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World Prepares for Christmas Events

By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter With Christmas only one month ahead, cities around the world are preparing to celebrate the biggest holiday of the year. New York New York's Christmas is featured in many movies during this time of year, which means that this holiday is the most romantic and special in the Big Apple. The colder it gets, the brighter the city becomes with colorful lights and decorations. One of the representative lighting events is the one at Rockefeller Center. Since 1933, its outdoor lobby, which is usually used for restaurants in summer, is transformed into an ice skating rink, and the streets around the center are adorned with 3,000 light bulbs. Decorations at Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue are also well known. The highlight of the light spectacle takes place on New Year's Eve at Times Square. Along with the countdown for the New Year, the New Year's Time Ball is descended from the top of the New York Times building. The Time Ball event started in 1907, and will mark its 100th event this year. Waterford Chrystal designed this year's ball, w

Nov 22, 2007

When Herb Meets Kimchi

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter POCHEON ― The ``slow food'' movement is a growing trend in resistance to ``fast food.'' It seeks to consume healthy foods from plants, seeds and animals and other farming products cultivated in an eco-friendly fashion. Among the slow foods, kimchi is undoubtedly one of the most nutritious dishes in the world. The US magazine Health once named kimchi on its list of top five ``World's Healthiest Foods'' for being rich in vitamins, aiding digestion, and even possibly retarding cancer growth. Now, there is a place that's attempting to make this healthy kimchi into a healthier one. Doridol village, located in Dopyeong 3-ri in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, is getting attention from urbanites for its ``special'' kimchi, which is made from various kinds of herbs that grow in the village. In 2004, the village was named as a slow food village specializing in medicinal herbs. The village is home to various healthy herbs and greens such as acantho panax, injin mugwort, boxthorn, small red beans, angelica gigas, epimedium koreanum, and milk vetch roots.

Nov 22, 2007

Buonasera Offers Italian Fine Dining

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter ``Buona sera'' is the Italian greeting for ``Good evening.'' In Seoul, Buonasera may soon be synonymous with fine Italian dining. Buonasera, a stylish restaurant located near Dosan Park in Sinsa-dong, is known for its authentic Italian dishes. The secret behind its authenticity lies with its Italian executive chef Paolo De Maria. De Maria told The Korea Times he makes sure Buonasera serves traditional Italian dishes similar to the style and flavors that he was used to while he was growing up in Turin. Buonasera introduces new dishes in its menu twice a year, for the fall/winter and spring/summer seasons. ``We are serving stronger dishes, and cheese-based dishes during winter. During spring, we serve lighter dishes, less cheesy and more olive oil-based dishes,'' De Maria said. Around eight to 10 new dishes are introduced, but old favorites like pasta carbonara, seafood pasta and clam sauce spaghetti remain on the menu. De Maria said Buonasera doesn't serve the usual side dish of pickles (a staple in Italian-style restaurant

Nov 15, 2007

Hotel Lobbie

The Shilla Seoul The Shilla Seoul has been selected as one of the 100 best hotels in the world by a renowned international magazine. The Institutional Investor released the 2007 World's Best Hotels list in the November issue, which ranked the Shilla Seoul 54th. The magazine also included two other Seoul hotels _ Westin Chosun at 80th and Grand Hyatt at 88th. The ranking was based on the excellence of locations, atmosphere, service and convenient business facilities. The top 100 hotels were chosen by chief executive officers and other senior executives from companies in the United States, Asia and Europe. Lotte Hotel Seoul Lotte Hotel Seoul presents globefish specialties from Nov. 10 to Feb. 29. Low in fat and high in protein, globefish is best served in fall and winter. Momoyama, Japanese restaurant at the hotel, features Globefish Course as well as other menus such as Globefish Sashimi, Fried Globefish and Globefish Soup. For more information, call (02) 317-7031. Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel The Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel w

Nov 15, 2007

Altai: ``Golden Mountains’’ at the Crossroad of Civilizations

By Oleg Kiriyanov Contributing writer The Turkic word ``Altai'' means ``golden mountains.'' These are the highest mountains of the huge Siberian region. The highest peak, Belukha Mountain, is 4,506 meters high and always covered with snow. In Russian (this peak is located in Russia) Belukha literally means something like ``white mountain.'' Altai, without any exaggeration, is real mountainous country. Its ranges stretch for about 2,000 kilometers through four countries _ Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. To get some understanding of Altai's size here are some statistics: On the territory of Altai, there are over 20,000 lakes, 430 karst caves, about 1,500 glaciers, 200,000 big and small rivers, more than 2,000 mineral water springs. Katun, one of the biggest rivers running from Altai, has about 7,000 waterfalls. Actually, it is a real mountainous country where a human being feels himself as small and powerless as a grain of sand in front of the size and grandeur of nature. As soon as you get to the Altai Mountains, you understand that words cannot explain beauty of

