Chicagoans are no strangers to Korean barbecue; the city is full of great options for that smoky, marinated, meaty goodness. But a fancy downtown version? Not until this month, when Perilla Steak ...

Perilla seeds should “step out of the shadows of other plant-based omega-3s” says Valensa, which has just launched a new range of formulations containing supercritical CO 2 perilla seed extract. While ...

I’ve been eating perilla oil my whole life, but it wasn’t until I was formally introduced to it by my mother a decade ago that I realized it. I was trying to make kimchi pancakes in my NYC apartment ...

When chef Son Jong-won of Seoul’s one-Michelin-star Eatanic Garden was asked recently about the one ingredient he felt could be better represented outside Korea, he did not hesitate. “If you go to ...

Perilla frutescens, an exotic oilseed plant with numerous health benefits, has high export potential as there is considerable global demand for the crop, especially in China, Korea and Japan, ...

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My family has grown kkaennip, or perilla leaves, for as long as I can remember. Right before a barbecue, we’d pluck and wash them. And then, when we were ready to eat, we’d wrap still-sizzling pieces ...

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Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Los Angeles food obsessives have long deliberated over which Koreatown restaurants serve the finest spreads of banchan — and whether the merit in a given flurry of small plates lays in the care of ...

Every week on The Dining Table podcast, host David Manilow shares his own experiences from some of Chicago's best places to eat, drink and shop. Crain's reporters bring expert insight into all aspects ...