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New Photography Blog+Portfolio!
5:41 pm , June 7, 2012 0
Posted in: Uncategorized

Well since this site still gets some substantial traffic I’d like to advertise my photography! I have recently put up a brand new photography blog and portfolio at dustincolephotography.com. What do you think of my new logo and site?! Thanks!!

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Find me at seouleats.com
9:08 am , March 20, 2012 2
Posted in: Uncategorized

Hello everyone, I’ve recently partnered with Dan Gray at seouleats.com so I will be posting there from now on. Thank you for reading and I hope you’ll follow my Seoul food adventures over there.

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May Bell Bakery (5원의종). Warm Smiles and Warm Bread
2:09 pm , September 10, 2011 4
Posted in: Uncategorized

Quant, friendly, and warm are all adjectives I thought I’d never use to describe anything in Itaewon. But lo and behold, miracles do happen. May Bell Bakery is a small local bakery pulled out of some romantic European movie. All romantic scenes are somewhere in Europe right? There’s not much to say about this place [...]

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The 1st Penguin. Study-Coffee repeat ad infinitum
1:20 pm , September 10, 2011 4

That’s my life these days. Except for the mandatory soju flooded nights out with the classmates, it’s been coffee and studying, coffee and studying. You get it. But luckily I found the perfect spot right next to my house to get my coffee and study fix. The 1st Penguin. I think they’re in love with [...]

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The Place. A Classy, Casual Dining... Place
2:54 pm , September 4, 2011 2

The place has the perfect blend of classy and casual. The brick walls, wooden floors, and spazzy design scheme show that there were definitely some professionals involved in creating this place. Actually, it felt distinctly American – like a typical, well funded Los Angeles diner. I felt at home. You enter to a large open [...]

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I See No Changes
4:07 pm , August 20, 2011 0
Posted in: Musings

My sincere apologies for not updating in while. I tend to go through cycles where I’ll update a lot, and then take breaks. That’s just a habit of mine with a lot of things actually. However, this time I have a pretty good excuse. For two weeks I had to cover for a co-worker and [...]

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Maple Tree House 단풍나무집
4:05 pm , July 29, 2011 1

As you’ve probably noticed, I like simple places. Usually, the less items the better. Fewer choices and a large crowd tend to indicate that the restaurant got something right and sticks with what they do best. Maple Tree House simply serves high quality meat with a few sides to complement. Perfect. First of all the [...]

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Sam Ryan's - Good Ol' American Style Pub in Itaewon #2
1:07 am , July 27, 2011 1

I’ve always heard how great the spots were behind Hamilton Hotel, but just never got around to visiting. Well a buddy and I took a walk back there this Saturday and found ourselves in Sam Ryan’s, an American style sports pub. While Sam Ryan’s may boast an early 90s styled website, their decor was modern [...]

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Coffee Smith
2:11 pm , July 25, 2011 4

Imagine skeletons putting on skin and expensive clothes, and strutting like they’re in a fashion show. That’s what I feel like I’m seeing every time I’m around GaloSooGeel (가로수길), the fashion street that Coffee Smith is on. Fortunately, the skeletons pretending to be people is the only (a small one at that) negative aspect about [...]

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Yookssam Nengmyun (육쌈냉면)
12:51 am , July 25, 2011 0

My third nengmyun review… this can only mean one thing… it’s bloody hot. It’s bloody hot, and I love my nengmyun. Here’s another to add to the list of awesome nengmyun places. According to my girlfriend, this restaurant chain was the original nengmyun house to offer meat (갈비) along with nengmyun, a welcome change that’s [...]

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