giving thanks

This year, I spent my favorite holiday thousands of miles away from home. Thanksgiving is a celebration of family and of sharing rich, heart-warming comfort foods with those we love. In Seoul this Thanksgiving, my new family of friends and i put together a vegetarian thanksgiving feast warm enough to fill any expatriate's heart and belly with all the memories of food and family they can handle.

We and 20 other eaters from our community gathered around a warm stove this last Saturday, cooking together, reflecting on thanksgiving memories, and sharing a meal of beautiful seasonal food. on the menu:

mulled winewarm leek and apple salad with wasabi vinaigrette
sweet potato latkes with persimmon chili chutney
pumpkin risotto with homemade ricotta
pumpkin bread
ginger snaps
persimmon kombucha
and of course... ryan's mama's apple pie :)

It was an event to remember and a very satisfying way to share a most beloved tradition with new friends from around the world. 

WARMTH | a vegetarian thanksgiving feast

Fall is here, pilgrims, and the holiday season is just around the corner. It's time to bid farewell to our beloved bowls of mul nangmyeon and usher in a new season of WARM foods and cozy ondol-heated evenings. And what better way to do that than to gather around a WARM stove with other food lovers in Seoul, just in time for American Thanksgiving?

We can't think of a better way... so we're doing it. On Saturday November 2oth, at the O'ngo Food Communications School in Insadong, we're hosting a vegetarian feast around the theme of WARMTH. Join us for a hearty taste of seasonal vegetarian foods, from WARM mulled libations to a WARM apple dessert.

30,000w per person includes a WARM apertif, four courses of seasonal comfort foods and good company. Bring a homemade vegetarian dish of your own and get in for 20. (note that the cooking studio has a handful of ovens, so let your imagination run wild here).

Come early if you'd like to help cook the meal and swap a few tricks for preparing new Thanksgiving recipes with Korea's bounty of fruits and veggies. And regardless, be sure to bring your own WARM memories from Thanksgivings and falls past to share!