Heads Up LA

Although I'm not fond of kbbq and all the rage about kogi.. here's a food festival celebrating Korean cuisine (mainly kbbq). Its great to see Korean food going mainstream, and not just as a good after-clubbing food (bcd) or hangover cure. Hopefully, other items on Korean menus will start becoming just as popular, like dwenjangook! ha.

via yelp:

The primal urge of grilled and smoked meats transcends cultures and continents. Los Angeles is home to some of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in the nation, a blend of Korean technique and American ingredients. The First Annual Korean BBQ Cookoff will showcase the best Korean barbecue restaurants and dishes - hand-picked by a team of experts, in the largest social enclave for Koreans in America... K-Town, baby!

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OFFICIAL YELP AFTER PARTY will be held at R Bar in K-Town
$3 brews and $5 well cocktails from 8p-10p
Password to get in: "All You Can Eat!"
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

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Update 7/30 -- Sprinkles Cupcakes & Jinro Soju both confirmed!

Update 7/25 -- Beer Garden confirmed

Update 7/22 -- K-BBQ COOK-OFF will begin at 5:00pm.

Judges include:

*Jonathan Gold is a well-respected and longtime food critic for L.A. Weekly and Gourmet Magazine. In 2007, he became the first food critic to win the Pulitizer Prize.

*Russ Parsons is the Los Angeles Times food editor and columnist. He has been writing about food for 25 years and is the author of the cookbooks "How to Read a French Fry" and "How to Pick a Peach."

*Evan Kleiman has been the host of Good Food on KCRW since 1998. A longtime restaurateur and owner of Angeli Caffe on Melrose, she was also the founder of Slow Food, Los Angeles.

*Emile Mack is the Administrative Operations Chief Deputy of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

*Jim McDonnell is the First Assistant Chief with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

*The Honorable Michelle Park Steel is a member of the California Board of Equalization.

*The Honorable Herb J. Wesson, Jr. serves as Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 10th District, which includes parts of Koreatown.

Update 7/21 -- Korean FOOD VENDORS include:

Beverly Soon Tofu
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Beul Dae Po (Star BBQ)
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Ham Ji Park
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Moo Dae Po
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Park's BBQ
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Seoul Jung
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

So Hyang
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Soowon Galbi
http://www.yelp.com/bi...

Update 7/20 -- YELP AYCE (All You Can Eat) CHALLENGE will begin at 2:00pm.
The mystery food item will be revealed at the Festival. Feeling confident? Email la@yelp.com to enter

Update 7/13 -- DJ Denkym will be spinning the festival

Location Note

The Festival will take place in the parking lot behind The Summit, a new residential complex not yet open.

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About event organizer, KAC

The Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles (KAC) is a nonprofit organization established in 1983 to promote the civic and civil rights interests of the Korean American community. KAC endeavors to achieve these goals through education, community organizing, leadership development, and coalition-building with diverse communities.

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