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Fab Recipe: PRE Brands Steak Bruschetta 3 Ways

November 21, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Recipe: PRE Brands Steak Bruschetta 3 Ways // Photo: @fabsoopark‘Tis the season for parties, gatherings, and celebrations. Whether you are hosting or attending a fabulous holiday soirée, delight your guests with my easy PRE Brands Steak Bruschetta 3 Ways recipes. You’ll be sure to impress with no stress.

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Filed Under: {Appetizers}, {Fab Recipes} Tagged With: beef, bruschetta, grass fed, holiday, holiday cooking, homemade, Italian, kimchi, kimchi slaw, Korean, korean bbq, mexican, pre brands, recipe, steak

Fab Review: Ramen-san

October 13, 2016 by Contributing Writer

Fab Review: Ramen-san // Kimchi and Fried Chicken Ramen // Photo: @fabsooparkRamen-san, a casual ramen spot by Lettuce Entertain You, is located in the heart of River North. Although ramen is considered Japanese, Ramen-san is a little more fusion than most other ramen places. The menu has elements and flavors from various Asian countries….

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Filed Under: {Fab Reviews}, {Restaurants: Chicago}, {Restaurants} Tagged With: asian fusion, chicken wings, dessert, dumplings, egg waffle, fusion, japanese, japanese food, kimchi, lettuce entertain you, ramen, ramen-san, river north, tonkotsu, wontons

Fab Recipe: Spicy Pork and Kimchi Grilled Cheese

April 12, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Recipe: Spicy Pork and Kimchi Grilled Cheese // Photo: @fabsooparkDid you know April is Grilled Cheese Month? If that wasn’t enough reason to stuff our faces with grilled cheese, today is National Grilled Cheese Day! Woot, woot!…

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Filed Under: {Fab Recipes}, {Main} Tagged With: grilled cheese, homemade, kimchi, Korean, national grilled cheese day, pork, recipe, sandwich, spicy pork, turano bread

Fab Happenings: New Menu Tasting at The Bristol

February 9, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Happenings: New Menu Tasting at The Bristol #fabfoodchicago // Photo: Kristen MendiolaThe Bristol is a New American restaurant located in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. The menu is creative and changes frequently with a focus on farm-fresh produce and whole-animal butchery….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: B Hospitality, beef belly, bucktown, cheese, comte, dessert, endive, fried rice, kimchi, living water greens, menu preview, salad, sausage, Sean Pharr, sticky toffee pudding, sweetbreads, tartlet, The Bristol, toffee

Fab Review: Mott St

January 22, 2016 by Soo Park

Mott St // Photo: @fabsooparkMott St, the sister restaurant of Ruxbin, is a hip and edgy, Asian-influenced restaurant inspired by street food and night markets in Asia. Chef Edward Kim’s mashup of various cuisines including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, and Italian are both brilliant and bold. …

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Filed Under: {Fab Reviews}, {Restaurants: Chicago}, {Restaurants} Tagged With: bread, butter, calamari, chicken wings, egg, friend chicken, Italian, japanese, kimchi, Korean, mexican, mott st, mott street, mushrooms, onion, potato, squid, thai, udon, west town, wings

Fab Review: bopNgrill

January 15, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Review: bopNgrill // Photo: @fabsooparkbopNgrill is a fast casual, counter-service spot that serves Korean-American fusion fare. The combination of the two cultures result in gratifying and flavorful dishes including Philly bulkogi egg rolls, umami and kimchi burgers, kimchi fries, rice plates, and more. My mouth is watering as I am writing this!…

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Filed Under: {Fab Reviews}, {Restaurants: Chicago}, {Restaurants} Tagged With: asian fusion, beef, bibimbap, bibimbop, bop, bopngrill, bulgogi, burgers, egg rolls, eggrolls, fiery chicken, fries, kimchi, korean food, lakeview, rogers park

Fab Happenings: Top 20 Things I Ate in Chicago 2015 by FabSooPark

January 4, 2016 by Soo Park

Soo Park || Photo: @roneng1As I reflect back on 2015, I can say it’s been a big year of growth and learning. Also, a time of living life to the FULLest. Literally, my belly was full. I ate my way through the year…pizzas, burgers, doughnuts, cake, sushi, sandwiches, etc. You name it, I ate it….

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Filed Under: {Fab Happenings}, {Top 20} Tagged With: 2015, au cheval, bagel, baker boys, bibimbap, black dog gelato, brewery, bucktown, burger, cake, cheeseburger, chicago, chicken, chicken sandwich, cho sun ok, chocolate, cookie, cupcake, del seoul, dessert, donut, doughnut, doughnut vault, el carrito, en hakkore, fish taco, formento's, fulton market, gelato, goat cheese, gold coast, halal, highland park, juno, kaufman's deli, kimchi, kimchi fries, korean food, lakeview, late night, Lincoln Park, lox, lure izakaya, mott st, nigiri, north center, omakase, piece pizza, pizza, pizzeria, ramen, ramen takeya, River West, roscoe village, salted caramel, sandwich, sashimi, skokie, snow dragon shavery, summer house santa monica, sushi, taco, the halal guys, the roost carolina kitchen, udon, Ukrainian Village, west loop, west rogers park, west town, wicker park, wings

Fab Recipe: Kimchi Fried Cauliflower Rice

November 4, 2015 by Soo Park

Kimchi Fried Cauliflower Rice // Photo: @fabsoopark

Growing up in a Korean household, I ate a lot of kimchi and rice, so kimchi fried rice is my ultimate go-to comfort food. It is typically made with cold white rice and cabbage kimchi. While I would love to scarf down a bowl of kimchi fried rice every day, my waistline can’t afford the carbs in white rice….

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Filed Under: {Fab Recipes}, {Main} Tagged With: cauliflower, cauliflower rice, fried cauliflower rice, gluten free, healthy, homemade, kimchi, Korean, korean dish, korean food, low carb, paleo, recipe, vegetarian

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