Dalgona Coffee Ingredients: 2 tbsp Instant Coffee 2 tbsp Sugar (I used “Swerve” sugar-free sweetener) 2 tbsp Hot Water (Make sure it’s actually hot!) 1/2 Cup Milk (I used Unsweetened Almond Milk) How to Make Dalgona Coffee: Combine Instant Coffee, Sugar, and Hot Water and whip until frothy and golden brown. An electric whisk will…
Category: Seoul
The New Zealand Wine Festival is Back – and Sold out in Seoul!
New Zealand Wine Festival Last year I was invited by the Kiwi Chamber of Commerce to attend their prestigious New Zealand Wine Festival. Held annually in Seoul and in Busan, it’s a great opportunity to get out and meet other local wine enthusiasts. The crowd was a little bit older (and considerably more mature) than…
Seoul Food: Homeboy Seoul: Pop-Up Round II
The Toronto Seoulcialite team is a HUGE fan of HOMEBOY Seoul. Tuesday April 17th they hosted their 2nd pop-up in Itaewon at Vatos Urban Tacos’ event space in Seoul: Urban Collective. We recently interviewed HOMEBOY Seoul founder Matt Lee in advance of this pop-up. Michael Jun-Hyuk Lee was on hand at the event last week…
Expats in Korea – Seoulcialites: Matt Lee HOMEBOY Seoul
HOMEBOY Seoul (Part of Expats in Korea: Seoulcialites) Being an expat in Korea, we’re often pigeon-holed into 2 categories: Teacher or Military. There are so many people doing original and interesting things in Seoul! In this new series, I’d like to introduce you to some creative people I’ve been lucky to meet. They may have started their professional journeys as teachers…
Korea International Expat Film Festival (KIXFF) Oscars Party 2018 in Seoul
You’re Invited! Join The Toronto Seoulcialite @ KIXFF’s Oscars Party WHAT IS KIXFF? KIXFF stands for the Korea International Expat Film Festival which was established in 2015 by director, Kevin Lambert. It’s mission is to bring films with an “expat-perspective” to Seoul. It’s the only festival in the world to do so. It became apparent…
Seoul Food: Blu Cucina (Asya in Asia – A Meal That Took Me Back Home)
Blu Cucina: A Meal That Took Me Back Home When I moved to Seoul this past November I made it a weekly goal to have lunch dates with close and distant family members alike. Since I’m from the States, it’s a great opportunity to get to spend time with family I so rarely see. Every…
Seoul Food: Homeboy – Pop-Up by Manimal & KiKi Chanting
Homeboy Seoul Pop-Up In case you missed it, Tuesday January 9th was the latest and greatest (well…only for me thus far) pop-up from the Manimal Team. From the people who have recently brought us KiKi Chanting, Homeboy Seoul (by Junki, Sanyoon, Mili, and Matt) was a feast of “Asian street food bites with unique cocktails”. Great…
Zombie House: Seoul Trick Eye Museum’s Winter Exhibit
Seoul’s Trick Eye Museum Since moving to Seoul nearly 2 years ago I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the Trick Eye Museum in Hongdae 4 times! It’s amazing to see how this Seoul tourist attraction has changed even just over the past year. Dedicated to the user experience, the Trick Eye Museum has made several…
Cya Later, Seoul: Things I’ll Miss About Korea
So Long, Korea! My life here has been incredible, but even in Neverland you’ll find you have your ups and downs. Last week, to the dismay of many on Facebook, I wrote about the things I hate about living as a foreigner (expat) in Korea. This week, on a more positive note, I’m sharing just…
Seoul Food: Gino’s Pizza – Gangnam (Apgujeong)
New York Pizza in Gangnam? Café Kudeta (카페쿠데타) in Apgujeong Rodeo area closed recently, much to my friends’ chagrin. I work between the Apgujeong and Rodeo subway stations. Even though we have an hour for lunch, it’s not always enough time to have a Korean meal. We have grown tired of many of the Western-style restaurants,…
MangWon-derful: Zapangi 자판기 Treats and Colourful Streets
Zapangi 자판기 In an effort to feel like we were on a proper vacation, Hallie from The Soul of Seoul and Amanda from Seoulody Smiles and I ventured out to Mangwon! The weather has been amazing. Between sunny skies and colourful walls all around Mangwon, we had tons of opportunities for tasty eats (Bali in Mangwon)…
Bites & Bytes: Linus BBQ in HBC (Seoul Food)
Linus BBQ Arrives in HBC When I worked in hospitality back in Canada, I would always scoff at food bloggers who would visit a restaurant once, then review. They’d try one entree and maybe a bite of a second, then make a decision which could make or break the opening of a business based on…