“Do what you love, or do what you do well?” seems to be a question everyone faces at some point in their careers. CEO of Bon World F&B, chose the latter. Choi was actually a poet, debuting in 1994 and ...

If you're nursing a hangover, the L.A. Weekly's Jonathan Gold recommends heading to Koreatown for porridge. Bon Juk offers abalone porridge, or jeonbokjuk, that includes rice, water and abalone.

"Such a simple dish, but so delicious,” said chef and owner JP Lertsirisin. For the uninitiated, congee is rice porridge topped with flavorful proteins and vegetables. Different cultures have ...

A group of volunteers put egg-shaped dumplings into red bean porridge, called "patjuk," to provide it to impoverished people in the southeastern city of Busan on Dec. 16, 2025, six days ahead of ...

We’re still a while away from temperatures dropping into the 10s but there’s already one restaurant we’re keeping in mind for when it’s time to chow down on wholesome comfort food: Bonjuk, the popular ...

There aren’t a lot of dishes more suited for a cozy winter night than congee. Though congee generally starts from the same base of rice and broth, the incredibly delicious soup is highly customizable ...

New York Times food writer Mark Bittman calls Korean food “Japanese food with guts.” It’s a ringing endorsement, he says, of “Korean cuisine’s vigorous, muscular, completely unsubtle flavor profile ...

There are few things more soothing than a hot bowl of congee. Growing up I usually ate it in the form of pei dan sau yuk jook — a silky Cantonese congee peppered with juicy bits of pork and century ...