Conrad Seoul presents the brand’s signature package in celebration of its opening in Seoul on Nov. 12. The package titled “Luxury of Being Yourself” includes a one-night stay at a hotel room with a complimentary breakfast. HHonors Gold and Diamond members will be able to earn 5,000 HHonors points for each stay as part of this special offer. Rising 38 stories along the Han River waterfront, the 434 all-suite luxury hotel is the first Korea address from Conrad Hotels & Resorts, the global luxury b

Clock 16, the hotel’s contemporary European restaurant-bar, invited a very special guest chef, Gennaro Esposito, from Italy for the upcoming “Seoul Gourmet Gala Dinner” scheduled to be held at 7 p.m., Nov. 2. Chef Gennaro Esposito is renowned for his beautiful restaurant, Torre del Saracino, established in the cozy beach town of Vico Equensa in southern Italy. This two Michelin-starred restaurant has been featured on “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,” a global food critique media channel. The ga

Haemul pajeon is a savory pancake with plenty of green onion and seafood coated with mushy dough and beaten egg on top. Haemul pajeon is a well-harmonized dish that is studded with soft green onions and tasty seafood. Dongnae-pajeon is a famous variety from the city of Busan.Ingredients● 100g mussel meat, 70g clam meat, 70g oysters : 5 cups water, 1/2 tsp salt● seasonings : 1 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp ground black pepper ● 200g small green onion, 1 ea green pepper, 1 red pepper● dough : 1 cup wheat flou

Bicena stays true to hansik roots but not afraid to experimentModern Korean cuisine no longer has the added edge of novelty to bolster its appeal. Now that the genre is a steady fixture of the dining scene, pressure is heavy on chefs and owners to produce innovative fare that stands apart from an increasingly large crowd. Bicena ― which opened this month in Itaewon ― understands that need and rises to the challenge. Headed by prominent traditional Korean pottery manufacturer KwangJuYo Group, the

THE HAGUE (AFP) ― Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, whose iconic “Emmanuelle” role symbolized the sexual revolution of the 1970s and who spent years fighting drug addiction, has died at age 60 after a battle with cancer.“She died during the night during her sleep,” agent Marieke Verharen of Features Creative Management told AFP of the 60 year-old actress who had been admitted to an Amsterdam hospital in July following a stroke.Kristel was catapulted to fame in 1974 aged just 22 by her first movie, “

SYDNEY (AFP) -- A female keeper was rushed to hospital in a critical condition on Friday after being crushed against a bollard by an Asian elephant at Sydney‘s Taronga Zoo, authorities said.An ambulance spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the elephant enclosure and discovered that a woman in her 40s had been injured.“She had critical injuries, multiple injuries. The patient was unconscious and had stopped breathing,” the spokeswoman told AFP.She was resuscitated and taken to a nea

A British news report said a new research found that more than half of people in the U.K. tend to curl up their bodies in a fetal position when they sleep in bed -- which indicates that they are worriers.About 58 percent of people researched sleep with their knees up and heads down, the report said.The second-most common position, 28 percent, was the “log,” which can be associated with people’s rigid personalities, according to body language expert Robert Phipps.Phipps categorized four sleeping

After a decade of success, operators of the Templestay program are seeking to offer programs that are more intimate and “current” for people seeking Zen meditation, early-morning chanting and the serenity that the program provides. On Oct. 31, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Templestay program that has attracted nearly a million people by kicking off what it calls “Templestay Season 2.”“It has been a good 10 years. Templestay has become a brand of Ko

Some of us will have had the experience of sleeping next to a person who grinds their teeth. Occasional teeth grinding is not a big deal, but if this happens regularly, it causes inconvenience for both the person and those around them.Bruxism often occurs during sleep and it seems to be one of many known sleep disorders. The mechanism of bruxism is believed to be similar to that of kicking your leg during sleep.There are several hypotheses to explain the possible causes of bruxism. Traditional v

The 2009 death of pop legend Michael Jackson brought propofol, the anesthetic that killed him, to the world’s attention. Before the tragic incident, people knew little about the drug and how dangerous it could be when administered for non-medical purposes and by unqualified personnel.Korea is no longer safe from the threat of propofol too, as a series of the drug abuse cases involving the anesthesia drug have been reported. Propofol has been classified as a psychotropic drug since last year in K

Latest volume in a series on Korean culture explores the country’s rich filmmaking historyKorea’s Culture Ministry published an English-language book about Korean cinema and its industry, as the newest addition to its “K-series,” a book series featuring Korean culture.The book, titled “K-Movie: The World’s Spotlight on Korean Film,” features Korea’s film industry today, relationship between hallyu and Korean films, prominent directors and actors, as well as notable film festivals held in the cou

Earlier this year, author Karen E. Quinones Miller found out that Walmart wouldn’t be carrying her semiautobiographical book on its shelves. The reason? There were concerns that the book’s title, “An Angry-Ass Black Woman,” might offend some of the retail giant’s customers.Given Walmart’s reach, a lot of authors would have picked a new title and maybe rejiggered things for the sake of book sales.Not Miller.Her decision wouldn’t surprise anybody who knows Miller ― or anybody who’s actually read h

We SinnersBy Hanna Pylvainen (Henry Holt)Hanna Pylvainen’s debut novel, “We Sinners,” is remarkably funny for a book about a deeply religious family grappling with loss of faith.Pylvainen tells the story _ in alternating chapters from the point of view of the parents and several of the nine children ― of the Midwestern Rovaniemi family, members of a Finnish sect of Lutheranism called Laestadianism.They live in a house too small to fit them all and get around in a vehicle so “mortifying to drive”