after a disheartening trip to target, the only thing that could perk up magda and me was a trip to west lawrence ave., a korean/mexican/eastern european part of town. after trying on cowboy boots, we headed down lawrence to Korean Retaurant (actual name), a 24-hour restaurant that supposedly rivals San Soo Gab San. but the servers were so nice...it was disorienting. we had a vegetable egg pancake, cut with scissors at the table, bibimbop and bolkokie. after stuffing myself with korean food, i headed over to a potluck where i actually ate a second dinner! good show! one of the hosts is a chef and he made paella which was fantastic! friends who can cook (or are married to people who can cook) are such a good thing.