ACF 1070: Screening & panel discussion on Kimchi Chronicles at Korean Cultural Service

Kimchi Chronicles
Special Screening & Cooking Demonstration
When: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Where: Korean Cultural Service NY
460 Park Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Here's some info about a tasty, upcoming event at Korean Cultural Service NY:

Join the Korean Cultural Service NY for a special screening and an exciting panel discussion about Kimchi Chronicles with its producer Eric Rhee, host Marja Vongerichten, and moderator Jennifer Maeng, who is currently doing catering (Temple Catering Co.) and promoting Korean food in New York City as they converse about the prolific series on Korean cuisine and culture. A viewing of the first episode along with a preview of an episode that has not yet been shown followed by Questions and Answers with the panel. Marja Vongerichten will also provide a live demonstration of how to cook Bindaetteok (Korean-styled pancakes) with a recipe from her upcoming The Kimchi Chronicles Cookbook.

Kimchi Chronicles, produced by Eric Rhee and co-hosted by Marja Vongerichten and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is the most anticipated television series on Korean culture and food to be aired on PBS. The 13-episode show dynamically explores Korean cuisine, culture, and popular Korean tourist attractions throughout the country with Marja Vongerichten, who is a Korean-born former actress and model, and her husband, world-renowned chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Following the couple’s quests and travels for authentic Korean food are various connoisseurs of Korean cuisine and friends such as actress Heather Graham who all partake in discovering the palatable joys of Korean food beyond just Kimchi.

Moreover, Kimchi Chronicles also provides instructions on how to recreate Korean dishes in the American home as the series goes back and forth between traveling in Korea to taste original Korean food to cooking them in Marja and Jean-Gorges’ kitchen back in Westchester, New York. In several episodes, even their neighbors Hugh and Deb Jackman join them to share Korean food in addition to new Korean-inspired dishes Jean-Gorges has created. All accessible recipes will be in the upcoming The Kimchi Chronicles Cookbook.

This is an opportunity you will not want to miss. While reservations are not required, RSVP is recommended. Seating will be provided on a first-come first-serve basis for the first 100 people.

To RSVP, please email rsvp@koreanculture.org. For more information, contact 212-759-9550 Ext.207.

TV Series Description
• Most high profile and widely seen TV series on Korean culture and food ever produced
• 13 high-definition episodes, half hour TV program to air on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the US and around the world
• Series will air on PBS as a special release in New York in May and nationwide in July 2011

ACF 1002: Making "The Kimchee Chronicles" at The Korea Society tonight

Stills from The Kimchee Chronicles courtesy Eric Rhee

This evening, The Korea Society is presenting a "tasty" event. Producer Eric Rhee and host Jarja Vongerichten, wife of world-famous chef Jean-Georges, will offer an evening of conversation and a behind-the-scenes look at The Kimchee Chronicles. Through visits to markets and homes around the Korean Peninsula, the 13-episode PBS series explores traditional cuisine, markets, and popular tourist destinations.

The evenings proceedings will be moderated by David Kim, film director, co-founder and director, KAFFNY (Korean American Film Festival New York).

Green teas will be served courtesy of AMOREPACIFIC.



When: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 @ 6:30 PM
Where: The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
Entrance on 57th, the south-west corner of the intersection

Admission: $10 Members/Members Guest; $20 Guests; $5 Student

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Explore Korea card holders attend this program for free with REGISTRATION.

ACF 829: Korean New Year Family Day

I can't imagine a better way for AsianCineFest to start off the "Western" New Year than by announcing this sure to be enjoyable and informative event for all.

The Korea Society, NY, will be hosting a celebration of Korean New Year’s Day (Sŏllal). Children, parents, and grandparents are welcome to sample traditional rice cakes (ttŏk), practice the New Year's bow (sebae), and watch a short film screening on the traditional ancestral ceremony, ch'arye.

The day will be filled with games and activities, such as yut nori, a Korean board game traditionally played on New Year’s Day; chegi ch'agi, a Korean version of the popular hacky-sack; and craft activities such as kite-making ( yŏn mandŭlgi).

Family Day: Korean New Year
Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:00-5:00 PM

Tickets:
Family: $30 family of 3-5 ($5 each additional family member)
Individual: $10 members; $15 nonmembers; $5 children

Register in advance by clicking here, or call 212.759.7525, ext. 309

The Korea Society is located at:
950 Third Ave @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(The entrance is on 57th, the South-West corner of the intersection)
New York, NY 10022

ACF 512: Quick and Easy Korean Cooking

Design: Natalee Newcombe

The Korea Society of New York will host a cooking demo and tasting with Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee on Friday, April 2, 2010 at 6:00 PM. Ms Lee will demonstrate how to prepare three savory dishes from her latest cookbook, Quick and Easy Korean Cooking:

- pa jeon (green onion pancakes)

- ddukbokgi ( a spicy rice stick snack)

- yachae gooksu (a mix of noodles and vegetables perfect for a quick and healthy meal)

$25 for members and students; $30 for non-members

Register online at http://www.koreasociety.org/, or R.S.V.P. to 212.759.7525, ext. 328 or natalee.ny@koreasociety.org.

The event will be at The Korea Society, 950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, Eighth Floor, New York, NY.