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Introducing White Mountain Tea Company: bringing the best Korean tea to Britain

posted 11 Jul 201325 Apr 2019 updated 25 Apr 2019 by Kevin Church 2 minute read

LKL is delighted to hear of a new venture specialising in bringing the best 녹차 to Britain. Kevin Church, the man behind the venture, introduces White Mountain Tea Company. If you’ve read Philip’s article on his trip to Hadong Tea Festival, you’ll already know a bit about the history of tea in Korea, how it’s […]

Postcard Teas, near Bond Street tube – for your supplies of Korean nokcha

posted 27 Mar 201325 Apr 2019 updated 25 Apr 2019 by 앤서방 2 minute read

One of my top tips for London is Postcard Teas, tucked away in Dering Street, close to Bond Street and Oxford Circus. The genial and knowledgeable proprieter Timothy D’Offay sources his teas from small family estates using traditional tea growing methods, and the impressive list includes fine teas from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, India, Sri […]

Kimchee To Go: two K-food takeaways coming soon to Central London

posted 8 Mar 201319 Mar 2013 updated 19 Mar 2013 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

The staff at the KCC have been getting excited about this for a while, and now the opening date is getting nearer: Kimchee, the popular Korean restaurant in Holborn affiliated to the Wasabi Japanese food chain, is opening two takeaways, one at 388 Strand WC2 (near Covent Garden) on 2 April, and the other at […]

A fine bibimbap in Bethnal Green

posted 16 Feb 201317 Feb 2013 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

If you’re in the Bethnal Green area, check out Hurwundeki (허운데기), an interesting combination of hairdresser, boutique and cafe right next door to Cambridge Heath Station (298-299 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9HA). Korean owned, the cafe is a pleasant, casual eaterie which does good coffee and a fine bibimbap among other things. Convenient for when […]

Manhattan gets its second Michelin-starred Korean restaurant

posted 9 Oct 20129 Oct 2012 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Last year a Michelin star was awarded to Danji in Hell’s Kitchen; this year Jungsik in Tribeca joins the prestigious club, according to the Chosun Ilbo. Interesting that neither restaurant is in Manhattan’s official K-town centring on 32nd Street. Jungsik is reviewed in the New York Times here.

New London Korean restaurant is recruiting

posted 28 Jun 201228 Jun 2012 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

If you google “Bibigo London” you’ll find lots of job adverts for the new London branch of the international Bibigo restaurant chain run by CJ Foodville. It opens this summer in Great Marlborough Street with staff training planned for July. The top job is already taken: the London operation will be headed by Korean celebrity […]

JYP branches out into the restaurant business

posted 4 Apr 20124 Apr 2012 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

K-pop supremo Park Jin Young branches out from the Kpop business to open a posh Korean restaurant in Manhattan called Kristalbelli (8 West 36th Street). Must try it next time I’m in NYC. http://bit.ly/HpeMtH

New North Korean restaurant in Amsterdam – the first in Europe

posted 6 Feb 201229 Dec 2012 updated 29 Dec 2012 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Amsterdam’s latest attraction: a nine-course North Korean meal for €79 at the new Pyongyang Restaurant: http://t.co/6K7QvvWv. Visit their website for menu and videos of the accompanying entertainment. Update 7 September 2012: the restaurant has already closed.

Has anyone tried Ceena, the new BBQ jip in the City?

posted 7 Dec 20118 Dec 2011 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Has anyone tried Ceena, the Korean BBQ place near Ludgate Circus in the City? Must try it when I’m in the area next: http://t.co/MWB2p7hw

Kimchee – the first serious effort to commercialise Korean food in London?

posted 28 Oct 201115 Oct 2011 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

Kimchee Holborn is the latest Korean restaurant to make a splash in London. It opened in April this year and seems to have been busy ever since. There are many things which mark it out from the crowd. Here’s a few of them: Décor: They’ve spent lots of money on the look and feel of […]

Francesca Cho’s Deli eXhibits

posted 13 Oct 20116 Dec 2017 updated 6 Dec 2017 by Events Editor < 1 minute read

A couple of years ago the BBC was speculating that Deptford, a neglected corner of South-East London next to Greenwich, was becoming the new Paris: ancient churches, markets, pavement cafes and the Laban Dance Centre combine to create a cultural zone that’s well worth a visit, while the Deptford Dame and Deptford is… blogs provide […]