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Korean Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Dragon Palace opens in the former home of Al Bae Nae

    Though Korean barbecue joints are everywhere, Korean fried chicken is surprisingly hard to come by in this town. So I was really excited to sing the praises of the glorious, crisp-skinned Korean fried chicken I'd found -- at long last -- at Al Bae Nae, a Korean street food place in an Aurora strip m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're jradddines

    Cafe Society dished up six Guess Where contests last week, including a mint julep from Williams & Graham -- or as one cheeky commenter quipped, Wallace & Gromit. And even though the Derby is done, when it comes to mint juleps, it's just way too easy to say, "I'll Have Another." As in, I'll have ano ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Al Bae Nae will close next week, taking awesome Korean fried chicken with it

    I love fried chicken -- from the triple-fried wing coated in sticky, spicy sauce of Southeast Asia to the Southern comfort of a battered and fried drumstick paired with mashed potatoes and gravy. But the Korean version could be my all-time favorite.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Guess where I'm eating Korean barbecue?

    A few weeks ago, when I was in L.A., I spent some time in Koreatown, where I pigged out on some amazing Korean barbecue and banchan -- a parade of more than 25 at one restaurant. There are several Korean barbecue joints here, too, including the restaurant where the above photo was snapped. What I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Havana Street Station, other new restaurants pop up on Aurora's Havana Street

    Havana Street in Aurora is home to several new restaurants, according to the latest word from the Havana Business Improvement District. Among them: Havana Street Station, a family restaurant serving mostly American and Mexican food in the space at 1911 South Havana Street that used to be Dumitri's F ... More >>

  • News

    April 5, 2012

    In honor of his Taco USA, the Mexican sounds off on Mexican food

    Havana Street in Aurora is home to several new restaurants, according to the latest word from the Havana Business Improvement District. Among them: Havana Street Station, a family restaurant serving mostly American and Mexican food in the space at 1911 South Havana Street that used to be Dumitri's F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Han Kang's galbi is reason to return

    A one-mile strip of Havana out in Aurora can pretty much cure any craving you might have for Korean food, so after making the sad discovery that Sae Jong Kwan, one of my favorite restaurants in Denver for bibim naeng myun, was (at least) temporarily closed, I was consoled by the fact that I didn't h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Photos: Linger

    Mark MangerThe popper breakdown includes shishito peppers and tempura cheese curds.​Justin Cucci's menu at Linger, his second Highland restaurant that opened this summer in the former Olinger Mortuary, is an eclectic list of global street food -- a concept that could only work if the chef and ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2011

    Letters: "Only God can free gay immigrants from this bondage, not the USA"

    Mark MangerThe popper breakdown includes shishito peppers and tempura cheese curds.​Justin Cucci's menu at Linger, his second Highland restaurant that opened this summer in the former Olinger Mortuary, is an eclectic list of global street food -- a concept that could only work if the chef and ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 5, 2011

    Spicy noodles are enough to keep you coming back to Silla

    Mark MangerThe popper breakdown includes shishito peppers and tempura cheese curds.​Justin Cucci's menu at Linger, his second Highland restaurant that opened this summer in the former Olinger Mortuary, is an eclectic list of global street food -- a concept that could only work if the chef and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Grandma's Korean BBQ closes

    www.kimchee.comLife after Grandma's, according to Grandma's website​After I ate at Silla for this week's review -- and before I discovered the bibim naeng myun at Sae Jong Kwan -- I decided to try Grandma's Korean BBQ, a popular spot that had relocated from Sixth Avenue to 11650 Montview Boule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Food porn: Silla

    Mark Manger​For this week's review, I headed straight to Silla, a Korean barbecue joint in Aurora that serves one of the best versions of bibim naeng myun in the city. And after I fed my craving for those cold noodles, I ate my way through the rest of Silla's menu, as well, finding many more d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Behold our 2011 food trend predictions

