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InterContinental's halal chef better caters Arab clienteles

Ahmad Abu Jamous, top, is a halal chef at InterContinental Seoul Coex, and cooks a variety of dishes including felafel, from left, deep-fried ball made of ground chikpeas, fava beans; shrimp kebab; and hummusmade of chikpeas.By Kim Se-jeong  Ahmad Abu Jamous has made history as the first hotel chef specializing in halal food in Korea. He is responsible for the Arabic section of Asian Live, one of the four restaurants in InterContinental Seoul Coex in southern Seoul.He oversees the preparation of almost 20 Arabic dishes, from hummus and couscous to kebab, and trains his Korean colleagues. All the meats for the dishes are processed and prepared according to Islamic law, which is called halal, and it is is essential to Muslim customers.As a Muslim, the chef prays before he starts his day in the restaurant kitchen.Kim Sung-kyu from InterContinental’s public relations department said hiring chef Abu Jamous was a strategic move by the hotel.“Three percent of our hotel clientele come from the Arabic world, and their spending accounts for almost 10 percent of the hotel&rsquo

Nov 19, 2015By Kim Se-jeong
InterContinental's halal chef better caters Arab clienteles

How to approach wine

'Just enjoy, and find your own flavor'Christian Sotomayor, import and export director of ValdiviesoHans Lee, CEO of wine shop andrestaurant The JellBy Yun Suh-youngBeginners to wine often fret that the world of wine is too deep and complex to understand. Hence amateurs hesitate to drink or learn about wine and fear making bold selections at restaurants. Wine experts, however, say they need not fear. Wine drinkers don't have to be experts to enjoy wine, they say. People just need to try different wines and they'll naturally pick up the taste.Christian Sotomayor, import and export director of Valdivieso"You don't have to be a good drinker to drink wine," says Christian Sotomayor, import and export director of Valdivieso, Chile's oldest wine exporter."Drinking wine isn't so you can get drunk. The purpose is not to consume alcohol but to enjoy the fragrance, the flavor and the ambiance."Sotomayor visited Korea recently to discuss the launch of the Caballo Loco Grand Cru, a premier level of the popular Caballo Loco series, which will be available starting in December."When you're sel

Nov 19, 2015
How to approach wine

Mnet Asian Music Awards: new global platform for K-pop stars

By Kim Jae-heunMnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), Asia’s biggest music festival, is gaining in popularity and prestige. Often dubbed Asia’s Grammy Awards, MAMA is out to make a big splash at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena (AWE) in Hong Kong on Dec. 2.CJ E&M, the creator of the seven year-old awards ceremony, will kick off the event with the largest-ever line up which includes some of the hottest names in Asia – rock band CNBLUE, boy band Bangtan Boys, boy group GOT7 and rapper Zion T. The host of the music festival, Mnet, has yet to reveal the full list of participating artists, but all the musicians nominated for the 17 awards are expected to be honored at MAMA. Notable participants include BIGBANG, EXO and SHINee.Hong Kong has hosted the music event three times before. The city provides a geographical advantage for K-pop fans from Asia, being that it’s an important center of global economy and culture.The theme of 2015 MAMA is “The State of Techart (technology plus art),” which brings music and technology together in a fusion that promises to fur

Nov 12, 2015
Mnet Asian Music Awards: new global platform for K-pop stars

Haute cuisine a la food trucks

By Yun Suh-young JEJU — An unexpected 12,000 people gathered on Jeju between Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 to grab a plate of servings from Korea’s finest restaurants including Sushi Cho of The Westin Chosun Seoul and Ristorante Eo of Cheongdam. How did they all manage to get a bite? It was possible because these restaurants came as food trucks.KOREAT, an authoritative restaurant ranking guide launched in September, organized a festival on Jeju Island featuring restaurants from the top 50 list it announced when it was launched. The purpose of the event was to allow visitors to enjoy Korea’s finest cuisine at an accessible price (5,000 won per plate) — all at a single location.From Haevichi Hotel in Pyoseon to Haenyeo Museum in Guja-eup, to Iho Land in Jeju City, the 10 food trucks moved from one location to the other during the festival period and the visitors moved with them. A total of 15 restaurants listed on the top 50 participated in the food truck festival — some only for a day, others for the entire period.Visitors queue in front of food trucks set

Nov 8, 2015
Haute cuisine a la food trucks

Anything goes with Diavolo

A scene from “Diavolo — Architecture in Motion” / Courtesy of ETM KoreaArchitecture, dance create visceral production of metaphors at Diavolo’s Seoul gig By Kwon Ji-youn Who knew so much could be said with so few dancers and just a lone dome?“Diavolo ― Architecture in Motion” (Diavolo) featured dancers dressed in skin-tight costumes, moving swiftly and adroitly about an abstract structure resonant with the moon and its craters, a honeycomb of bees or perhaps an undiscovered starship ― anything goes with Diavolo.There was no narrative, nor was there any dialogue, and the motion was abstruse, convoluted and insistent. The performance was as emotionally demanding for the audience as it was physically taxing for the dancers.Choreographer Jacques Heim directs Diavolo dancers during a rehearsal session for “Diavolo — Architecture in Motion.”Diavolo, a dance company founded by French-born dance choreographer Jacques Heim in 1992 after he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, spent the week staging