Nov 15, 2007

Hotels to Celebrate Thanksgiving Day

By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter Eating turkey and cranberry sauce on one of the biggest holidays in North America, Thanksgiving Day, is not a familiar tradition to people here. Timed with the conclusion of the harvest season, however, it may be an interesting and fun experience to sample the taste of the holiday, which falls on Nov. 22 in the USA. It can offer a chance to understand how people from another culture appreciate nature and also to have a `home away from home' feeling if you are from North America. For holidaymakers, local hotels will feature a special selection of Thanksgiving delicacies at their premier outlets. Grand Hyatt Seoul The Paris Grill will be offering a special five course set menu exclusively for the holiday. Guests can choose from grilled beef fillet, pan-fried halibut, or the ever-popular slow roast turkey breast with traditional stuffing. The Deli is also offering a selection of Thanksgiving delicacies for guests to take-out and enjoy in the comfort of their homes. Guests can find a variety of oven-baked items such as

Nov 15, 2007

Japanese Dramas Charm Korea

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Yu Jung-eun started watching Japanese dramas when she was in her second year of high school. Now, the 23-year old university student still can't get enough of Japanese dramas, citing ``Nodame Cantabile'' and ``Team Medical Dragon'' as her favorites. ``I just fall in love with the actors of the Japanese dramas I watch,'' she gushed. For devoted fans of Korean dramas around Asia, it may come as a surprise that a growing number of young Koreans are turning away from homegrown dramas in favor of Japanese fare. In recent months, Japanese stars such as Kimura, Joe Odagiri and Hiroshi Tamaki have visited Seoul for promotional events, a sign of the increasing importance of the Korean market for Japanese stars. Around a thousand Korean fans, mostly female, even waited at the airport for Kimura's arrival in Seoul last October, and more showed up to catch a glimpse of him at the Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival Japanese Wave Much like how hallyu swept through Asia in

Nov 15, 2007

Korean Patchwork, Jogakbo

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Korea possesses a long history of quilting. Jogakbo, or Korean patchwork, dates back to about 200 years, according to quilt specialist Kim Soon-hee, 75, director of the Chojun Textile & Quilt Art Museum in Seoul. She is also a board member of the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska. ``It's a custom that comes very naturally. Because the silhouette of hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) is curved, like the rounded sleeves, there were always pieces of fabric left. Naturally, women made use of them,'' Kim told The Korea Times. Korean patchwork can be found in all forms, from blankets to clothing and bojagi (multipurpose square cloth). Chojun Textile & Quilt Art Museum houses a small but colorful collection of quilts and other fabric relics from all over the world. You can find both South and North Korean patchwork, 200-year-old quilt costumes from China, a classic 19th century American crazy quilt and an Amish one as well. There are also fun contemporary pieces, like one created by pieces of men's neckties. There is

Nov 8, 2007

QUILTS

Patching Up Colorful Snippets of Life By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Kymn Ji-hee, 30, is stressed by her job like any other modern urbanite. She recently took up a new hobby to calm her nerves ― quilting. ``I always have too many thoughts running through my mind, and I found that quilting clears my head. I'm looking at the fabric and trying to figure out how to sew it correctly. And there are so many colors and fabrics, it's so fun,'' she said. Quilting is a time-honored tradition in many cultures. This craft of sewing together pieces of fabric can be found in different corners of the world, and dates all the way back to Ancient Egypt. The art of patchwork reflects an enduring way of life ― the wisdom of mothers recycling pieces of fabric to create fun artwork. Quilts, Coffee & Galore Care for a drive to the suburbs of Seoul? An's Quilt in Heyri, Gyeonggi Province might just be the place. This quilt shop/cafe/gallery is the ultimate playground for quilt-lovers. An Sung-eun, 42, started quilting in the Western tradition 14 years ago, and ran a qui

Nov 8, 2007

Young General Manager Values Experience

By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter Korean society seems to be too much obsessed with academic backgrounds with many people believing that success cannot be achieved without diplomas from established universities. This problem is often seen in scandals such as the recent diploma forgery case. In this regard, the appointment of Ty Collins as the opening general manager of the Marriott Executive Apartments Yeouido Park Center Seoul, can be seen as strange. He has never undertaken any formal training in hotel management and he actually started as a breakfast waiter at a cafe in a hotel. But there seems to be enough reasons that one of the biggest international hotel chains put the 34-year-old American in the challenging position at Seoul's new luxurious residence ― his experience from the bottom up and crisis management. ``Serving breakfast and orange juice, I worked at six in the morning and then I worked my way up,'' Collins said. ``What that means basically is that I worked my way up from the bottom, so hopefully I have a better idea of what our staff has to go through.''

Nov 8, 2007
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