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Edward Kwon’s ‘The Spice’ June 14, 2010

Filed under: seoul,seoul-chef edward kwon — seoulinthecity @ 2:52 pm

walking into 'the spice'

'The Spice' looks pretty different in the evenings...love it!

Chef Edward Kwon’s newest restaurant ‘The Spice’-contemporary European bistro, recently opened its doors in May in Hannam-dong, Seoul.  ’The Spice’ offers a course menu only, with extremely reasonable prices.  The platform of chefs can’t be beat-Executive Chef Darren Vaughan from Sydney, Pastry Chef Chad Yamagata from Vancouver are just to name a few that are behind the culinary creations at the Spice.  Reservations are highly recommended, and  it’s a great spot to hold private events.  This is definitely the ‘hottest, to-be-seen’ restaurants in Seoul!  I am fortunate that I work with such a great team…and a great boss!

The photos will speak for themselves…

green peas veloute, baba ghanouj, mushroom powder, truffle oil, bacon foam

dungeness crab and yabbi ravioli, lime infused midori dressing, cucumber, grapefruit, cayenne

port wine braised beef short rib, potato gnocchi, green peas, spring onions, caramelized onion, chervils, baby basil

pan seared halibut, scallop sausage, caramelized endive vanilla scented white bisque foam, lemon balm, topped with bacon powder

my favorite at spice-vanilla mouse with pineapple and chocolate crumble

the bar...

pan fried foie gras, toasted brioche, strawberry reduction, chilean grape jelly, lemon oil powder, lemon verbana

the lamb was perfect...lamb loin, spiced couscous, tomato and zucchini succotash, mint jus

pan seared sonoma duck breast with sherry glazed peach, ginger compote, arugula, and orange mustard jus

amazing presentation! pan seared salmon, crushed idaho potato, butter poached crayfish, green peas, vine tomato coulis

all the desserts at spice-thanks to chef chad yamagata!

having dinner at 'The Spice' in hannam dong with friends tina, sally, and hyo yun

chef suby and leo, late night at 'the spice'

sommelier jeremy...always looking so serious :)

the colors of the booth changes in the evenings

 

Edward Kwon of Seoul March 27, 2010

Filed under: seoul,seoul-chef edward kwon — seoulinthecity @ 8:02 am

As some of you may know, I arrived in Seoul mid-February  of this year, to pursue an amazing opportunity to work with Chef Edward Kwon as his Global Marketing Manager!

So who is this Edward Kwon? Just to give you a little background: he was the Head Chef of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, also known as the world’s only ‘seven star’ hotel.  Previous to his experience in Dubai, he was at the Ritz Carlton Seoul, Ritz Carlton San Francisco, as well as the W Hotel-Seoul, Sheraton Grand Tianjin in China, Fairmont Hotel-Dubai. Upon his recent return to Seoul in 2009,  he opened up ‘Eddy’s cafe’ (in Gangnam)-a casual cafe offering European/western style entrees at mid-range prices.  His first season of ‘Yes Chef‘ was a success (similar to U.S.’ Top Chef), and the second season will start filming in the next few months!  His recent autobiography was a best seller 2009, and Eddy’s Cafe-2 opened up in Jukjeon last weekend.  I must say, he’s quite a celebrity chef here!

Edward Kwon

Chef Kwon’s passion to share his culinary passion is endless!  There are a few more fine dining restaurants in the works, so stay tuned!

www.edwardkwon.com

In the meantime, I will make you salivate with these photos…

apple beet soup, topped with milk foam and croutons

cressons, green vitamin, roasted forest mushrooms, poached egg with truffle dressing, served with a baguette crostini

crispy cordon bleu with parsley cream, warm pickled red delicious, mushrooms & a balsamic reduction

sugar crusted brioche with pistachio cream, apple marmalade, topped with belgium chocolate shavings

house roasted poussin, smoked bacon dressing with caramelized chipollini onions & apples, miniature greens

1st eddy's cafe-gangnam

interior of eddy's cafe-gangnam (1st location)

servers at eddy's cafe in jukjeon-jolie and chan being silly!

some of the chefs at eddy's cafe-jukjeon (chef gerrard 2nd to right)

pan roasted, slow cooked sage chicken with walnut pumpkin jam, cos lettuce, truffle honey cream-one of my favorites!!!

spicy seafood navarin with olive tapenade, sun dried tomato aioli, orzo, topped with garlic confit

having some fun after work...we all needed a glass!

having a deep discussion on wine with the jukjeon eddy's cafe staff

eddy's cafe-2 in jukjeon

jukjeon eddy's cafe staff members enjoying wine after work...

 

 
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