-Olds

The five ugliest beer labels in Texas.

Brown's Pricey Vacay

The Bounty of Dadami

For an evening at this Korean restaurant, come hungry, and with friends.

Sashimi, Korean-Style: Hwe at Dadami

What's pictured in the video above has several things in common with what's offered at Dadami, the subject of this week's cafe review: green perilla (or shiso) leaves, red gojuchang sauce, dark brown soy sauce, a bowl of minced garlic and chiles and -- of course -- super-fresh sashimi, or raw fish. ... More >>

Helena Brown Stayed At Luxury Hotels On Publicly-Funded Trip To Asia

Marking yet another strange turn involving City Council Member Helena Brown's recent trip to Asia, Brown stayed at a series of luxury hotels in Beijing and Seoul, charging the city more than $2,000 in six days of lodging expenses, according to her expense report. A Brown spokesman wrote in e-mail to ... More >>

Korean Festival 2012

FOUND Magazine's 10th Anniversary Tour

Pie-magination: 5 Improbable Pizza Pies

Considered from a local, regional, national and international perspective, the world is home to a great variety of pizzas. From authentic to fusion to deep dish to Sicilian-thin, the term "pizza" covers all manner of sins. I think that we owe it to ourselves, as a pizza-obsessed nation, to do bett ... More >>

Korean Dog Soup

When I lived in Seoul, I ate a number of strange things. Squirming octopus tentacles, pizzas with sweet potatoes and mustard, oxtails in a milky broth, and steamed silkworm larvae, to name a few. There is one thing, though, that I could never-- would never, for any means-- partake in: 보신탕; ... More >>

Top 5: Food Streets

Photo by Kevin ShalinLai Lai Dumpling House​When it comes to food, all streets are not created equal. These are the five best in Houston. 5. Airline I really wanted to put Airline higher on the list, but truth is, it just edged out Montrose to land in the top five. Granted, this street is ... More >>

Openings and Closings

Poetry, Phoenicia-style.​Of the two hotly anticipated projects from the Tcholakian family that have been in the works, the smaller of the two has finally opened in west Houston: Phoenicia Coffee House and Deli (12151 Westheimer), in the same center as the giant Phoenicia market. The downtown i ... More >>

Dried Persimmon

​A beloved college professor of mine once poetically described to us how persimmons dried in the wind in her hometown in South Korea. She told us that residents would string up the fruits, and when they were ready it looked like they had been snowed upon. She said it was truly beautiful. So ne ... More >>

Get Your Yogurt, 39 Cents an Ounce

Strawberry cheesecake yogurt, complete with "graham cracker crust"​I'm a huge fan of the tart, almost acidic yogurt served up by the likes of Pinkberry and its numerous imitators. There's something terribly refreshing about eating a cold, puckery frozen yogurt on a hot summer day: no sticky, s ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

BBQ pit rustlin', eh? Here in Texas, that there's a hangin' offense.​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we're currently trying to engineer a type of sausage that looks like, tastes like, and has the consistency of soy. Ha ha, wouldn't that be crazy? Nobody says ... More >>

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 >>

Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. The Mighty Rib: It's always refreshing to see new food blogs in town, and I lik ... More >>

Houston Chronicle Readers Aren't Buying The Latest Bit Of Desperation

Next up for the Chron: "Tits or GTFO"​The Houston Chronicle, in its bid to get as many clicks and eyeballs and whatevers on its website, has made many errors in judgment. There's the sex column Girl Dick. There's the plan to give every person who asks their very own personal blog.And there's the " ... More >>

World Cup 2010: These Teams Will Make It Out Of The Group Stage. Guaranteed

Now THAT was a USA World Cup squad​The 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup is finally here. Thirty-two teams made it to the big dance to see just who is the best in the world. Realistically though, only a handful of teams have a shot of winning the cup. It's all going to come down to matchups ... More >>

World Cup: Get in the Spirit

zota​If you couldn't care less about the World Cup, that's fine, because basically the ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD is excited, and we'll make up for your lack of enthusiasm. But should you be looking to get into the World Cup spirit, here's a brief list of Houston restaurants where you can enjoy ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Maybe The Gulf Oil Spill Isn't All Bad

​What a difference a three-day weekend makes. Okay, not really. The Gulf oil spill is still out of control, with BP attempting another half-assed Hail Mary this week and the relief wells that promise the best chance at diminishing the catastrophe still two months off. Depending on who you ask, ... More >>

PJ's Sports Bar's Lindsay Lohan

Stirred and Shaken: PJ's Sports Bar's Lindsay Lohan

Photo by Troy Fields​American karaoke probably makes a native Korean feel the same way I do when I eat Mexican food in a place like Arkansas. Still, I dragged my friend Alex to PJ's Sports Bar (614 W. Gray, 713-520-1748) so I could get an expert's opinion on the dive-bar version of South Korea ... More >>

Snow Peas

Chef Chat, Part 2: Jin Ham

​Yesterday Jin Ham of Shrimp Galley told us how running a seafood restaurant is better than being an engineer (bo-ring). Today he talks about what to get at Shrimp Galley and why today he faces more competition. Eating Our Words: Have you improved on the flavor or technique after you took ov ... More >>

Now the iPhone Has a Non-Vegetarian Friendly Stylus

​For a moment, forget our northerly neighbors and their backyard games. Forget slush, forget fog, forget medals, forget that anything else matters but your life and your world ('cause what does, really?). In the face of the latest round of Arctic cold snaps mercilessly pummeling our little sli ... More >>

Night and Day

Sangsoo depicts wanderlust in Paris

He Said She Said: Our 10 Favorite Fictional Bands

​ It's a sad state of affairs when a parody band ends up being funnier/better/more entertaining that the original (we're lookin' at you, The Beatles). She Said started thinking of this list last week after making one in a million lifetime references to the fake band Blues Hammer from the movie Gho ... More >>

UN Association Traveling Film Festival

Movies of the world unite!

I Travel Lite!

Ali presents The Good, the Bad & the Funny

Korean Cinema Now (and Then)

Driving with My Wife’s Lover/ Aneeui aeineul mannada kicks off a film festival of restored classics and new hits

Planet B-Boy

Director Benson Lee takes viewers on a mission to find the best breakdancers in the world

Joyce Yang

The Society for the Performing Arts presents a piano prodigy in her Houston recital debut

“International Discoveries”

FotoFest goes extra global

Get Lit: The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman

A Real Fun "Group"

Windows of the Seoul

Getting to know South Korea through music videos

Brothers in Arms

Two Koreans go to war in the masterful epic Tae Guk Gi

Where the Heart Isn't

The Way Home is paved with canned sentiment

News of the Weird

News of the Weird