Bojagi - Youngmin Lee's Blog

Year of the Snake is around the corner. Oakland museum will welcome the New Year with fortune-filled events!

Sunday, Feb. 17th, I am going to the Oakland museum and participate the celebration.

I will bring Bok Jumoni and other bojagi works to share.

There will be lots of other interesting demonstrations, hands on activities and performances.

 "Gangnam style" dance corner will be held by UC Berkeley's Korean performance group.

Mochi pounding, Chinese lion dance, martial art, Chinese yo-yo, tai chi and Sogetsu Ikebana flower arrangements.....

It will be a fun day to discover the diversity of Lunar New Year tradition practices across the globe!

If you are in East Bay, check this out!

http://www.cvadult.org/courses/culinary/cuisine/item/113-korean-kitchen

I am going to teach Korean cooking class as a part of Castro Valley Adult School program.

I have to admit this will be a quite challenge for me since I don't have a culinary background.

But I love food and enjoy cooking and having people over (occasionally, not always though :)

I made a list of foods that I will teach, ingredients list that I will shop for the class.

One of my cycling friend, Brenda who lives in Castro Valley area saw this class information and asked me if I am going to teach how to make kimchi!

Well, that will be my next course to teach then!

If you are interested in Korean food, here are some resources.

I got a DVD set named 'Kimchi Chronicle' form my friend. Korean woman, Marja who was adopted by an American parents fell in love with a French chef. They got married and made lots of authentic Korean dishes and French twisted fusion dishes using Korean food ingredients.

The episodes started with Wolverine!

Hugh Jackman, his wife (Deb),  Marja and Jean-Georges make Bibimbap and Bulgogi.

These two couples are real-life neighbors and prepare and share Korean foods together.

http://www.kimchichronicles.tv/

Another very interesting site is 'Cooking with Maangchi'.

She is a Youtube star who posted her cooking video and became a food professional.

Her video is fun, easy and mouthwatering.

http://www.maangchi.com/

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist in 17th century made this man in Korean costume. How he came up with this a man with silk robe and transparent headdress? Had he been to Korea? Or this Korean man traveled that far from opposite side of the world?

It is a mystery but quite interesting that Getty museum in LA has this master piece and will have series of events such as Korean costume fashion show, lectures and workshop about Korean costume.

My dear friend, Dr. Minjee Kim will be one of the panels who will give the lecture!

Here's Korean newspaper article about this.

http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=1560946

I am excited about this and dreaming that I can attend all the events :)

More information about Getty museum?

Here's the link.

http://www.getty.edu/museum/index.html

17세기 유럽의 화가 루벤스가 한복을 입은 조선남자를 그렸다?

루벤스가 한국을 여행했을까? 아니면 이 남자가 지구를 반바퀴돌아 유럽여행을 갔을까?

수수께끼같은 얘기지만 로스엔젤레스에 있는 게티 뮤지엄에서 이 남자를 만날 수가 있다네요.

거기다가 한복 패션쇼와 한국복식에 관한 강연 시리즈가 계획되어 있답니다.

한국서 복식사학자들이 오고 북가주에서는 제 친구 김민지 박사가 내려가서 강연을 할 예정이랍니다.

한국일간지에 나온 기사는 여기 있고요,

http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=1560946

저도 모든 강연과 행사를 다 가서 직접 보고 느끼면 얼마나 좋을까 하고 꿈꾸어 봅니다.

게티 뮤지엄 링크는 여기,

http://www.getty.edu/index.html