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peppermint · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:20 am Post subject:

If Everest is the little Nepalese joint in Dongdaemun, yes, their veggie food was great when I had it a year or so ago, smallish restaurant though, so you might want to call ahead. That and it's a little difficult to find.

kermo · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:22 am Post subject:

kermo · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:39 am Post subject:

kermo · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:40 am Post subject:

Oh, by the way, the next meeting will definitely be at Dos Tacos in Gangnam or Hongdae. They tend to be quite crowded, so maybe we can meet up at a weird time, like 3 pm or something, and avoid the rush.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

mountainous · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles

Please list your favourite types of food, so I can plan restaurant visits that suit everyone's palates.

kerms, i like ice cream...maybe some of those corn ice cream bars for the veggie GTG? only kidding, i am in china for awhile and hope to make one or more of these veggie gatherings. They sound great, keep up the great work! Very Happy

Bramble · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: National treasures need homes

Hi everyone,

I�m moving to the suburbs soon and may be staying out of restaurants for the foreseeable future, but thanks to both Kermo and Rteacher for keeping this club going. What you�re doing is really wonderful�you�re helping a lot of human and nonhuman animals.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

Hey, you can't just retire to the suburbs, "Bramble" - you can't be much farther away from Seoul than I am (wherever the hell I am ...)

The bus system is pretty good all over Korea, and - unless you're located on the east coast - practically no place is more than two hours from Seoul.

Without your vote to go to some nice places we're liable to end up directly on or near Hooker Hill nearly every time (or at least right near a popular bar...)

On Facebook, "drink" seems to get equal billing with vegetarian "food" in the club's advertising.

Conveniently disregarding the fact that I am a control freak, it's not so much that I'm on any power trip here (though I do plan to rule the galaxy some day... Twisted Evil

) as that I'm beginning to feel disenfranchised.

Although I, "Bramble" (and "Reverend something-or-other"...) have clearly expressed that Korean vegetarian restaurants are among our preferences, somehow it hasn't been reflected at all in the "official survey".

I think that a real vote of all members (still in Korea) would indicate that the best Korean places would rank right behind the better Indian restaurants in popularity.

Anyway, I'm only half-joking, and I'll probably not make it again - for the fourth time in a row...

(The real reason is that I've procrastinated too long on producing a bunch of lesson plans due before my open class next week, and I need to do a lot of shopping ...)

I'd like to go to Dos Taco's the next gathering, but I'd much prefer that it be at the Gangnam location (almost sure to be outvoted, though, by Hongdae bar scene aficionados ...)

littlelisa · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Location: Seoul

I like everything, from Korean vegetarian food to Indian vegetarian food to ... any other kind of vegetarian food! I'm not very picky. I just don't like fake meat stuff much at all. I'm good for any veggies you want to throw at me, though.

I thought I would be out of town this coming weekend, but turns out I'll be in town after all. And since I haven't had Indian food in forever, and I love it (grew up eating a lot of it thanks to my Indian grandmother and great-grandmother), I'm in.

kermo · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject:

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

Well (unless I hallucinated it - without the use of drugs...) I remember seeing the following capsule description of the Seoul Veggie Club on Facebook - "it's about food and drink" ...

Of course, vegetarian food is implied by the context, but I think that many - if not most - people would interpret "drink" to mean alcoholic beverages.

So, at least in a grammatical sense, vegetarian food is equated with liquor.

Not that I'm not opposed to people drinking wine or beer at veggie club gatherings, but - considering the kind of reputation many expats deservedly have - I'm leary of "vegetarian" drunk fests down the road.

Anyway, just substitute "the veggie club" for "love" in this song: http://www.singsnap.com/snap/watchAndListen/play/bcada546

Bramble · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: National treasures need homes

Is the veggie club splitting into factions, or is it all a joke? Something like that happened with the Korean veggie clubs a few years ago, I think. Maybe history will repeat itself ... Question

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I don't foresee a split - I accept "Kermo's" authority, and she's really done a very good job - certainly much better than I did (or probably would do if I had to do it again...)

There are different kinds of vegetarians, and I'm just airing some philosophical differences - along with some hot air (and shameless plugs for my great karaoke singing ...)

I like to advise and assist whenever needed, but I'm not the least bit upset if my unsolicited suggestions aren't taken.

At some point, though, if the club gets really big, I can see it expanding to a weekly gathering - and maybe a second manager could take charge of the alternate weeks.

(Hey, at least the thread is getting bumped ...)