Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Welcome to the 197th episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

Let me introduce the guests of the day.

He's the most charismatic person on the stage,

but at home, he becomes the sweetest father...

to his five-year-old son. It's Actor Park Gun Hyung.

It's the idol that shakes men's hearts.

Not just singing, but she can also act, host and do everything.

It's Jun Hyo Seong.

Actually I've known Gun Hyung...

since I was young. - Yes.

He's a real tough guy.

And he is honest to a fault.

Actually Dong Yeob's my senior in university.

We've known each other for that.

I'm not actually a tough guy.

Really? - Yes.

Since I often play strong roles,

people are mistaken.

But I'm actually very soft.

He's actually as soft as I am.

I didn't know, but it's your first appearance, Hyo Seong.

Yes.

You're known for the amount of food you eat...

that your nickname is a food fairy.

Which food are you into lately?

Actually when I'm on a diet,

I restrain from carbohydrate.

But since this show is about food,

I was happy...

to have an excuse to eat carbohydrate as much as I wanted.

Are you on a diet currently?

Yes, there are on and off seasons.

Is it a peak season now? - Are you an airline?

When I'm on a diet,

I refrain myself from sodium and carbohydrate.

And you also work out? - Yes.

She lost a lot of weight. - I noticed...

that she lost a lot of weight than before.

I hope it shows on the screen too.

We can tell she looks healthy. - That's right.

Let's begin Wednesday Food Talk.

Today's topic is...

the hill that connects Hannam-dong and Oksu-dong.

The rows of residential areas and foreign embassies...

makes the place feel exotic and relaxing.

Recently, many hip cafes,

restaurants and art galleries opened in the alleys,

and it became a hot place among young people.

It's the gourmet trail, Dokseodangno.

Many people are probably new to this.

"Where is Dokseodangno?" - That's right.

From Seobinggoro, the west of Hannam Station,

it passes Hannam five way intersection,

toward Geumho-dong 4-ga, which is my house,

then Ttukseomno...

connecting all the way to Eungbong Samgeori in Seongdong-gu.

That is called Dokseodangno.

It connects many towns.

They're all connected, right? - Yes.

Dokseodangno is also known as Dokseodang-gil.

It connects Hannam-dong, Oksu-dong and Geumho-dong.

It takes about an hour on foot.

It's not that long. - Right.

Apparently it's fun to browse three towns on this road.

In case of Hannam-dong, it's already sophisticated.

It consists of luxurious culture.

And that culture is spreading to Oksu-dong.

If you keep going,

you reach Geumho-dong...

which feels like an old town from childhood.

Okay.

When I was young,

I went to school in...

Hyoja-dong, Jongno-gu.

Kids used to say, "Are you a good son or a bad son..."

"living in Hyoja-dong?"

I can't believe it. - And...

in Euljiro, they were like, "Are you General Eulji Mundeok?"

I'd be like, "Don't be ridiculous."

"Then is Toegye-ro named after Teogye Lee Hwang?"

Right. - It turned out it was all true.

It was all correct. - It was all correct.

I was like, "Oh, I see."

Dokseodangno feels like...

I have to study.

Is it related?

It was named Dokseodangno because of a lot of study rooms.

But seriously, it is related, right?

There really was a study room.

What? - There really was a study room.

See? - What was that?

A study room? - An old study room.

It was called Dokseodang.

"Dokseodang." - Sejong established it.

It was meant for Confucianist kings...

to read books even in their free time.

We'd be going on a vacation...

and rest, but not for them.

The king said, "Go to the library to read and relax."

He let them read as much as they wanted.

Geographically,

it faces the Han River,

and there are mountains in the back with good scenery.

It would have been a nice spot to read...

and discipline oneself. - It's a nice place.

Places like that are rare in Seoul.

Right. - It was a privilege...

to read in a spot with a good view.

The original library is not there anymore.

There's nothing. - I see.

There's only a milestone.

The name "Dokseodangno" came about...

after the recent change in street naming.

As people started using these street names,

we got familiar with them.

We have two people...

who currently reside in Dokseodangno.

Gun Hyung, did you live in Hannam-dong for a long time?

I recently moved there.

Did you recently move? - Yes.

Where did you live? - I started in Oksu-dong.

It's all in the area. - Right.

I lived in Oksu-dong for six years,

then I wanted to learn English.

I wanted to feel like I was living abroad.

I moved to Itaewon.

In Itaewon... - You're old.

You went to Itaewon to learn English.

What's wrong? That's possible. - Sure.

It feels like a foreign country.

I thought I'd be able to use English a lot,

so I moved to Itaewon...

but the foreigners knew Korean.

True. They're like Sam Hammington.

Right.

Anyhow, I recently moved to Hannam-dong.

I didn't know this neighborhood was up and coming.

It is. - I heard this area is popular.

Yes. - You know the trend.

There's a pedigree of popular neighborhoods.

Itaewon already got too popular.

There are Gyeongridan-gil, Haebangchon,

Yeonnam-dong, Seongsu-dong, Ikseon-dong...

Right. - Mangwon-dong too.

Mangwon-dong is popular as well.

Recently, this place has been getting the spotlight.

Even in Hannam-dong,

with Hannam Bridge in the middle,

Itaewon and Hangangjin Station...

are crowded and commercially developed.

Dokseodangno and the west area...

have luxurious houses...

and villas.

In 2011,

a luxurious villa was built...

on the old site of Dankook University.

The neighborhood changed dramatically.

And the UN building that was there originally...

The UN Village. - The UN Village.

That area turned commercial as well,

and the neighborhood became popular.

They face each other.

The area became commercial,

and 90 percent of the houses there...

got remodeled since then.

As a shopping district got built,

nice brunch restaurants and coffee shops started popping up.

Dokseodangno starts in Hannam-dong.

It crosses Oksu-dong and as you enter Geumho-dong,

it feels totally different.

It's very unique.

Hannam-dong has been known for...

being sophisticated and luxurious...

but as you go over the hill and enter Oksu-dong,

there's Geumnam Market.

Right. - Once you pass the area.

It's a very traditional market.

It's like a market in the old town.

They're known for their trotters.

Their trotter and bossam are famous.

If you keep going into Oksu-dong, there's a hillside...