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The Ritz-Carlton offers California-style outdoor barbecue

TravelApr 27, 2012

The Ritz-Carlton Seoul’s The Garden offers a California-style menu that includes an outdoor barbeque during the month of May. The hotel invited Chef Matt Greco from Wente Vineyards for the occasion. The menu will offer fresh seasonal California cuisine, with Chef Greco himself grilling at the outdoor garden. This year marks the 100th anniversary of production of Wenti Vineyard’s chardonnay and the chef has selected a variety of dishes to complement the wine, such as grilled lobster, prawns, and
Free Pinda massage at Plaza Hotel in May

TravelApr 27, 2012

Plaza Spa Club in The Plaza Hotel in central Seoul presents “Power Lifting” spa program for the month of May. The spa club is the first medical spa club among five-star hotels in Seoul. Power Lifting combines medial laser injections and spa programs. It is known to improve wrinkles, face lines, skin elasticity and also provide immediate stress relief. While laser whitening and cleaning improve complexion, spa programs consisting of Swedish massage and hydro therapy will rejuvenate. For guests wh
Hawaiian Airlines launches Fukuoka-Honolulu flights

TravelApr 27, 2012

Hawaiian Airlines opened last week a direct route from Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport to Japan’s Fukuoka International Airport. The Honolulu-Fukuoka flight will be available daily, all year around. Fukuoka is the third destination in Japan following nonstop services to Tokyo and to Osaka, and the fourth in Asia, including Incheon, Korea, that Hawaiian has launched since November 2010. The flight bound for Fukuoka will depart from Honolulu at 1:30 p.m. and arrive at Fukuoka at 7 p.m., an
New Orleans festivals booming as Jazz Fest starts

TravelApr 27, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across America, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowned with the city. But if its music festivals are any indication, New Orleans is proving its music scene is waterproof.New Orleans festivals are as strong as they’ve ever been, and at least one is bigger than before Katrina hit in 2005. French Quarter Festival, which took place in mid-April, started almost 30 years ago as a small
Business trip to Munich and Frankfurt: Long, hot days for firm and country

TravelApr 27, 2012

MUNICH ― Traveling alone while on business during the summer can make you feel cut off from both the familiarity of home and the pleasures the place you are visiting.It can sometimes seem as if you leave and return and see and experience nothing in between except the harmonious monotony of the world’s conference rooms. The secret to preventing that is to leave enough time on your schedule actually to participate in local life and, to the extent that your business relationships permit, to invite
Hardship and gloom mingle in Appalachia

BooksApr 27, 2012

The Cove By Ron Rash(Ecco)Setting a story in Appalachia during the dark days of World War I promises a certain gloominess to the tale. And while Ron Rash delivers that in “The Cove,” he also spins a moving tale of the hardships faced by two siblings as they fight for their existence in the hills of Appalachia.Laurel is a young woman of some beauty, marred by a prominent birthmark that leaves the superstitious people of her rural community convinced she’s a witch. Her brother, Hank, is home from
Young survivors face a chaotic landscape

BooksApr 27, 2012

The Drowned Cities By Paolo Bacigalupi(Little, Brown)Whether it’s a conscious or subliminal reaction to U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, war is an increasingly common theme in modern young adult literature. But its horrors are rarely so thoroughly detailed as in Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Drowned Cities.” One of the more graphically violent young adult titles of late, “The Drowned Cities” reads like a dystopian mash-up of the Vietnam War and modern geopolitics, where survivalism b
Quick and easy guide to home-cooked meals

BooksApr 27, 2012

Simply Delicious One Course MealsBy Kye Kim (Recipe anecdotes contributed by Michelle Kim Vaughan)(Bookhouse Publishers)Living in a city with hot eateries and restaurants, cooking at home may not be appealing to busy Seoulites. But author Kye Kim’s newly published bilingual book, “Simply Delicious One Course Meals,” introduces easy ways to cook the dishes you love when eating out ― such as jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce), sushi rolls and shabu shabu.Kim, who wrote two books on food p
Author Edward Humes enjoys digging through rubbish

BooksApr 27, 2012

Edward Humes is a man of eclectic storytelling tastes. A former journalist awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for a series of stories he wrote for the Orange County Register on the military establishment in Southern California, Humes has written 11 nonfiction books on subjects including how the GI Bill transformed the American Dream, Southern justice and the Dixie Mafia, and the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles County. His latest book, “Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash” (Avery: 27
Wine of the Week: 2010 Giovanni Almondo Roero Arneis ‘Vigne Sparse’

Food&BeverageApr 27, 2012

Arneis was a grape that was practically extinct when Alfredo Currado of Vietti and Bruno Giacosa brought it back from obscurity in the early ’70s. Theirs are still benchmark examples, but I also like very much the Arneis from Giovanni Almondo. On one of these lovely spring evenings, this 2010 Arneis makes a perfect aperitif. It’s light and refreshing, perfumed with white peaches. And yet there’s an underlying minerality that gives it some weight. Never one-dimensional, Almondo’s 2010 “Vigne Spar
The dining’s fine at Caf Insecta

Food&BeverageApr 27, 2012

WOOSTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio ― If you’re reading this story over breakfast, you might want to skip over to the sports section.Go ahead, I’ll wait. You can come back when you’re done eating.Today we’re talking about bugs. Edible ones, to be exact.Ick, you’re probably thinking.That’s what I thought when I found out I’d been assigned to Cafe Insecta during my volunteer stint at A Bug’s World, a program earlier this week at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster Township. Over tw
Jogiyangnyeom-gui, (seasoned and broiled yellow corvine)

Food&BeverageApr 27, 2012

Jogiyangnyeom-gui is broiled jogi (yellow corvina) coated with red pepper paste seasoning. Dried jogi is called “gulbi.” The taste of gulbi is so good that there is an old tale in which a miser, Jaringobi, hangs one on the ceiling and enjoys the taste only by glancing at it after every spoon of steamed rice. Ingredients● 4 yellow corvina, 1/2 tsp salt● sesame soy sauce : 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp sesame oil ● seasoning sauce : 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp red pepper paste, 1 tsp mi
Jeju black pigs, a special breed

Food&BeverageApr 27, 2012

Spring not only heralds longer days and warmer weather. It also signals the onslaught of yellow dust. When the dust rolls in, the masks go on and pork, which is believed to help detoxify the body of inhaled pollutants, gets served. Add to that the recent, controversial public reaction to the news of yet another case of mad cow disease in the U.S. and it looks like this might be the season of the pig. Now, when it comes to breds on South Korean turf, the Jeju Island black pig is among the most pr
Eating pizza could be good for you

HealthApr 27, 2012

Pizza is one of the most popular foods all over the world, and many will be pleased to know that the cheesy treat may be healthier than previously thought.According to a recent study, scientists have found that oregano, a seasoning usually used in pizza, may help fight prostate cancer.Pizza may help fight prostate cancer, according to a recent research. (MCT)Researchers from Long Island University
Jackson unveils ‘Hobbit’ scenes

PeopleApr 26, 2012

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” is preparing to leave the shire. The director of the Oscar-winning “Lord of the Rings” trilogy previewed 10 minutes of assorted footage Tuesday from his upcoming prequel. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” was filmed in New Zealand using more frames per second than the Hollywood standard. Jackson said in a video introduction that using 48 frames per second produces a smoother image. The movie could usher in a new era of filmmaking and require film