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South Korea

  • 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 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

    March 14, 2012

    South Havana vs. South Federal in our Street 16 tournament

    Havana Street or South Federal Boulevard. Which of these ethnic food hot spots is tops? Vote below!

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Round two with Roam chef Tony Clement: the fortune cookie, Justin Brunson and slaughtering animals

    Tony Clement Roam 1033 East 17th Avenue 720-382-2935 www.denverseafoodrestaurants.com This is part two of my interview with Tony Clement, exec chef of Roam. Part two of our chat ran yesterday.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Korean artists keep it real at the CU Art Museum

    Shin-il Kim, "Temporal Continuum: Intuitively Know Elan Vital Operate Emptiness," 2010.​Where is art happening? Many of the most contemporary trends are coming from urban Asia -- Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul -- where technology wraps itself around ancient aesthetics with bold results. There are plent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Hipp-E and Greg Eversoul: "When we tag-team, it comes out in our sound and in what we do"

    Arguably the biggest DJ ever to come out of Denver, Eric Galaviz aka Hipp-E made his bones promoting and deejaying at some of the earliest raves in Colorado. After leaving his indelible mark on our city, he moved to San Diego in the '90s, where he became an influential part of the West Coast house s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Sam Clark, Miles Owens of George Washington High are national debate champs

    Champions!​ Two students from Denver's George Washington High School are the best policy debaters in the National Forensic League, a super-competitive league whose champs usually hail from wealthy private prep schools. Sam Clark and Miles Owens, who graduated from GW this spring, are the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Water World's splashy attempt to set a Guinness record for the largest swimming lesson

    ​It's not every day that you see a cow in an inner tube. Of course, it's also not every day that records are broken. No word yet on whether Water World helped break the Guinness world record today for the largest swimming lesson, but one thing's for sure: the attempt was a lot of fun. Accordin ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2011

    Say What? Meet the walking, talking argument for Denver's Urban Debate League

    ​It's not every day that you see a cow in an inner tube. Of course, it's also not every day that records are broken. No word yet on whether Water World helped break the Guinness world record today for the largest swimming lesson, but one thing's for sure: the attempt was a lot of fun. Accordin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Homefront imagines a Korean invasion of Colorado, we talk with creative director David Votypka about how it came to be

    ​North and South Korea have reunited, the U.S. economy breaks down and erupts in civil war and, suddenly, America is occupied by Korean forces from across Asia. Sounds far-fetched, sure, but that's the premise of Homefront, a new game from Kaos Studies that seeks to imagine the world of occupi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Round two with Will Cisa, exec chef of the Corner Office

    Lori Midson​Will Cisa The Corner Office 1401 Curtis Street 303-825-6500 www.thecornerofficedenver.com/food/dinner This is part two of my interview with Will Cisa, executive chef of the Corner Office Restaurant Martini Bar. In part one of that interview, Cisa dished on monumental cooking dis ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Letters: More readers weigh in on the immigration debate

    Lori Midson​Will Cisa The Corner Office 1401 Curtis Street 303-825-6500 www.thecornerofficedenver.com/food/dinner This is part two of my interview with Will Cisa, executive chef of the Corner Office Restaurant Martini Bar. In part one of that interview, Cisa dished on monumental cooking dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement's latest roundup: 85 "criminal aliens" busted by ICE

    ​Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to emphasize that it's focusing on arresting so-called criminal aliens -- and it's lassoed plenty in these parts of late. In September, ICE busted 78 people -- and of the 6,617 folks grabbed in the Denver area during fiscal 2010, 4,447 were said t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    It takes a Village to feed a family (and keep kids occupied)

    ​November is off to a fast start, with Quaker Steak & Lube opening its first store in Colorado, the homegrown Egg & I chain opening its 41st restaurant and the owners of Seoul BBQ opening Q Table BBQ. And on Monday, after two weeks of practice, The Village at Edgewater also officially opened ... 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 >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    Bedtime for Bonsai

    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 14, 2010

    Drinking the haterade: Readers weren't so into the live octopus hot pot

    ​We knew when we posted the video of the live octopus hot pot at Sik Gaek in Queens that we'd stir some feelings of outrage. And we weren't disappointed. Haterade poured in on Digg, Youtube and Cafe Society, decrying us for what we ate. We already gave special recognition to a particular veno ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 7, 2010

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

    ​We knew when we posted the video of the live octopus hot pot at Sik Gaek in Queens that we'd stir some feelings of outrage. And we weren't disappointed. Haterade poured in on Digg, Youtube and Cafe Society, decrying us for what we ate. We already gave special recognition to a particular veno ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    How can Mexico piss away such potential?

