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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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‘Top Chef’ champ Michael Voltaggio’s Ink features cutting-edge cuisine
LOS ANGELES ― The women ― in twos and threes and sixes _ are on a mission. Spot Michael Voltaggio, the famously tattooed winner of Season 6 of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” They linger at the door, waiting, hoping for a seat or a table.Sigh of relief. There he is, in the open kitchen of his new ― and long delayed ― restaurant Ink. No other restaurant in recent memory has set the blogosphere roiling in anticipation as much as this one. Voltaggio has some 126,000 followers on Twitter as of this writing and,
Dec. 16, 2011
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Farmers out to bring back U.S. olive oil
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) ― Jason Shaw says his first fall harvest yielded fruit for no more than 500 bottles, just enough to sell at select tastings and to share with restaurant chefs in hopes of priming their palates for more.Friends suggested Shaw sell his limited batch for $100 a bottle, like a fine wine. After all, it’s been more than a century since anyone could buy olive oil from Georgia. It’s a farm commodity that sounds downright foreign in a state known for peaches and peanuts, and that s
Dec. 12, 2011
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Social entrepreneur uses beer to feed the needy
MINNEAPOLIS ― When Jacquie Berglund sees a problem, she pours beer on it. Berglund sells her beer brand, Finnegans, to bars and liquor stores throughout Minnesota, with 100 percent of the profits going to food shelves located in the sellers’ towns or neighborhoods. The extra foam on top: Some of the money is used to buy fresh produce ― the healthy, more expensive stuff most food shelves don’t get enough of ― from local farmers.“Talk about a win-win-win-win!” Berglund says, beaming as brightly as
Dec. 12, 2011
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Well-heeled travelers seek more than dining
CANNES, France (AFP) ―Forget five-star restaurants. Food-loving tourists are getting their kicks in other ways, from cooking up a hotpot with a Mauritian grandmother to market shopping with a Venetian countess.More than just fine dining, well-heeled travellers in search of gourmet luxury are seeking out “experiences,” sparking a shift in the tourist industry, according to experts at an upmarket travel fair in Cannes this week.“Gourmet travel as a niche market is huge everywhere,” Jennifer Campbe
Dec. 12, 2011
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Living on healthy, low-cal lunch boxes
Meal boxes delivered to your door another diet trend for healthy eatersSeoul arguably is the best place for anyone who either can’t or won’t cook. Almost any food of any kind can be delivered right to your door, from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Fried chicken and cans of beer are the classic late-night snack to order in, while Chinese ― “jajangmyeon” (black soybean noodles) and “tangsuyuk” (sweet and sour pork) ― has always been popular among other delivery foods in Korea. Yet it’s also hard t
Dec. 9, 2011
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Soegogi jangjorim (Beef chunks braised in soy sauce)
Soegogi jangjorim is a dish of beef (rib eye round, shank or top round) braised in soy sauce. The beef is usually ripped or cut into thin slices. This is a fairly salty dish, so it is storable and suitable as a basic side dish. Ingredients ● 200g beef (top round), 3 cups water● fragrant seasoning, 10g green onion, 20 g garlic● 5 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sugar ● 30g garlic, 50g ground cherry pepper 1. Clean beef. 2. Cut the beef into 5-cm wide, 6-cm long and 5-cm thick chunks. 3. Trim and wash
Dec. 9, 2011
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Wine of the Week: 2010 Evening Land Pinot Noir
It’s easy to detect the hand of consulting winemaker Dominique Lafon in this lush Pinot from Evening Land vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The 2010’s ripe fruit, silken texture and underlying minerality channel a Burgundian elegance. Evening Land’s Pinot is a terrific food wine ― perfect with the holiday turkey or roast beef, with comforting stews and braised dishes.A wonderful buy for the quality.● Region: Willamette Valley, Ore.● Price: About $25● Style: Soft and lush● What it goes with
Dec. 9, 2011
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Tea houses take cue from Oriental medicine
Traditional Korean medicine used in fragrant, health-conscious brewsMany acquainted with traditional Korean medicine tend to associate it with herbal remedies, brewed over long periods of time into generally bitter preparations.Children prescribed those concoctions often resort to all manner of tactics to mask that overpowering taste, using bottles of soda to chase them down, sugar by the spoonful or simply pinching their noses and gulping it down as quickly as possible. Only upon reaching adult
Dec. 9, 2011
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Wine of the Week: 2009 Domaine de la Janasse Cotes-du-Rhone Villages ‘Terre d’Argile’
I’m loving this Cotes-du-Rhone Villages from a vineyard next door to the domaine’s Chateauneuf-du Pape vines in Courthezon. No simple red, Domaine de la Janasse’s cuvee “Terre d’Argile” is a blend of 55 percent Grenache with lesser amounts of Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvedre. The scents of dark berries, earth and something wild and smoky are all right there. The color is intense, the flavors rich and deep. A beautiful bottle for wood-grilled or roasted meats, a burger or a pastrami sandwi
Dec. 2, 2011
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Jatjuk (pine nut porridge)
Jatjuk is a porridge made of skinned and finely ground pine nuts and non-glutinous rice. Jatjuk is sweet and soft. It was enjoyed by kings in the royal court in olden days, and is enjoyed by men and women of all ages today. Pine nuts have a lot of protein and unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, they are ranked top among whole nuts. Ingredients ● 1 cup non-glutinous rice, 1 1/2 cups water ● 3/4 cups pine nuts, 1/2 cup water ● 4 cups water, 1 tsp salt1. Wash the rice and soak in water for 2 hours,
