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Revel (Seattle, WA)

While looking for lunch in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, we originally sought out Cuban sandwich specialist Paseo. We failed to research beforehand that the restaurant was closed Mondays, but found possibly an even better option. A quick search guided us to this place a short walk away. Revel has been very popular since opening up here almost six years ago, serving Korean dumplings, noodles and rice bowls. The restaurant is the most casual sister restaurant to Joule from chef team Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi.

Dining Out | New York

Momofuku Ssäm Bar (New York, NY)

Momofuku Ssäm Bar 207 2nd Ave New York, NY 10003 Dining date: 3/1/15 Until this trip, I had never dined at a David Chang restaurant. Of course, I’ve followed his quick ascent to be one of the most well-known chefs in the country and have wanted to try one of the Momofuku restaurants. My dad…

Dining Out | Southern California

POT (Los Angeles, CA)

POT The Line Hotel 3515 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 Dining date: 4/30/14 So far, Roy Choi’s restaurants have represented a number of cuisines/concepts from Korean-Mexican fusion to Caribbean to Asian rice bowl-centric Chego, but POT is his first deep dive into Korean cuisine. POT is one of a few concepts Choi is in…

Dining Out | Southern California

Chego (Los Angeles, CA)

Chego 727 N Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 5/3/13 The street food-slinging Kogi food trucks are undoubtedly what chef Roy Choi is most known for, but Chego may be my favorite of his restaurants (I haven’t been to A-Frame yet though). Chego shares the same in-your-face, full-flavored approach as Kogi, but primarily in the form…