    ​We knew when we posted the video of the live octopus hot pot at Sik Gaek in Queens that we'd stir some feelings of outrage. And we weren't disappointed. Haterade poured in on Digg, Youtube and Cafe Society, decrying us for what we ate. We already gave special recognition to a particular veno ... 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

    Video: Sik Gaek's live octopus hot pot

    That's a squirming live octopus. See video below.​Between meals at Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street in Aurora, I went to New York City, and some friends and I made the trek out to Queens to experience Sik Gaek, a Korean barbecue joint that's gained nationwide notoriety for its gimmickry -- ... 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

    October 5, 2010

    Seoul BBQ is an unexpected take on traditional Korean barbecue

    Mark MangerBanchan at Seoul BBQ​ When I first walked into Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street, an Aurora spot owned by veteran Korean restaurateurs James and Lily Kwon, I was expecting to dine in a restaurant that, like so many traditional spots from that country, put as much emphasis on the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Beautiful guitar music from South Korean tween will blow your mind

    When a thirteen-year-old picks up a guitar and plays a song, what do you expect? Clumsy fumbling? Maybe mild competence with the occasional touch of style? yeah, us too. That's why this clip is so mind blowing. The kid playing is Trace Bundy protege Sungha Jung, a thirteen-year-old wunderkind from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Trace Bundy talks about his unexpected success in South Korea

    Trace Bundy has quietly been going about his business as a musician for about ten years now. But, really, calling him a musician doesn't quite do justice to what the guy does with a guitar. With a pioneering finger-style technique that incorporates up to five capos across various strings of his gu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Fright Nights

    Trace Bundy has quietly been going about his business as a musician for about ten years now. But, really, calling him a musician doesn't quite do justice to what the guy does with a guitar. With a pioneering finger-style technique that incorporates up to five capos across various strings of his gu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    The Doctor Is In

    Trace Bundy has quietly been going about his business as a musician for about ten years now. But, really, calling him a musician doesn't quite do justice to what the guy does with a guitar. With a pioneering finger-style technique that incorporates up to five capos across various strings of his gu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009

    Common Royalty

    Two Kennedy siblings speak at Unique Lives and Experiences.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Scratch and Dent Sale: Kiss Army

    Two Kennedy siblings speak at Unique Lives and Experiences.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2008

    Local Designer Spotlight: Kelli Modica

    Two Kennedy siblings speak at Unique Lives and Experiences.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: Maestro Jeff Hughes, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Kanye West

    Two Kennedy siblings speak at Unique Lives and Experiences.

  • Dining

    September 13, 2007

    Uoki Restaurant

    A Seoul survivor.

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Healthy Habits

    I brake for sex. Even pedestrian sex.

  • Film

    March 8, 2007

    The Host

    Korean box-office monster emerges from the Han River to slime us stateside.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    Sum kind of Wonderful

    Korean box-office monster emerges from the Han River to slime us stateside.

  • Film

    June 2, 2005

    Flick Pick

    Aurora Asian Film Festival

  • Dining

    March 17, 2005

    Bite Me

    For the Birds

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Return to Sender

    This legal immigrant would rather return to a country he barely remembers than stay in limbo.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 30, 2004

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Rock and Gold

    Olympic stars swoop in for the 2004 Rock and Roll Gymnastics Championships Tour.

  • Film

    April 29, 2004

    The World According to Ki-duk

    Korea's Kim Ki-duk transforms social philosophy into visual poetry.

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Monkey Business

    CU's animal attraction isn't limited to recruiting parties.

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Frag or Be Fragged

    The Parker Cyber Station serves up death and destruction all night long.

  • Dining

    October 2, 2003

    Cheeseburgers in Paradise

    From Caro's Corner to Griff's, local joints are pleased to meat you.

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    In the Key of Free

    Pianist Brad Mehldau opens up on Largo.

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    A New Day Dawns

    Early last Friday morning, Colorado went Cup Crazy for soccer.

  • News

    September 6, 1995

    SEOUL BROTHER

    THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION GIVES CONGRESSMAN SCOTT MCINNIS A CRASH COURSE IN KOREAN.

  • News

    March 30, 1994

    THERE GOES MR. JORDAN

    THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION GIVES CONGRESSMAN SCOTT MCINNIS A CRASH COURSE IN KOREAN.

  • News

    January 19, 1994

    THIN ICE

    THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION GIVES CONGRESSMAN SCOTT MCINNIS A CRASH COURSE IN KOREAN.

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