Join Connect: North Korea this September 29th for a North Korean Chuseok! Come and celebrate North Korean food and culture in the heart of New Malden. You’ll have the chance to try traditional North Korean food, prepared by our talented chefs. And we’ll be celebrating the Chuseok holiday with performances from North Korean classical guitarist … [Read More]
Venue: New Malden Methodist Church
A Tapestry of North Korean Flavours: Weaving Life Stories through Food
On Saturday June 24, a North Korean food exhibition took place at the Methodist Church in New Malden. The event was was part of the Mayor of London’s Community Weekend, which encourages people to engage with their local communities, and was organized by the charity organization Connect: North Korea to raise awareness of their work and … [Read More]
North Korean Food Exhibition in New Malden
To celebrate the Mayor’s Community Weekend, Connect North Korea are delighted to invite you to the North Korean Food Exhibition in New Malden. In this exhibition, North Korean refugee chefs will create North Korean dishes which have special meaning to them. The North Korean chefs will share their memories of these dishes as a way … [Read More]
The Kimjang Project is officially launched
The Kimjang Project launched yesterday in New Malden with congratulatory messages from the Mayor of Kingston Thay Thayalan and the local MP Sir Ed Davey among others. The project celebrates the various aspects of kimjang, for example the communal character of kimchi-making and its health-giving properties. New Malden, sometimes known as New Mal-dong (뉴몰동), as … [Read More]
Kimjang: Making and Sharing Kimchi – launch event in New Malden
Korean British Cultural Exchange, the people who bring you the Korean festival in Kingston market square at Chuseok time, have received Heritage Lottery funding for a Kimjang event at the end of November. The project has a launch event in February. KBCE are always seeking volunteers to help in their cultural projects: do think about … [Read More]