Date night anyone?
Hitting Manila by storm with unparalleled flavors and spices is the Korean barbeque craze. Known for its wide selection of side dishes and tangy barbeque marinates, food from The Land Of The Morning Calm is especially sought out by Filipinos with a hearty appetite. Sofitel’s Flavors of the World—an epicurean celebration of international cuisine now introduces Korean food for this month’s installment, calling it a SEOUL-ful Gastronomy at Spiral.
Soon to make a guest appearance in Sofitel is Master Chef Hyeon Cheol Joo in the popular Korean atelier of Spiral. Chef Joo began his culinary journey in the Ritz-Carlton Seoul in 2013 and has traveled the globe, bringing Korean food to the international roundtable. He is also the head chef of the Korean table of In Style—Seoul Dragon City’s stylish buffet restaurant.
Girls who love to binge-watch their favorite Korean dramas know that sumptuous food starts and ends with fresh kimchi and endless helpings of bulgogi and samgyupsal. Chef Joo elevates Korean cuisine further with his take on the classic Korean dishes like bibimbap, assorted pancakes, and barbequed meat dishes.
From March 12-17, Sofitel will be holding various events for the Korean Food Festival. Make sure you mark your calendars for the following events:
March 12, 2018 – Seoul When It Sizzles: A Cooking Demonstration at Spiral
March 16, 2018 – K-Pop Party at the Snaps Sports Bar
March 17, 2018 – Cocktails with Chef Joo at Club Millesime
March 2018 – Flavors of Korea at Le Bar
Visit Sofitel Manila this March and take your taste buds on a culinary excursion with the flavors of Korea.
For inquiries and reservations, please call F&B Reservations at +63 (02) 832.6988 or email [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions
Master Chef Hyeon Cheol Joo began his culinary journey at the Ritz-Carlton Seoul in 2013 and has traveled the globe bringing Korean food to the international table. He is head chef of the Korean table at In Style, the buffet restaurant at Seoul Dragon City, according to the feature.
Events include a cooking demonstration, Seoul When It Sizzles, at Spiral on March 12, a K-Pop Party at Snaps Sports Bar on March 16, Cocktails with Chef Joo at Club Millesime on March 17, and Flavors of Korea at Le Bar throughout March 2018.
Chef Joo elevates classic Korean dishes such as bibimbap, assorted pancakes and barbequed meat dishes, with the feature naming fresh kimchi, bulgogi and samgyupsal as staples of Korean cuisine. The festival runs March 12 to 17 as part of Sofitel’s Flavors of the World series at Spiral.
For inquiries and reservations, call Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila’s F&B Reservations at +63 (02) 832.6988 or email [email protected]. The festival runs from March 12 to 17, 2018, with events at Spiral, Snaps Sports Bar, Club Millesime and Le Bar. SEOUL-ful Gastronomy is the Korean installment of Sofitel’s Flavors of the World series.
Korean barbeque is described as a craze hitting Manila, known for a wide selection of side dishes and tangy barbeque marinades. The feature says Filipinos with a hearty appetite especially seek out food from the Land of the Morning Calm, which Sofitel’s series now features.
