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Winemaker’s dinner at Il Ponte

TravelOct 21, 2011

Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Italian restaurant, offers a special winemaker’s dinner showcasing Dievole wines on Oct. 28. The gala dinner will feature a six-course dinner paired with a full line-up of Dievole wines. These wines will be paired with dishes such as red onion ravioli filled with
Lotte Hotel launches mobile app

TravelOct 21, 2011

The hotel said it has launched an application for iPhone and Android-powered smartphones on Oct. 17. Hotel booking and mobile membership services will be available through the mobile app. All content is available in four languages ― Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. To celebrate the launch of t
Hotels.com gives 11th night for free

TravelOct 21, 2011

Hotels.com, an online hotel booking website, said it has launched a new loyalty program, “Welcome Rewards,” offering one free night for every ten nights stayed. The program allows users to book ten nights at a mix of B&Bs, independent or chain hotels, and get the 11th night free. The eligible hotels
Hawaiian Airlines to offer OK Cashbag

TravelOct 21, 2011

SK Marketing & Company said it will hold joint marketing with Hawaiian Airlines to promote the Incheon-Honolulu routes of the air carrier. For those who purchase a round-trip ticket between Incheon and Honolulu, SK Marketing & Company will give 20,000 points of OK Cashbag. For one-way tickets, 10,00
Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop

TravelOct 21, 2011

A spectator takes a photograph of the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park in New York on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)NEW YORK (AP) ― Some women from Kansas were taking in as much of New York City as they could Wednesday. They hopped on a subway, watched the construction at the World Trade Cent
Writer looks into other worlds

BooksOct 21, 2011

It is about one o’clock on Monday in Seoul, and a tall, poised woman walks into a busy cafe. Dressed in a black jacket and a matching grey skirt, she says hello in German-accented Korean. She has huge, curious eyes.Not many would think of this Korean-born Austrian author as a foreigner on busy Seoul
New Books

BooksOct 21, 2011

Understanding all ‘Things Chinese’Things ChineseBy Ronald G. Knapp(Tuttle Publishing)For many people, their only interaction with China is at a Chinese restaurant, but there is so much more to a culture dating back over the two millennia.Let the excellent “Things Chinese” introduce you to it.Along w
Love story unfolds contradictions in life

BooksOct 21, 2011

Twofold SongBy Yi Mun-yol(Hollym)A couple is sitting on a bench on a cool autumn day. They have been having an affair for the last three years, and have just decided to end the relationship. It is their last day together, but each gives it a different meaning and a reason.Author Yi’s novella “Twofol
Hard Rock vodka latest duet of music and liquors

Food&BeverageOct 21, 2011

Do you like your vodka classical? Or are you a little bit rock-n-roll? Whatever your taste, there’s a label out there for you as liquor producers join forces with some big names.One of the newest brands to get in the musical spirit is Hard Rock Vodka, made by Boca Raton, Florida-based Ultimate Bever
Some like it really hot

Food&BeverageOct 21, 2011

IMPHAL, India ― Mexican jalapenos, Sichuan mala peppers, African kambuzi ― mere child’s play.Although many places claim to have the maddest, baddest chile this side of Hades, northeast India’s “ghost chile” is scientifically recognized as the hottest commercial chile pepper on the planet, 200 times
Bindaetteok (mung bean pancakes)

Food&BeverageOct 21, 2011

Bindaetteok is a savory pancake made of ground mung beans, meat, vegetables and kimchi. It was originally used as the supporter for the fried meat on a large dining table. Later, it became a delicious-looking food for a binja (pauper), so it was named “binjatteok” (pauper’s cake). Bindaetteok (Insti
Warm patjuk for a crisp autumn

Food&BeverageOct 21, 2011

Red bean porridge, sweet or savory, steps outside winter for a fall outingPatjuk, that comforting pottage of red beans, is often pigeonholed as a winter specialty, reserved, as turkey is for Thanksgiving, to be eaten on Dongji, the shortest day of the year. According to Lee Hyo-gee’s “Korean Cuisine
‘Jackson didn’t give himself propofol’

PeopleOct 21, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Michael Jackson was so heavily drugged in the hours before his death that he would have been incapable of self-administering the massive dose of propofol that killed him, a medical expert testified Thursday at the trial of Jackson’s doctor.Dr. Steven Shafer, who presented a number
Jobs questioned authority all his life, book says

BooksOct 21, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his life _ giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple ``corrupt'' and delaying cancer surgery in favor of cleansings and herbal medicine.``Steve Jobs'' by Wal
Social affairsOct 21, 2011