Koreatown U.S.A
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This episode visits New York and Los Angeles - home to the two largest Korean populations in the United States - to explore what distinguishes each. Both are 24-hour hubs of food and drinking culture. However, New York City's Koreatown covers just one block, whereas Los Angeles' Koreatown seems like a city unto itself. At dinner with Lisa Ling and her husband Paul Song, chef Sang Yoon breaks down the basics of Korean cooking. Back in New York, at Saveur Magazine'stest kitchen, Top Chefwinner Kristen Kish, a Seoul-born Korean adoptee, receives her first-ever Korean cooking lesson, a kimchi tutorial, from Korean homemaker and YouTube sensation, Maangchi. The episode ends with a night out at Pocha 32, an export of Korea's popular "tent" restaurants.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 0 seconds

Episode Number: 102

About Lucky Chow:

LUCKY CHOW travels across the United States to explore Asian cuisine's impact on American food culture.

The un-hosted six-part series explores a wide variety of Asian food and drink - from a famous Japanese noodle dish to Korean kimchi to Chinese fusion - while meeting the new generation of chefs and entrepreneurs dedicated to keeping the traditions alive.


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Fri, Apr 26 9:00 A.M. Paradise on a Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Apr 26 12:00 P.M. Paradise on a Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, Apr 26 4:00 P.M. Paradise on a Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Apr 27 3:00 A.M. Paradise on a Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Apr 28 1:00 A.M. Paradise on a Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 3 9:00 A.M. Feeding The Spirit     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 3 12:00 P.M. Feeding The Spirit     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 3 4:00 P.M. Feeding The Spirit     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 4 3:00 A.M. Feeding The Spirit     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 5 1:00 A.M. Feeding The Spirit     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 10 9:00 A.M. To Chinatown, with Love     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 10 12:00 P.M. To Chinatown, with Love     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 10 4:00 P.M. To Chinatown, with Love     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 11 3:00 A.M. To Chinatown, with Love     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 12 1:00 A.M. To Chinatown, with Love     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 17 9:00 A.M. Tasting Nostalgia     NH Create (11.4)


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