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Palisades Park, Restaurants
Dumplings & Noodles at Hand Made Noodle House – NJ
Hand Made Noodle House, better known in Korean as 손 칼국수 (Son Kalguksu), recently expanded from a tiny five table joint to a full-blown restaurant with enough room to host your extended family back in Korea. Hand Made Noodle is currently my family’s go-to kalguksu (Korean knife-cut noodle soup) spot. While not my mom’s or my favorite, my brother’s family — who are recent pescatarians — like it because they have noodles with anchovy broth on the menu (most restaurants in the neighborhood are beef broth-only), and my dad used to like it because it was always cheaper and the portions humongous. I say “used to” because since the expansion, the prices have gone up a dollar or two for each dish. After this happened, my dad made a big to-do about it as if the restaurant had personally betrayed him and vowed never to go back, but since then, he’s been back a few times so I assume he’s made peace with the restaurant in his heart or at least his wallet. MORE »
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Fort Lee, Restaurants
Forget Sullongtang, Eat Dwejigukbab at To Soc Chon – NJ
Like sullongtang (설렁탕, Korean ox bone soup)? I find it a bit boring. Yes, it’s restorative after one too many drinks, but boring nonetheless. DwejiGukbab (돼지국밥, pork bone soup with rice), on the other hand, is everything good about sullongtang, but magnified for maximum deliciousness. MORE »
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Events, K-Town
Bibimbap Backpackers Event & Sweet Pancakes – NYC
A few days ago, I went to a Bibimbap Backpackers event in K-Town. The Bibimbap Backpackers are a promotional team from Seoul, sponsored by CJ Foods, traveling around the world teaching people about the deliciousness of bibimbap (비빔밥; mixed rice with assorted meats and vegetables) and Korean food in general. Think of them as bibimbap evangelists but less preachy and more fun to hang out with, especially at lunchtime. MORE »
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Fort Lee, Restaurants
First Dinner at Myung Dong Noodle House – NJ
Myung Dong Noodle House (명동 칼국수), the New Jersey outpost of the popular Seoul kalgukusu (칼국수, Korean knife-cut noodles) restaurant opened in Fort Lee a few months ago. I’ve been to the one in LA, which some people say isn’t really associated, and I liked it. As for the Jersey restaurant, it was good also, but with a few kinks. MORE »
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East Village, Restaurants
Duck Lunch at Momofuku Ssam Bar – NYC
01.11.13 | Permalink | 3 Comments
It’s hard to get away from work for a nice lunch. I’m not talking about Chinatown lunches where you can be in and out within fifteen minutes if you’re a fast eater like me. I’m talking about a real sit down restaurant with waiter service. But if you can, I highly recommend Momofuku Ssäm Bar for their duck lunch. MORE »
