The Kimjang Festival returns to the streets of New Malden this November: Kimjang Festival 2021 Saturday 20 November 2021 New Malden Sharing is giving. This autumn we are back with the heart of Korean tradition and cuisine, Kimjang, which is the traditional and communal process of preparing, making, and sharing kimchi. For those who aren’t […]
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Hallyu Con 2021
Hallyu Con returns to London for its second edition. There are opportunities for you to participate and share your passion in several ways. Follow the links below to find out more. Hallyu Con will be streamed from 2pm UK time on 4 September 2021 Watch on the KCCUK’s YouTube Channel or the dedicated Hallyu Con […]
Online Korean Cuisine Class: Summer Dessert
A perfect introduction to Korean desserts – apply by 8 August. Hansik Class: Summer Dessert Wednesday 11 August 17:30 – 18:30 (BST) Venue: ZOOM (Online) Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to info@kccuk.org.uk with your name, email by 8 August 2021. For your summer cooking inspiration, the KCCUK presents an online Korean cuisine class looking […]
London Kpop Street – the online K-Pop store with a difference – opens its first Pop-up Shop in London in August 2021
LKL is happy to provide space to inform readers of new ventures which may be of interest. Below is a guest post from London Kpop Street letting you know about their pop-up near King’s Cross at the end of August: London Kpop Street Pop-up Store We at London Kpop Street are thrilled to be holding […]
Has there ever been a better time for Korean food in London?
The last few years have been an exciting time for Korean food in London, seeing a real expansion in the depth and choice of dining and shopping experiences available. Despite the lockdown, the opportunities to try traditional and experimental Korean flavours in London have never been better. Lockdown has encouraged the main food retailers such […]
Rising to the Top – Sports Talk with So-Hyun Cho and Jack Aitken
Tottenham’s playmaker So-Hyun Cho and Williams F1 reserve driver Jack Aitken joins the KCC for a talk on living and working as elite athletes. Sports Talk: Meet elite athletes in the UK Thursday 5 August 18.30 (60 mins) Free Online Webinar on MS Teams | Registration Required on Eventbrite The Korean Cultural Centre UK is […]
JOO at BUN H주USE casual dining pop-up
Chef Joo Won, formerly head chef at Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows, is hosting a casual dining pop-up at Soho’s Bun House, featuring a range of sharing plates which bring together Korean and European flavours and techniques. We enjoyed his Korean tasting menu that he created at Galvins, and look forward to trying his dishes in […]
Physical Korean Cuisine Workshops at Westminster Kingsway College
Is life really returning to normal? I had to pinch myself to convince myself that I was not dreaming when I read that we’re being offered some cooking classes in real life, not via YouTube. These are sure to sell out quickly. Physical Korean Cuisine Workshops Saturdays, 15 May – 12 June 2021, 10am – […]
Online Korean Cuisine Class: Cooking with Kimchi
The second of a series of cookery classes organised by the KCC featuring Da-Hae West: Online Korean Cuisine Class: Cooking with Kimchi Friday 16 April 2021, 17:30 – 18:30 via ZOOM Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to info@kccuk.org.uk with your name, email by 11 April 2021 For the second session of our Korean Cuisine […]
Son Heung-min reaches another milestone
The 2020/21 season isn’t over yet, but Tottenham’s Son Heung Min and Harry Kane have just become the top goal-scoring partnership in the history of the English Premiere League. The milestone was reached in Spurs’s 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace yesterday, when Son assisted the final goal from Kane. Son scored his 100th goal for […]
Online Korean Cuisine Class: Introducing Kimchi
The KCC announces a series of online Korean cookery classes featuring Da-Hae West. You can find the ingredients on the KCC website. Online Cookery Class: Kimchi Thursday 18 March 17:30 – 18:30 on Zoom Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to info@kccuk.org.uk with your name, email by 14 March 2021 For your 2021 cooking inspiration, […]
A review of the Korean cultural year 2020
It would be an understatement to say that the cultural year 2020 has been markedly different from previous years. The pandemic has had a huge impact on the cultural scene, with most live events cancelled and event promoters falling back on the internet to provide us with our cultural fixes. Some of these attempts have […]
The 2020 (online) Kimjang Festival
Did you think that the second lockdown would get in the way of the second Kimjang Festival? Think again. The organisers have been working hard to create an online programme of events looking at how people are making kimchi at home in the UK. There are also spotlights on some innovative restaurants and chefs in […]
Gallery: CHAGOK CHAGOK at Be-oom tea rooms
Be-oom’s collaboration with BOMBOM to create a unique evening of Korean-style tapas with wine and tea pairings provided an opportunity for an informal, between lock-down, editorial meeting between LKL’s new visual arts contributor and the website’s founder. Food was beautifully presented with the sort of mild flavours you might find in temple temple. The wine […]
Suhyung Lee at Crispins: an oasis in a desert
Six months after the start of the national lockdown, when we’d been starved of food, companionship and conviviality for half of the year, the one-night pop-up event at Crispins in Spitalfields, featuring Korean chef Suhyung Lee, was like an oasis in the desert. Yes, there was the prospect of some interesting Korean-inspired dishes – we’d […]
CHAGOK CHAGOK: Korean Tapas, Tea and Natural Wine
We had a lovely time at be-oom tea room in Exmouth Market earlier this week. Sooji was good enough to tell us about the upcoming event at their tea room next weekend. Looks like a unique opportunity to explore some interesting flavours. CHAGOK CHAGOK: Korean Tapas, Tea and Natural Wine be-oom | 27 Exmouth Market […]