Interview Archives - Kimchi&Basil

Korean startup develops innovative kimchi seasoning

May 11, 2020

Today we sat down with Sun An, the CEO and founder of the 'Seoul Sisters' brand. Her company Food Culture Lab has developed the innovative "Kimchi seasoning mix", a vegan kimchi flavoured dressing soon to be ...

Mauro Seu – Italian chef promotes Korean food across the world

February 11, 2020

Interview

I have met Chef Mauro Seu for the first time in Milan, during an event organised by Hansik Foundation to promote Korean food. On that occasion we talked a lot about our common passion for Korean cuisine and aft...

Thursday Kitchen – New Korean food in New York

November 16, 2019

Interview

New York is a city where you can easily satisfy your craving for Korean food, thanks to the presence of many traditional Korean restaurants. In Thursday Kitchen restaurant instead, the Korean food and ingredien...

Interview with Ven. Sun Jae – Master of Korean temple food

October 16, 2018

Culture and History, Interview

"Flavors of Korea" event took place few days ago in Milan, Italy. The festival, organised by KFPI (Korean Food Promotion Institute) gave the chance to visitors, chefs, journalists and bloggers to learn more abo...

Yukjeon Hoekwan – Unique recipe and family tradition

March 21, 2018

Interview, Review

Visiting family restaurants are a unique opportunity to experience delicious food and learn more about the culture of a certain country. These kind of restaurants in Korea are no exception, ...

Keungiwajip – Interview with Michelin star chef

November 6, 2017

Interview

Today we met with Han Yeongyong, Head Chef and owner of Keungiwajip, a one-Michelin star restaurant specialized in a delicious crab dish called Ganjang gejang (간장게장). Opened by his famil...

Josephs Korea – Modern Korean Pop up restaurant

July 4, 2017

Events, Interview

In the last few years Korean food has grown in popularity and more people abroad are appreciating its unique flavors and ingredients. Many chefs are proposing Korean inspired dishes and the use of traditional K...

Interview with Haenyeo of Jeju island

January 29, 2017

Culture and History, Interview

One of the Jeju treasures is the traditional figure of the haenyeo 해녀, the female divers of the island. For centuries the female divers had a key role in the economy of the island by harvesting shells fish and...

Science of Hansik – Korean food research institute

January 14, 2017

Interview

Korea Food Research Institute is a government funded entity established in 1988 so as to contribute to the development of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries and to the improvement in...

GRE-EAT market – eat great, be great

December 9, 2016

Interview

Today we have met Suh Ran Park, founder of GRE-EAT market, a collaborative project that aims to increase awareness about healthy lifestyle and food in Korea by connecting food professionals, organic f...

Parc restaurant – Mother’s food and more. Interview with Pak Mogua

August 19, 2016

Interview

Home food is a very important part of Korean cuisine and in the last few years we have witnessed the opening of many restaurants in Korea that offer comfort home dishes. Today we interviewed Pak Mogua, one of t...

Introducing fermentation with Onggi – Eliefs

August 3, 2016

Culture and History, Interview

Today we introduce our readers to Eliefs a great project started in the Netherlands aiming to bring beautiful and eco-friendly sustainable products based on Asian philosophy and culture to Western markets, ins...

Interview bburi kitchen – explore local and seasonal Korean ingredients

June 9, 2016

Culture and History, Interview

During my last trip to Korea I had the pleasure to meet the minds behind bburi kitchen project. Seoyoung and Sonja started this project a bit more than a year ago, traveling across Korea to re-discover seasonal...

Final straw: food, earth, happiness

February 20, 2016

Culture and History, Information, Interview

Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness is a documentary by directors Patrick Lydon and Suhee Kang. Filmed over a span of 4 years, they take us to a journey through Japan, Korea and United States to meet many inspi...

Interview Chef Korea pavilion Expo 2015

December 2, 2015

Culture and History, Events, Interview

We are very pleased to be invited here and have a conversation with Sang Wook Wi, chef of Korea pavilion in Expo 2015. Interview Chef Korea pavilion Q: How is it going in Milan Expo 2015? How long have you be...

Korean food in Krakow – Oriental spoon

August 13, 2015

Interview, Review

Korean food craving can hit you anytime and anywhere, and it was while visiting friends in Krakow that I felt the need to eating some delicious Korean dish. A quick search pointed me to the only Korean resta...

Interview Chef Lee of Food & Culture Korea Academy

July 12, 2015

Culture and History, Interview

One of the best things you could do when visiting Korea and experiencing its culture, is to join one of the many cooking workshops available in major cities. Interview Chef Lee Today we interviewed C...

Kimchi making session @NON Berlin

March 9, 2015

Culture and History, Events, Interview

Food in Korea is an important part of the culture and transmitting the passion and knowledge about food and its traditions has resulted in many different way of representation over the years. Is not the firs...

Interview with Korean immigrants to Germany

January 7, 2015

Culture and History, Information, Interview

Following my previous article about Korean immigration to Germany , I had a chance to interview three of the the first Korean immigrants during the 60's. Kim-Morris Soonim , Shu Eui Ok and Miss Song moved to...