No family lineage of recipes, no formal training- just enthusiasm, curiosity, and a love of Korean flavours. These are four comforting, full-flavoured dishes we keep in regular rotation: kimchi sundubu jjigae, seafood pancakes, perilla oil buckwheat noodles with pulled pork, and beef bulgogi with japchae and banchan. Each comes with a wine pairing twist, plus notes from a home cook’s perspective shaped by cooking, reading, and eating across the city.