Dec. 2, 2011
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David Chang, the rock star of ramen, goes global
NEW YORK (AP) ― David Chang is not your typical celebrity chef. He has no television show, and most people outside the world of avid New York foodies would not have a clue who he was if they came across him on the street, an unassuming if intense-looking, 30-ish guy in a backward baseball cap.But to those who worship the steamed pork buns at his Momofuku Noodle Bar or the rotisserie duck at momofuku ssam Bar, or compete in the fiendish online lottery for one of 12 seats at the high-end Momofuku
Dec. 2, 2011
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Cheap eats in storied market
Korean snacks straight off the griddle at Gwangjang Market’s food bazaarA buoyant air of camaraderie pervades Gwangjang Market’s famed food bazaar. Essentially an X-shaped convergence of stalls and sit-down eateries, at night the food-packed turf is brimming with regulars and tourists who have come to rub shoulders, clink glasses and have a good time. Part of the fun is the spectacle of watching grub being whipped up on the premises. At stalls from left to right, huge millstones grind mung beans
Nov. 25, 2011
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Wine of the week: 2010 Jean-Marc Burgaud Regnie ‘Vallieres’
Don’t recognize the Beaujolais cru called Regnie? That’s probably because it’s the youngest, established only in 1988, and not as well known as Morgon or Fleury.Vines grown in sandy soil produce a wine that’s round and supple, with light, graceful tannins. Burgaud’s Vallieres comes from 50-year-old vines. The result is an elegant, refined Beaujolais that hints at Burgundy. Vivid and quick, it is Gamay at its best with tastes of cherries and sweet spices. And it’s a terrific value.This could be a
Nov. 25, 2011
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Bugeo-gui (grilled dried pollock)
Bugeo-gui is dried pollock that has been soaked then grilled with red pepper paste seasoning. “Bugeo” refers to dried pollock. According to oriental medicine, bugeo has a special ability to counteract snake venom and rabies, as well as environmental toxins.Ingredients● 2 dried pollock (skinned yellowish dried pollock) ● sesame soy sauce: 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 2/3 tbsp sesame oil ● seasoning sauce: 2 tbsp red pepper paste, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tbsp minced green onion, 1 tsp minced g
Nov. 25, 2011
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Sugar scam turns sour in French wine region
SAINTE CROIX DU MONT, France (AFP) ― Sweet wine growers in the hills near Bordeaux have been left sour-faced after a village convenience store was fined in court for selling them tons of sugar ― allegedly to make jam.France allows growers to add grape must or sugar during fermentation in order to increase the degree of alcohol in their wine, but with strict rules on the quantity allowed. There is also a tax of 13 euros per 100 kilos of sugar.The DGCCRF fraud prevention agency grew suspicious aft
Nov. 25, 2011
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Deulkkae sujebi, wholesome homestyle fare
Perilla seeds bring robust flavors to classic hand-torn noodle soupPerilla (“deulkkae”) ― like the more widely known sesame seed ― is chock-full of nutty, toasty flavors that are both robust and delicate, making it a go-to ingredient in the vast lexicon of Korean cooking. Whole seeds coat sticky rice flour cookies. Ground seeds and perilla oil are used to add a round richness to blanched stalks, vegetable stir-fries and soups. Flavor is not the sole impetus behind the consumption of perilla. Per
Nov. 25, 2011
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Oldest U.S. winery offers ‘crazy’ tipples
WASHINGTONVILLE (AFP) ― In a bucolic valley an hour from New York City, the oldest vineyard in the United States is producing everything from wines that end up on the White House dining table to what the chief winemaster calls “crazy” tipples.Established in 1839 by Jean Jacques, a French Huguenot immigrant, the Brotherhood vineyard has produced wine ever since, surviving the Prohibition, thanks to a loophole for church wine, and a big fire in 1999.The winery saw two changes of ownership around t
Nov. 21, 2011
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Veganism has some stylish new spokespeople: Celebs
NEW YORK (AP) ― Walk into Pure Food and Wine on Manhattan’s chic Irving Place and back into its spacious, luxurious garden, and you might spot actress Katie Holmes. Or Alec Baldwin and his new girlfriend, whom he met at the restaurant.Or football player Tom Brady. Or radio host Howard Stern. Or Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea, who have made a number of visits together, enjoying the sweet corn and cashew tamales with portabella or a mint sundae for dessert. Or any number of Wall Street moguls.I
Nov. 18, 2011
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Wine of the Week: 2010 Regis Minet Pouilly Fume ‘Vieilles Vignes’
The minute I tasted this terrific Pouilly Fume from Regis Minet, I wanted oysters. Not just a half dozen but at least a couple dozen, chilled, naked and preferably Kumamotos. Minet’s old-vine Sauvignon Blanc picks up a stony minerality and bracing acidity that would be perfect with most things from the raw bar. You can taste lime and grapefruit too in this intense, nervous white.It’s also a fine value for a wine of this quality.● Region: Loire Valley● Price: From $18 to $23● Style: Lively● What
Nov. 18, 2011
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L.A.’s new restaurants serve up a great year
LOS ANGELES ― Each year I keep a running log to track restaurants slated to open each month. When this January rolled around and I started my new list, I fully expected the pace of openings to slow to a trickle.That hasn’t happened. Instead, despite the curdled economy, L.A.’s restaurant scene this year has busted out with new energy and invention. And it continues to inspire the entire country. I can’t tell you how many New Yorkers and even, gasp, San Franciscans have told me that Los Angeles i
Nov. 18, 2011