On Saturday, Feb. 10, Seoulmates celebrated the opening of its second location at Colony Cooks in Santa Monica. The first 50 attendees received a limited-edition Korean spicy pork sando with house-made pickles on Ginza Nishikawa shokupan (Japanese milk bread), with a purchase.
Owner Christina Hong said she s very fortunate to have a Korean mom who cooked authentic dishes as she was growing up. She fondly remembers her mom in the kitchen cooking without measuring cups, mimicking what she saw her mom do, and sitting around the table with her family eating dinner together every night. Preparing food was her mom’s version of sharing love. When she left home in Chicago to attend the University of Illinois a few hours away, she began to miss her mom’s dishes.
“When it is gone, you appreciate it more,” Hong said. “I was missing home and Korean food.” . . .
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Jessica Koslow 