starving. i m carlton mccoy, raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master sommelier. i m a nomad, driving to move in and out of different cultures, different worlds. i celebrate diversity by embracing what makes us both unique and the same. after all, we carry our travels with us to our next destination. that s what life is all about. let s do this. south korea. like most people, i m starting out in seoul, an international mega city located near the center of the korean peninsula. it is the beating heart that drives the korean economy and churns out record-breaking pop culture exports, squid game, parasite and bts, the biggest band on earth. this place is fast paced and runs around the clock. what about the rest of the country? is it super traditional, modern or both? after today i m headed further into the country side. i want to learn about the people, the drinking culture and, most importantly, the food.
University heating up overnight. A group of protesters breaking windows and barricading themselves inside Hamilton Hall at the campus. Theyve pushed tables and chairs against the doors. And this action comes just hours after Columbia University, the epicenter of the nationwide propalestinian Campus Protests , began suspending students. The Ivy League School had set a 2 p. M. Deadline monday for the protesters to leave their encampments at the campus. The university had been trying to avoid calling back the police, whose intervention on april 18th led to more than 100 student arrests. The protesters at columbia have inspired similar propalestinian demonstrations on campuses across the country. Arrests nationwide are now approaching 1000, as the final days of Class Wrap Up and Commencement Ceremonies are just days or weeks away. The protesters demand the universities cut financial ties with israel over the war in gaza, but many jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemiti
drink. okay. this is soju. you have to shake it. and put it in there. so this is a korean apertif, we call it somak. is that moon che cheers, buddy. cheers. it is like the korean spritz? this is a very typical anything that accompanies drink. this is chicken feet and pork skin in spicy sauce. it is a staple street food everyone loves. then we have a rice cake with pepper paste. everyone is using it everywhere. they use it. let s try the blood sausage. that s [ bleep ] good. it is actually very different. it has a similar texture like the sticky rice. it is well-balanced, delicate. it is one of my favorites.