Nov 5, 2015
Anything goes with Diavolo

Photographer of disappearance

Kang Hong-goo’s “Mickey House — Cloud” (2005)This is the 16th in a series of interviews with notable artists recommended by the Korean Artist Project, an online platform promoting Korean art. ― ED.By Kwon Mee-yooArtist Kang Hong-goo had a small digital camera strapped around his neck when he came to the interview with The Korea Times at Gallery Lux in central Seoul last week, where his exhibit "Methodology to Escape" with Choi Gene-uk was being exhibited."I usually carry a camera since I don't know when and what to shoot. I would bring a larger digital single-reflex lens (DSLR) camera for planned shootings, but I tend to lighten the load when I have nothing planned," Kang said. "What is important is the perspective behind the viewfinder."His latest works on display are mixed media, adding brushstrokes over photographs printed on canvas. Kang, known for his series of photos capturing traces of vanishing places, or redevelopment areas, said he added paint on the photo to "complete" the image."I studied painting and took photos for a long time. There is

Oct 29, 2015
Photographer of disappearance

Las Vegas

Las Vegas is bustling with nightlife, gaming, shopping and fine dining. The vibrant resort city provides a wide variety of entertainment activities to both families and businesspeople. / Courtesy of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Sin City transforms into family-friendly spotThis is the second of a two-part series on a road trip to the Western United States ― California and Las Vegas in Nevada. ― ED.By Chung Ah-youngLAS VEGAS — As we entered Sin City after driving along the desert on the state border between California and Nevada, the neon lights greeted us like a mirage in the jet-black night.Located in the southeastern desert area in Nevada, Las Vegas is bustling with nightlife, gaming, shopping and fine dining, as we expected. Soon, however, we discovered that there is more to the city than that.The vibrant resort city provides a wide variety of entertainment to both families and businesspeople, including performances, theme parks, natural wonders, conventions and meetings.Some 10 hours away from San Francisco, Las Vegas was the final destination in our

Oct 29, 2015
Las Vegas

Designing for the better

Speakers at the International Design Congress (IDC) participate in a panel discussion on Oct. 20, the second day of the forum, at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju. From left are moderator An Jee-yong, principle of Manifesto Design; and speakers Rachel Cooper, professor at Lancaster University; Cameron Sinclair, founder of Small Works; and Chang Don-ryun, professor at Hongik University. / Photos in courtesy of IDCDesign experts stress role of design's positive social impact By Yun Suh-youngGWANGJU — If design has played a big role in encouraging consumerism until now, the role of design in the future will be to take up social responsibility for the greater good, experts say.That was a major theme as design experts from around the world gathered from Oct. 17 to 23 for the International Design Congress in  the southwestern city of Gwangju. They discussed the future of design and connected with each other and to other disciplines. The week-long event’s theme was “Design Connects” and two of the days, Oct. 19-20, were dedicated to discussi

Oct 22, 2015
Designing for the better

Wonder road: California

A car moves down a road along the Central Coast, California. The road trip is one of the most popular travel options to enjoy the natural landscape. / Korea Times photos by Chung Ah-youngFour best places not to be missed for traveling by carBy Chung Ah-youngCALIFORNIA — From the neon lights of Las Vegas to natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon and Death Valley, the western United States is one of the most sought-after destinations for travelers.The vast, endless and seemingly empty landmass makes travelers realize that we are just specks in this marvelous world and universe.To explore some of the most telling examples of the scenic landscape, we took a road trip from San Francisco in California via Monterey and Bakersfield to Las Vegas in Nevada. From Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito Flying on Delta Airlines for about 13 hours from Seoul, we finally landed in San Francisco, northern California. The City by the Bay, with its sparkling bay area and charming hills, was the perfect starting point for our road trip.We began our journey on the Golden Gate Bridge, whi

Oct 22, 2015
Wonder road: California

HOTEL LOBBY

 Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Chinese restaurant Taipan is featuring ginseng in October.Featured dishes include Cantonese roast duck served with honey glazed fresh ginseng; stir-fried live lobster and fresh ginseng with garlic and red chili; and fried rice with fresh ginseng and black chicken wrapped in lotus leaf.Ginseng’s health benefits include boosting the immune system and lowering blood sugar. A dish will start from 28,000 won, including taxes and service charge. For more information and reservations, call (02) 317-3237.  W Seoul-Walkerhill will open its two restaurants for open-bar happy hour promotion. At Namu, the Japanese restaurant, a two-hour open bar will offer five Japanese drinks for 80,000 won per person every Friday evening. If two hours are too short, guests can add 40,000 won for one additional hour. For more information and reservations, call (02) 2022-0222.Woobar, the hotel’s stylish bar, offers unlimited wine, champagne and beer every evening for three hours at 89,000 won. If you want beer only, it will be 49,000 won, while wine and

Oct 15, 2015By Kim Se-jeong
HOTEL LOBBY
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