New restaurants serving Korean barbecue open apace in always-transmuting Koreatown, and the latest include K-Team BBQ, the new Park’s BBQ sibling on Vermont Avenue, and Origin, which has taken ...

As ubiquitous as Korean barbecue is in the U.S. today, the experience wasn’t always so accessible. In Korea, it was once reserved for royalty, beginning in the Goguryeo era (37 BCE to 668 CE).

Korean BBQ is popular because it is tasty. This dining experience is interactive and fun. Diners get to not only enjoy a delicious grilled barbecue meal, but they also get to have fun preparing it.

There's no denying that Korean barbecue has become a massive hit all around the world, but how exactly did that happen? Let's ...