Memory
Michael Gallagher Memoryrolls like an autumn fog,whet with your pursed lips,your defiant smile.
November 2008
Chicago
Not a hog butcher in sight.
Carl Sandburg and Chicago
Well, in honor of my current location in Chicago for the African Studies Association Conference, I thought it would be interesting to give Carl Sandburg’s view of Chicago circa 1916.…
Pleasure or dak galbi (닭갈비)
This is my definition of a good time. A beer, side dishes, dak galbi (닭갈비). Dak kalbi is made with chicken legs although the name contains “galbi.” It is seasoned…
부대찌개, Budae jigae
Jen and I will also be partaking in a fine feast of buade jigae (부대찌개), which is basically a big stew of hot pepper, leeks, onions, tofu, ramyeon, dukk (떡…
낙지, slithery goodness
In my previous post, I forgot to mention that there will be at least one visit to the Nakji area in Jongno (a cluster of maybe 5 restaurants specializing in…
Seoul restaurants that we shall revisit
Jen and I are off to Seoul in early December and will be there for eight days, just enough time by our calculations to visit 12-14 restaurants that we used…