Handmade buckwheat noodles made for over a half a century

What’s the best way to cook lobster tails? How do you butterfly them? 　Lobster, once considered food for servants, is now a moderately priced treat. 　The way you prepare lobster tails is paramount. What you don’t want is chewy, rubbery and tough lobster tails that need to be drowned in melted butter.　Lobster’s soft flesh, once cooked, should be pristine white, soft and tender. You should be able to eat it with a fork, from the shell or not. The flavor and texture of the lobster tail is somewhere

Imperial Palace Seoul presents ‘Ciné & Dine package’　Imperial Palace Seoul presents Ciné & Dine package for guests looking to experience hotel dining and movies at the same time until April 24.　The package features one night stay in Deluxe or Business Room, two movie tickets, restaurant voucher worth 50,000 won, and a 20 percent discount at restaurants. Complimentary access to fitness club and indoor swimming pool will be also included.　The restaurant voucher and 20 percent discount offer can be

Natural sites in Germany　The theme for this year’s tourism in Germany is “A Vacation in Nature,” according to the country’s tourism office. Germany boasts over 130 natural sites comprised of 16 national parks, 15 UNESCO biosphere reserves and over 100 natural parks.　The office has selected 16 scenic sites to recommend to visitors -– including the orchid-filled Bliesgau UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the serene Elbe riverside, the wild and untamed Black Forest National Park, the Jasmund National Park

My hands gripped the steering wheel. My right foot rode the brake. I was easing a four-wheel-drive rental down a steep, narrow, curving dirt road in the Arizona wilderness, and I was beginning to wonder what I’d gotten myself into.　On the passenger side, a towering craggy stonewall threatened to dent the car and make me regret that I had declined the rental company’s insurance cover­age. Still, I stayed as close to that wall as I dared. On the driver’s side was a fate worse than a scrape: an abr

“Koreatown: A Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter, $30) is a cookbook, yes, but chef Deuki Hong and journalist Matt Rodbard go further than recipes, distilling two years of research, interviews and dining across the United States into what they write is “a candid and uncompromised snapshot of what it‘s like to eat and drink in Korean-American communities today.”　“For me, coming as a Korean-American, there’s a sense of pride,” said Hong, who along with Rodbard met me at Dancen, a small Korean grill restau

MILAN (AFP) -- Gucci is taking its recent embrace of androgynous looks to its natural conclusion by combining its womenswear and menswear collections into unified catwalk shows from next year.　The move, which could herald the end of the current system of separate menswear and womenswear weeks in the style capitals of the world, is the latest bold step by Alessandro Michele, the creative director credited with putting Gucci back at the top of the fashion tree.　It was announced by Gucci President

Let’s say you’re trying to avoid sugar. And you’re at work one morning, when someone puts out that irresistible pink box of doughnuts. (Or a bowl of chips, or whatever your weakness may be.) 　It’s a common scenario -- and likely pitfall -- for anyone who is trying to eat healthier.　Here’s an uncommon solution from Instagram star Tiffany Cruikshank, author of the new book “Meditate Your Weight: A 21-Day Retreat to Optimize Your Metabolism and Feel Great.”　“Before reaching out for the doughnut, as

 Annual audiovisual festival Big Day South is gearing up for its first show in Gwangju this month, with a collection of music, visual and performing arts. Run by art magazine Angle, the festival seeks to bring together expat and Korean artists in the south of the country. Angle founder and Big Day South organizer Philip Brett said that holding the festival’s third outing in Gwangju was a chance to broaden out.“The previous two were in Daegu and Ulsan, so they are quite close together. So I thoug

The Australia and New Zealand Association of Korea will hold its annual charity ball this month, featuring a tribute group to international pop icon Kylie Minogue.Also known as “Kylie’s favorite Kylie,” 100% KYLIE will perform in Seoul for the first time for the charity ball, with a spectacular stage show complete with classic Kylie hits and a whole lot of feathers and sparkles.This year’s “focus charity” is the Mubeopjeongsa House of Youth in Yongin, also known as “Big Mama’s House.”  100% KYLI