Last Day at Lucky Rice

Our little truck parked outside the Astor Center for the final event of LuckyRice 2011.

We were promoting Jennifer Maeng of Temple Catering in Brooklyn Heights. She made a bulgogi bibimbop for us to give away, and then gave a demo of her recipe inside the festival.

She's hella intense and i may love her.

oh hey, maybe this would be useful if you're not korean.


Bulgogi: thinly sliced cuts of prime meat, marinated for up to several days and grilled with some mixed vegetables and served with rice.

Bibimbop: a mixture of rice, julienned vegetables, a protein, (bulgogi, chicken, fish, or tofu), and a possible garnish, including but not limited to, egg, seaweed or sesame seeds. Usually eaten with Gochujang sauce. It can be served cold, which is wonderful, or hot, in a sizzling hot ceramic bowl that cooks an amazing raw egg garnish when you stir it. 

egg, lettuce, bean sprouts, carrots, greens, onions, and gosari. 

Gosari: it's like a fern. it's good. =]


Gochujang: a traditional Korean sauce made from red chili powder, glutinous rice powder, powdered fermented soybeans and salt . (i pronounce it 'go to john' sauce because of my thick white girl accent)


Now you're all ready for K-town. 


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sweet gig

I got to work the Lucky Rice festival this year!
The Night Market and the Talk and Taste events.

The Night Market, held under the Dumbo Arch in Brooklyn, has been getting bad press, which i dislike 'cause I had a wonderful time. Although that could have had something to do with my positioning. I was working as hostess for the Taste of Korea NYC truck which was prepared to give away 2,000 spicy Korean pork belly sliders from Danji restaurant on 52nd street.

Word around the arch was, our truck was the place to be.

The Night Market is meant to mimic the night markets of Thailand. 

That's me, in the hat! Am i taller then you expected?

Okay no seriously, I'm the twelve year old in the chef coat. 

Plus the rain cleared out just in time for the festival to start, and the cold was barely noticeable with a few heating pads strapped to my body, so like I was saying, perfect weather for a festival.

The Talk and Taste on Sunday was a lot of fun too. We worked as sort of a prefix to the event, showcasing Jennifer Maeng's bibimbop... bibimbop... *whispers*... bibimbop.

Any who, later, inside the event, she gave a wonderful demo of the recipe.


The Korean Food Festival will be carrying on without Lucky Rice and with me (happy) for another two weeks. Driving around the city and giving away free Korean Lunch at a different spot every weekday. We give away between 350 and 500 free samples from a different restaurant every day. So come find us, and get some... bibimbop.

http://www.facebook.com/TasteofKoreaNYC

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