Dan Kim (김명준)

@danielmkim.bsky.social

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He/him. Appa. Cat dad. Former infantry person, current food/wine person. Ally. Equality for all, no exceptions. LFC Reds. Oxford comma. 2 spaces. Confederates = traitors. Punch Nazis. Trump/Putin/ICE Delenda Est

Korean squash fritters. Covered in flour & salt, then egg wash, then cooked in a shallow pan over medium with 1/4” of veg oil covering the bottom.
Junior, behind the wheel of Julie’s car
All 5 Northeast region general managers & 1 wayward chef
A cat, laying across my mouse pad & part of my keyboard
I’m just a boy. With a chonky cat who claims he’s wasting away despite being more than well fed.
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Carnesecca Arena at St John’s University
My son, in the driver’s seat of my car for the first time.
U.S. Army flag
L-R: Junior, me, Miss Kim
Red velvet cupcakes from scratch, vanilla frosting from a can
Junior: the Knicks are the greatest team in the world, then 3 teary eyed emojis Junior: the Knicks will sweep & business will return to the restaurant Me: are you my son? Did we adopt you & no one told em?
Entrance to the children’s discovery garden at NY Botanical.
Ruth on HER chair. You can almost hear her saying “Hello, Newman.”
Cartoon head saying yes
A DJT toilet brush
Peeps on sale in NYC
Tonight’s train beer is Sam Adams Summer Ale.
Following in her brother’s footsteps & playing trumpet.
Marinara sauce simmering on the stove.
13 hours, I totes earned this whiskey. Last of the 6-month revolving door of holidays.
Restaurant people tearing into pizza like “Night of the Living Dead”
Appa, a little help here?
Sergeant Major Purrgood Nelson Kim, named after the fictional SGM Thurgood Nelson in the book & film “Gardens of Stone”
A very tired restaurant general manager celebrating the end of his week.
A tired general manager & a tired chef, bonded by a shared sentiment that we wanted to have a more positive influence on the biz than how we were raised in it.
We clean up nice
$8.88 for regular, but they’re just resetting the sign.
The chefs spruced up the ceviche. Baby scallops, aguachile, avocado, lime, cilantro, & chili threads. Tajín dusted tortilla chips
1958 Edsel Pacer
A perpetually hungry cat licking the pot that I made Chef Boyardee spaghetti in.
Cooling on the windowsill. Left: regular NY cheesecake Right: same but with chocolate chips
A tired man about to drink a Guinness
You closed it. It’s warm. It is therefore now my new sleeping spot.
A spoiled cat blocking my view of the computer
A-4 with 9 Mk82 Snakeyes before a strike in Vietnam
My question is, how short is that kid next to Junior?
Junior, after waving to me like a stranger because I waved with both hands & apparently embarrassed him 🤣
The mad professor of bourbon’s station tonight
Goodie’s disappointed face while she rubs the paw I stepped on. Which btw was his own damn fault.