Cycle 4 – Item 98
13 (Sat) April 2013
Blush Escape
2.5
at Blush
(Grand Intercontinental Hotel)
-Samseong, Gangnam, Seoul, Republic of Korea-
with W, AHY + KIT, CJH + KKH. CSW + gf, HCY + HSE, LHS + YYH
Blush is a bar.
Blush Escape is a daily happy hour special at Blush. Described on the signage as “2.5 Hours of Unlimited Food & Drink.”
The food was mostly finger foods and salads, not too bad for a buffet but not very good.
Fortunately, because AHY is something of a VIP at the hotel – the company that she works for holds many functions there – the bar manager provided us with complimentary fruit plate and platter of smoked salmon.
The wines, nothing that I recognized, were mostly Chilean – except for the bubbly, an Italian.
At 35,000 won per person, it was a decent bargain for someone like me, capable of downing enough booze in the allotted time – I probably pounded at least two bottles of the bubbly. For most people, however, such as W, who had maybe half a glass, it’s not really worth it. But I had a good time, and that’s the only thing that really counts.
The occasion was a joint birthday celebration for YH and KH, two members of our camping crew. We started at Blush. For round two, we went across the street to a Korean pub. Finally, we went back to the hotel and had a nightcap in the suite that YH and HS had checked into for the evening. Happy birthday!
(See also BOOZE)
(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)