Romeo & Juliet with woks: two chefs, one forbidden flame, infinite kimchi drama.
Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestHyo Dong, the son of a struggling Chinese restaurant owner, falls in love with Hee Ae, who, unbeknownst to Hyo Dong, is the daughter of a ruthless rival who is out to destroy his father's restaurant. Hyo Dong and Hee Ae are in the same cooking class as Shin Ae, a poor girl who dreams of owning a successful restaurant despite having a tough life.
Acting
Baby Son Ye-jin serving devastation in every close-up.
Production
Gloriously dated restaurant sets and sizzling wok cinematography.
Writing
Absurd coincidences that somehow hit anyway.
Son Ye-jin
Jang Hee-ae
So Ji-sub
Jang Hee-moon
Kwon Sang-woo
Lee Choon-shik
So Yoo-jin
Ma Shin-ae
Jung Jun
Hyo Dong
Ji Sung
Jun Su
Park Kwang-jung
Yun Chil-sung
Hong Soo-hyun
Hong Ju-ri
Kim In-mun
Wang Sa Boo / "Master"
Park Keun-hyong
Kim Kap-Soo
Jung Won-joong
Jo Paeng-Dal
Lee Jin-woo
Shim Woo-Kyung
Kim Kyu-chul
Park Young-Guk
Kim Yong-geon
Jang Tae-Kwang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Son Ye-jin was only 19 here, three years before her breakout in The Classic. You can literally watch her become a superstar.
This aired during the peak of 'trendy dramas'—Korea's answer to glossy soap operas, where cooking competitions replaced chaebol boardrooms as social mobility fantasy.
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