Virginialicious

22/01/2025

Come join us for delicious Korean treats! Tours are every Saturday🧡 https://virginialicious.com/book-a-korean-food-tour/

Take these food tours and cooking classes on your next trip to Fairfax County, Virginia.

30/12/2024

📣First tour of the new year just sold out! Secure your tickets for the next tour soon.

🗓️Tours through March are available for booking now. Tours run every Saturday.

🙋Your desired date is sold out? Not enough spots left for your group? If you have a group of 6 or more, we may be able to open another tour window. Please contact us via email or the contact form on our website!

11/12/2024

🙏 Thank you, Forbes, for featuring our Korean Food Tour in the heart of Koreatown, Annandale, VA!

🧡 This wonderful article by Kaila Yu showcases Northern Virginia’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene, with a special spotlight on Fairfax County! As the article notes: “Fairfax County features a feast of globally inspired cuisine with options ranging from Uyghur to Australian, to Afghan and Ethiopian. This culinary diversity reflects the county’s multicultural population with dining options allowing diners to explore the world without leaving the area.”

✈️ And yes, you could fly 7,000 miles to Korea to indulge in its delicious food. But here in the DMV—home to the third-largest Korean American population in the U.S.—Koreatown in Annandale brings Korea right to your backyard! So, come on out and join us—we’ll lead the way 😉🫰🇰🇷

📰 Read the full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kailayu/2024/12/09/27-restaurants-putting-northern-virginia-on-the-culinary-map/

05/12/2024

📣First week of December just sold out! Secure your tickets for the next tour soon.

🙋Your desired date is sold out? Not enough spots left for your group? If you have a group of 6 or more, we may be able to open another tour window. Please contact us via email or the contact form on our website!

🧣🧤🧦If you are coming on the tour this weekend, bundle up!

03/12/2024

💝This Giving Tuesday, let’s come together to support Food for Others, a vital organization that helps feed over 3,000 families each week in Northern Virginia. Their mission addresses the growing issue of food insecurity, ensuring that children, seniors, and families in our area don’t go hungry. This year, they distributed over 3.8 million pounds of food and provided weekend meal packs for hungry students in local schools.

💚Food for Others is always in need of support—every dollar you donate helps provide essential groceries, while contributions of canned goods, fresh produce, and other staples go directly to those in need. If you can, consider volunteering your time to help pack and distribute food, pick up donations, or assist at their neighborhood sites. Together, we can make an immediate impact on the lives of our neighbors.

🧡At Virginialicious, we believe in blending fun and purpose. A portion of the proceeds from our food tours supports Food for Others, so every tour you book helps fight hunger while you enjoy exploring delicious cuisine. It’s a meaningful way to nurture yourself and others at the same time.

💞Follow Food for Others on social media or visit their website at foodforothers.org to learn more, donate, or volunteer. Together, we can nourish our community this Giving Tuesday and beyond.

25/11/2024

Thanks for highlighting the Koreatown in Annandale and our Korean food tours there, Visit Fairfax🧡 We share the food and share the love for our local community. 🫰

Fairfax County is made up of various neighborhoods, all with unique personalities. Find out how you can explore the many Northern Virginia neighborhoods in .

19/11/2024

🦃Dreading that Thanksgiving leftovers may get you in a food coma? Escape the turkey trot and join us in Koreatown on Saturday!

🥢Trade stuffing for sizzling Korean pancakes, cranberry sauce for kimchi, and awkward family small talk for laughter with new foodie friends. Make the holiday weekend to feast differently!

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09/11/2024

🧡We will continue to share the food and share the love! Thanks for joining our food tour in Annandale, The Munch Travelogue, and for featuring us, The Zebra Press - GOOD News in Alexandria, VA !

🙋‍♀️Cannot wait to welcome more Alexandrians. ALX, Koreatown is only a few miles away. Let’s go eat some Korean food together. Right this way!

(Full article: https://thezebra.org/2024/11/08/a-korean-communal-eating-experience-with-virginialicious/)

05/11/2024

🗳️The day has come. The stress, anticipation and anxiety are real. How are we coping with the day?

🍜Keep calm and get the pot going. Pour some soju. We got this.

27/08/2024

🙏It’s been nothing but a great pleasure. Truly appreciate the local community’s continued support and interest. We will continue sharing food and sharing love🧡🧡🧡

Soomin Kim’s Korean restaurant tours in Annandale have been selling out since she launched Virginialicious earlier this year.

22/07/2024

📣August just sold out! Secure your tickets for the next tour soon.

🗓️Virginialicious is visiting Korea in September! We will be walking around Seoul and Busan with a small group for an extended time. Korean food IRL! (No regular tours in September - thank you for your understanding and patience🙏)

🙋While our regular August tours are sold out, if you have a group of 6 or more, we may be able to open another tour window. Please contact us via email or the contact form on our website!

👋For those who booked the August tours, you will see a reminder one week prior to the tour dates. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please reach out to us! Cannot wait to meet you!!

17/07/2024

🌭Happy National Hot Dog Day!!! Btw, have you had before?

🇰🇷A Korean corn dog (one of the most popular street food options in Korea) is made by dipping hot dogs, mozzarella cheese, or a combination of both in a sweet and savory batter, then deep-frying it to golden perfection. What sets them apart? The outer layer is often coated with crispy toppings like breadcrumbs and diced potatoes. They’re often rolled in sugar and then drizzled with ketchup, mustard and mayo, making every bite uniquely delicious. Perfect for a snack or a fun treat on the go!

👀Looking for a place to try these? actually has a vendor selling them! Check out Ssongs Hot Dog next time you go to the game.

⚾️In fact, the are hosting a next Wednesday, July 24 vs. San Diego Padres. Cool jersey giveaway too!! If we run into each other, let’s go get some K-corn dogs together!

17/06/2024

📣June is sold out! Secure your tickets soon. (One ticket left for July, as of this afternoon)

😱Is your preferred date sold out or unavailable on our tour calendar? Please email us if you have a group of 6 or more. We may be able to open up another tour!

🔥Okay, DMV/NOVA food lovers, it’s sizzling hot outside. Stay hydrated!

14/06/2024

Thank you Visit Fairfax for featuring Virginialicious and what Annandale, VA has to offer! We will continue to share the food and share the love🧡

09/06/2024

Thank you for featuring Virginialicious in your 55th anniversary issue, Korea Times!💚 We will continue to share the food, the culture and the stories through our in !

#한국일보

“한국 문화와 음식에 대해 배우면서 애난데일을 즐기는 법을 알게 됐다.”-Elissa K“애난데일의 맛집들을 잘 알고 있다고 생각했다. 그러나 한식당 투어를 통해 내 생각이 틀렸다는 것을 알았다. 한국 음식과 문화에 대한 열정.....

02/06/2024

🌈Happy Pride Month! Celebrating this month with joy, unity, and delicious food that brings us all together.

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜We cannot help thinking of the rainbow rice cake! #무지개떡 is often served during celebrations and special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and traditional holidays like Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok (Korean Harvest Festival). The vibrant colors symbolize happiness, prosperity, and good fortune. The multiple layers of colors in 무지개떡 also symbolize harmony and balance.

🙋𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞? 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐭𝐨𝐨-𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?

07/05/2024

🙏May tours are sold out! THANK YOU! Book your next fun culinary adventure outing with us soon!

🙋‍♀️If you don’t see any open time slots available, please email us. We may be able to add additional tours for a party size of 6 or more people based on demand and availability.