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CHS Pics | The Korean Food Promotion Institute held a cooking contest at Capitol Hill’s Seattle Culinary Academy

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Moore on her way to victory

Anybody wondering about the wave of Korean-flavored food and drink that continues to wash over Capitol Hill can probably find a few answers in the spicy sweetness and umami of gochujang chilli paste. It also helps that the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle is really into food and drink.

Last month, CHS stopped through a Korean cooking competition sponsored by the consulate and the Korean Food Promotion Institute held at the Seattle Culinary Academy at Seattle Central College as a battle over bulgogi and bibimbap played out. At stake in the 2025 “Culinary Class Wars” competition? An all-expenses-paid trip to Korea to compete in the International Namdo Food Festival in October where the winner will “represent Seattle & U.S in the final global round, with flights, accommodation, meals, local transportation, and interpretation fully provided.” Continue reading →

Cafe Haslla brings Korean bingsu and sweet waffles to Broadway

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It’s possible the 2020s might be the era of Korean food and drink on Capitol Hill. We noted the region’s outsized influence in the area this summer with the opening of Galbi Burger and its Korean-flavored burger options on Broadway. The explosion of Korean flavors on the Hill includes the highlights of Imo Pocha now serving in the old Glo’s space on E Olive Way and Galbi’s spiritual cousin in 2022-born Korean corn dog joint Korn Dog on E Pine. You might as well include the arrival of Korean grocer M2M above Capitol Hill Station.

Meanwhile, the class of 2023 also includes Korean fried chicken joint Sodam Chicken at 19th and Madison.

So, how about some Korean dessert? Cafe Haslla opened on Broadway near Seattle University this fall with a menu of sweet waffles and bingsu, its version of the Korean shaved ice dessert covered with toppings like the “Peach Lady” with peaches, peach puree, and vanilla ice cream. Continue reading →

Culinary diplomacy: The Capitol Hill Korean fried chicken trend stretches east with Sodam Chicken coming to 19th and Madison

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CHS truly did once find a City of Seattle construction permit for a food and drink space on Broadway that simply read, “Replace the old Thai restaurant with a new Thai restaurant.”

In the new era of Capitol Hill restaurants, Thai has given way to Korean fried chicken.

Permit paperwork shows the U.S. subsidiary of South Korea’s Sodam Chicken is preparing to open its second stateside location on Capitol Hill after debuting in Shoreline last year.

When the Chicken Factory opened above Broadway and Pike last summer, CHS compared the trend to the proliferation of coffee shops that once dotted the Hill — a Korean chicken shop on every corner. Continue reading →