    Mark MangerMost trend lists agree: Korean food will be hot in 2011. But what can we expect in Denver?​The last time we wrote about 2011 food trend predictions, it was October, and we thought the whole thing was a mite premature.But now that it's December, just about every publication on the pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Q Table BBQ now open in Northglenn

    Mark MangerSeoul BBQ's sibling restaurant, Q Table BBQ, is now open​A month ago, we reported that James and Lily Kwon, owners of Aurora's Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street, were set to open a new Korean restaurant in Northglenn, Q Table BBQ, 311 West 104th Street, in October. That spot held ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 7, 2010

    Pot luck: Seoul BBQ removes the flash of other Korean barbecue joints

    Mark MangerSeoul BBQ's sibling restaurant, Q Table BBQ, is now open​A month ago, we reported that James and Lily Kwon, owners of Aurora's Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street, were set to open a new Korean restaurant in Northglenn, Q Table BBQ, 311 West 104th Street, in October. That spot held ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Kimchi shortage in Korea threatens to cause national identity crisis

    Mark MangerKimchi at Seoul BBQ​Korean barbecues have been a hot topic this week. I reviewed Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street in Aurora, and also wrote about my meal at Sik Gaek in Queens. Although both restaurants feature Korean cuisine, the two dinners could not have been more different. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Owners of Aurora's Seoul BBQ to open Q Table BBQ in Northglenn

    Mark MangerSeoul BBQ's sibling restaurant, Q Table BBQ, will open this month.​Veteran restaurant owners James and Lily Kwon opened their first Colorado place, Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street in Aurora, three years ago. That spot is a Korean barbecue joint that serves up a traditional feast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Burning down the house: Just in time for Memorial Day, our ten favorite barbecue joints

    Memorial Day is all about barbecues: in the backyard, at the park and in the woods, near the pee tree, if you're so inclined. But if you don't feel like throwing wood chips on the grill this year, there are plenty of barbecue barns in and around Denver that can feed your brisket, hot link, ribs and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    On Havana Street: an international mission

    ​ International Restaurant Week will be celebrated in my 'hood starting tomorrow, the party banging up and down the most interesting mainline it contains: Havana Street. This is the week when everyone is encouraged to get out and get weird, to try something they've never tried before, to (oc ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 6, 2009

    Karma tempts fate with its fusion menu but triumphs.

    ​ International Restaurant Week will be celebrated in my 'hood starting tomorrow, the party banging up and down the most interesting mainline it contains: Havana Street. This is the week when everyone is encouraged to get out and get weird, to try something they've never tried before, to (oc ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 21, 2009

    Barbecue is international -- but at The Q Worldly Barbeque, North Carolina rules

    ​ International Restaurant Week will be celebrated in my 'hood starting tomorrow, the party banging up and down the most interesting mainline it contains: Havana Street. This is the week when everyone is encouraged to get out and get weird, to try something they've never tried before, to (oc ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 10, 2008

    La Fiesta

    Join the lunch bunch.

  • Dining

    December 13, 2007

    Han Kang

    Small plates, big flavors.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    In the Den

    Small plates, big flavors.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    In the Den

    Small plates, big flavors.

  • Dining

    September 13, 2007

    Sae Jong Kwan

    This Korean restaurant is a real reason to celebrate.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Korean Restaurant

    Han Kang

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Korean in the Last Place You'd Expect

    DiDi Deli

  • Dining

    October 10, 2002

    Deli Dally

    DiDi dishes up a little bit of everything -- and something for everyone.

  • Dining

    June 18, 1998

    Seoul Survivors

    DiDi dishes up a little bit of everything -- and something for everyone.

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    FOOD & DRINK

    DiDi dishes up a little bit of everything -- and something for everyone.

  • Dining

    January 4, 1995

    GRIDDLES IN THE MIST

    DiDi dishes up a little bit of everything -- and something for everyone.

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