Band Pasta
Welcome to Band Pasta. This is the food blog of touring musician Danny Schwartz a.k.a. Danny Black. As I tour I like to explore great cuisine in each city and by each venue. Look for guest blog entries from my friends who are also on tour as they share their favorites. See you at the show and come hungry.
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If you ever find yourself going to a show at The Metro Gallery, Depot, Ottobar, The Hexagon, or the Windup Space, you find yourself on W North Ave in downtown Baltimore. If so make a point of walking north on N Charles St on block from North Ave and make a left on E 20th St. On your right will be a small wooden awning noting the entrance to Nak Won. The restaurant in an authentic Korean establishment with Hibachi grills and a bar. They serve everything you’d want off a Korean menu from beef cooked tableside to an list of different Jjigae (stews).
When I go I like to order Bibimbop. It basically just means mixed rice and is a rice bowl topped with vegetables including carrots, mushrooms, sea tangle and bean sprouts, as well as beef and a raw egg. In this variation known as dolsot bibimbop, the whole dish is served in a heated stone bowl that continues to cook the dish. You also mix in gochujang a red pepper paste that is not as spicy as chirashi sauce.
With any Korean meal you are served an array of appetizers that include fried spam, Soondae which are korean sausage, Kimchi which can be either cabbage or cucumber usually brined or pickled and served with gochujang. Be sure to try some of all of them, they are delicious. Finally you are served a creamy sweet rice drink for desert. All this runs about $15. A huge menu for a great price and so close to great venues.
