Saturday, March 26, 2011

Cutest Firefighter Ever...

Cutest Firefighter Ever

Seen in Chungmuro subway station, possibly the cutest Korean firefighter you'll ever see.

One question though, does anyone know what the stick thing with the eyes in the bottom right hand corner is meant to be?

Friday, March 25, 2011

"Please Sir, Spare A Penny."

Homeless Doll

I admire some mannequin displays, others make me feel just a little sad. Won't somebody help this poor child in Itaewon?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Tigers!

Tigers!

Prowling the streets of Chinatown in Incheon, beware these fearsome beasties!

Tigers!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Free Pizza and Vegetarian Heaven

Sometimes it pays to be adventurous...

Tour De Table

Walking round Hannam-dong, looking for a late lunch, I spied a leaflet on a lampost offering a "free thin pizza" with lunch (or 10% off at dinner). It was for Tour de table, a place I hadn't heard of, but if there was going to be free food involved then I figured it might be worth a try.

Tour De Table

This cute looking "dining space" is filled with cartoon cats and quite comfy chairs. It feels a little bit cool, a little bit edgy and the staff are very welcoming.

Tour De Table

The lunch menu is quite small offering three noodle options, three rice options, one pizza and one pasta, but they all come in at 10,000 won or less. I went for the 가지덥밥 (Aubergines on rice) for 7,000 won on the recommendation of the waiter and also handed him my free pizza coupon (torn from the lampost leaflet).

Tour De Table

Both dishes arrived at the same time and it was at this point that I realized that a free pizza might be better shared with an extra dining companion. No matter, my stomach enjoys a challenge and after my first bite of both dishes I knew I would be licking my plates clean.

Tour De Table

The 가지덥밥 was a glorious mess of soft, sweet aubergine pieces with onion, peppers and spring onion covered in a beautiful, slightly spicy soy sauce. Vegetarian heaven on a plate, this is something I'll be coming back for on a regular basis.

Tour De Table

The free thin pizza turned out to be no joke. This gorgeous gorgonzola, bacon, mushroom and truffle honey pizza normally goes for 7,000 won, but I had it all to myself for nothing. The combination of strong cheese with salty bacon and the truffle honey works wonderfully and I devoured all of the stinky sweet goodness.

Tour De Table

If you happen to be in Hannam-dong, then I highly recommend a visit to this excellent dining establishment. To get there head down to the big junction in front of Hannam bridge and look behind the Richensia apartment building. You'll find Tour de table on the second floor, just look out for the cartoon cats (서울시 용산구 한남동 68-20 2F). You can call them on 02 792 5758. Look out for leaflets on lamposts and you may just find yourself with a free pizza...

Raise The Red Lanterns

Raise The Red Lanterns

Seen in Incheon's Chinatown...

Raise The Red Lanterns

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The 음 and 양 of 된장찌개

The 음 and 양 of 됀장찌개

음양 is what you may know as yin and yang. This is my own fermented soybean interpretation...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Two Loaves Are Better Than One

Bread!

Last Monday my wife was back on her baking spree and produced two beautiful loaves of white bread.

Bread!

There's nothing quite like homemade bread dipped in award winning Corsican extra virgin olive oil... Sinfully good.

Flowery Melons

Flowery Melon

Seen at an art opening in Incheon, these flowery watermelons look both appetizing and artistic...

Flowery Melon

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Portraits Of A Ringmaster

More DVD shots here, this time of the Ringmaster...


Five Fools DVD Shoot

Finishing touches.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Waiting backstage.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Ventriloquist's dummy.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Preparing to shoot.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Boyband profile shot...

Portraits Of A Clown

When filming our DVD last month we had a lot of free time in between scenes and so out came the camera to capture the different faces of our clown...

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Passive.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Agressive.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Happy.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Sad.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Surprised.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Cute.

Five Fools DVD Shoot

Weary.