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Features 2026 SUMMER
Fermenting Future Success in Hansik Choi Jung-yoon is one of the foremost advocates for Korean cuisine on the global stage. In 2023, she founded the nonprofit NANRO Foundation to help build a sustainable ecosystem for Korean food, and in 2025 she was appointed Korea chair of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants organization. At a traditional teahouse in Seoul’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village, she discussed the future of Korean fine dining.#KoreanRoyalTable #NANRO Foundation #KoreanFoodCulture
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Features 2026 SUMMER
Royal Banquets of Joseon: The Origins of Fine Dining The multi-course meal — consisting of appetizers, main courses, and dessert — is commonly associated with French fine dining. Emerging in aristocratic circles and elite restaurants in early nineteenth-century Paris, it became standard practice by the middle of the century. Yet records of royal banquets from the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) reveal a striking parallel. As early as the 15th century, the royal court had established an elaborate banquet tradition featuring a succession of carefully prepared courses, the finest ingredients sourced from across the country, and a highly specialized group of professional chefs.#KoreanHeritage #KoreanCuisine #FoodHistory #FineDining
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Features 2026 SUMMER
Tradition at a New Table Another milestone followed through Jung-hyun ‘JP’ Park, who previously worked at Jungsik New York before opening Atomix in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood in 2018. The restaurant went on to earn two Michelin stars and was named No. 1 on North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2025.#KoreanFineDining #TraditionAtANewTable
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Features 2026 SUMMER
The Rise and Redefinition of Korean Fine Dining Korea’s modern history is, by almost any measure, a story of acceleration. In the span of a few decades, the country rebuilt itself from the devastation of war, underwent rapid industrialization and democratization, and emerged as a global force in culture and technology. Its food culture has followed a similarly restless trajectory. Fine dining, once the preserve of a privileged few, has steadily expanded its reach, attracting broader public interest and establishing itself as a visible part of contemporary cultural life.#FineDining #KoreanFineDining #KoreanCuisine #KoreanCuisine #MichelinStarRestaurants #MichelinGuide #ChefLife
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Features 2026 SPRING
Artists Add New Pages to Hanji’s Rich History Hanji has secured a vital place as an expressive medium in contemporary craft and design. It imposes no limits on form or detail, conveying artists’ intentions with a flexibility that few materials can match. Transcending its status as a cultural inheritance, hanji has been reinterpreted by contemporary artists to beautifully permeate the rhythms of modern everyday life.#HanjiDesign #ContemporaryCraft #KoreanArt #HanjiCraft #ArtAndDesign
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Features 2026 SPRING
Paper that Preserves Time and Memories Hanji appeals to both the senses of sight and touch. Its most defining quality, however, only reveals itself over time. Unlike ordinary paper, which weakens as it ages, well-made hanji grows more durable as its fibers stabilize. The epithet “thousand-year paper” is not poetic hyperbole but a testament to a measurable reality: Hanji is a material that endures and even improves under the weight of time.#CulturalHeritage #Hanji
