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Feasts in Seoul this weekend
Hyatt hosts St. Andrew's Ball
The St. Andrew's Society of Seoul is having its biggest event of the year, the
in honor of Scotland's patron saint. The event is this Saturday starting at 8 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Seoul.
The event is black tie and includes champagne and other drinks, a five-course meal, an evening of entertainment and dancing, and a “survivor's breakfast” ― a full breakfast buffet served starting as early as 3:30 a.m. Tickets cost 200,000 won, or a table of 10 costs 1.7 million won.
Visit
to purchase tickets.
Seoul restaurants offer American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a major family holiday for Americans, and to a lesser extent Canadians earlier in the year. But anyone should appreciate the feast of festive foods, which include turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and various other recipes.
Several restaurants across Seoul will be offering Thanksgiving meals this week. In the Itaewon area, check out
,
and
. Most have a single event on Thursday, except for Cali Kitchen which offers Thursday and Friday, Workshop on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 1842 Seoul which is going Saturday and Sunday.
has a Thanksgiving dinner with Wild Turkey-based cocktails up in Daehangno area, and
has a dinner down in Seocho-gu, both on Thursday. Even
, a tabletop-based gaming room in Dongdaemun-gu, plans to offer gamers a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday.
Availability may be limited, so it is recommended to check online for availability and further details such as times, and RSVP for your space.