Try K-Drama fried chicken at Samchon Bunsik in Chennai

Try K-Drama fried chicken at Samchon Bunsik in Chennai

Samchon Bunsik, the latest addition to Chennai’s ever-growing Korean food scene, is surprisingly packed on a midweek afternoon. While one table is occupied by three Korean women having a leisurely lunch, three tables have been joined together for a large group of Indians and Koreans. This is a promising sign, if anything. Kim Myung-soo and […]

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A culinary adventure in Auroville: Explore authentic Korean cuisine at Nowana

A culinary adventure in Auroville: Explore authentic Korean cuisine at Nowana

Entrance to Nowana | Photo Credit: Sangita Rajan A restaurant with outdoor seating and no air conditioning is rarely the first choice on a sweltering summer afternoon. Yet, there I was, at Nowana’s verdant outdoor space in Auroville. Brushing up on my chopstick skills, and sipping on an ice-cold kombucha keeps me distracted from Puducherry’s […]

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Try Korean pizzas at GOPIZZA at VR Chennai in Anna Nagar

Try Korean pizzas at GOPIZZA at VR Chennai in Anna Nagar

GOPIZZA’s VR Chennai Mall outlet | Photo Credit: S Poorvaja The ‘Pizza power’ sign on the bright orange walls of GOPIZZA’s newly opened outlet at VR Chennai in Anna Nagar is hard to miss if you are walking around the mall, given its striking colours and bright lighting. Alongside stacks of orange, rectangular takeaway pizza […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined to […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined to […]

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Chennai’s Korean stores have the answers to all your K-drama cravings

Chennai’s Korean stores have the answers to all your K-drama cravings

At Seoul Store in Saidapet, the first thing that catches your eye when you walk in are shelves of Maxim coffee. The bright yellow boxes that have coffee premix sticks are a K-drama staple; Song Joong-ki as Vincenzo in the 2021 show of the same name, downs cups of Maxim coffee and memorably proclaims that […]

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Korean cuisine at Conrad Bengaluru

Korean cuisine at Conrad Bengaluru

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and India, Conrad Bengaluru has curated a menu, crafted by renowned chefs from Conrad Seoul — Chef Lee and Chef Kim, along with Chef Indra of Conrad Bengaluru. The menu features delicacies like Daeha Muchim (prawn salad with pine nut sauce), Ganjang Lobsterjang (soy-marinated lobster), Chamchi-Hwae […]

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