Sikgu Rhapsody: Where Meals Become Stories

Season 1: Obangsaek – Five Colors of the Table오방색: 식탁위의다섯빛깔

A shared meal is a shared heart.

Sikgu Rhapsody is not just a food event—it’s a celebration of human connection through the art of communal dining and storytelling. At its heart is the belief that eating together is not just about food; it is about the shared meal, the shared stories, and the experiences that unite us all. This series of events creates space for people to sit at one table, share a meal, and connect through the deeply human practice of storytelling.

One popular Korean saying—“Hansotbap sikgu” (한솥밥 식구)—means “We share a bowl of rice.” It reflects a powerful sentiment: that sharing food is sharing life. In the spirit of this idiom, Sikgu Rhapsody seeks to turn strangers into sikgu, one meal at a time.

At the table, we are no longer strangers. We pass dishes and glances, listen to stories folded into recipes. A spoonful of soup carries memory. A bite of rice, a silence shared. This is not just a meal—it is a quiet ceremony of belonging.

Sikgu (식구) means “the people you eat with.” In Korean, it is another word for family—not by blood, but by warmth. At Sikgu Rhapsody, we invite you to gather around one long table. To eat, yes—but more than that, to remember. To feel. To listen.

This season, our journey begins with Obangsaek—the five colors that shape Korean life. Blue. Red. Yellow. White. Black. Each dish a color, each color a memory, each memory a story told by the chef who once watched her Korean aunties cook with quiet devotion and love.

Come. Sit beside someone you do not yet know. Share the table. Share your heart. Leave as sikgu.

✿ Choose Your Experience

Lunch: OBANGSAEK MARKET STROLL (€28 p.p) from 12:00-14:00

A Journey Through Five Colors
Step into the midday bustle of a Korean market. This three-course lunch echoes the joy of wandering through alleyways of sizzling snacks, vibrant produce, and sweet corners tucked between stalls. Each dish is a moment from the morning market—crispy kimmari, colorful bibimguksu, and soft chapssalteok—woven together with stories of discovery and delight.
Includes: tea & handcrafted mocktails.

Menu:

1. The Snack Alley – Kimmari Tempura & Obangsaek Jeon with Auntie’s Tteokbokki Dip
2. The Garden Noodles – Obangsaek Bibimguksu
3. The Sweet Corner – Colorful Chapssalteok (Korean Mochi)

Dinner: OBANGSAEK HOMECOMING (€40 p.p) from 18:00-20:30

Auntie’s Table After the Market
When the day slows and the sun softens, we return home with arms full of ingredients and hearts full of care. This five-course dinner is a love letter to home cooking—banchan set gently on the table, pancakes still sizzling, galbi wrapped in lettuce and laughter. It’s a meal that remembers who we are, and who we share it with.
Includes: tea & handcrafted mocktails.

Menu:

1. Setting the Table – Obangsaek Banchan Collection
2. The Sizzle of Love – Korean Pancakes with Special Dipping Sauces
3. Cooling the Summer Heat – Obangsaek Bibimguksu
4. The Big Sharing – Galbi Ssambap Party
5. Sweet Goodnight – Hotteok Sundae

Around this table, we don’t just share food—we share memory, color, and quiet joy.
From market mornings to the warmth of home-cooked dishes, every bite carries a story.

Come as you are. Eat, listen, remember.
This is Sikgu—a shared meal, a shared heart.

Limited to 30 guests per time slot.