Cycle 17 – Item 105
Post 5,949
20 (Mon) April 2026
Gamja Chae Jeon
2.0
-Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Republic of Korea-
with W and IZ
Woomi Hwegwan is a Korean restaurant. Specializes in beef dishes.
In May, the English translations of 2 books by author Cho Yeeun will be released: Shift and Teddy Bears Never Die.
As previously teased (see 17.084 Special Sushi Set), we will host a dual launch/talk – 5-way collab: dbBOOKS X YP Books X Hachette Book Group X Honford Star X Seoul Silent Book Club – at the YP Books Jongno Main Branch on May 23.
Ms Cho visited our warehouse last year to be interviewed by The Korea Joongang Daily (see generally 15.291 Special Sushi Set).
Gamja Chae Jeon is a variation of gamja jeon (see generally 12.094 Chuno (Gamja Jeon)). Instead of grinding into pulp, the potato is shredded into thin strips (chae). The resulting pancake offers more texture, more crisp – similar to an American hashbrown.
Frankly, I don’t see why the chae version isn’t the standard. Presumably easier to make, and better outome.
Following an “ocular visit” (as we used to call it at WHO) + planning meeting with YP Books in the morning, we walked around the neighborhood scouting potential venues for the launch afterparty. Woomi Hwegwan ticked all the right boxes, so we had lunch to sample the menu. It was good. We made a reservation for May 23. Stay tuned.
(See RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)
(See GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See HANSIK)
(See BOOZE)