Reminds me of the day I asked you to have an affair with me.
Like this.
I...
like you.
More than Chil Seong.
I can't stop liking you.
I'm a bad guy.
So...
you can't...
hate me, okay?
What are we going to do now?
Are you...
a gangster or a cook?
I'm both.
You're not afraid of handling knives.
That means you deserve to work in the cutting part.
If you only focus on showing off,
and your right hand doesn't work in harmony with your left hand,
you'll end up losing a finger.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
Try holding it.
The back of your right and left hand...
should be in the same level.
The right hand should trust the left hand with the ingredient...
and just follow along.
I like you so much.
Me too.
What are we going to do now?
We both like each other, so there's nothing to worry about.
What's the problem?
I don't know. I'm just...
Just hearing that...
you like me too...
Don't be afraid.
I'll protect you.
From now on,
I'll love you more than you love me.
I'll never run away from you all of a sudden.
I'll pick up your calls...
even if I can't pick up anyone else's.
I promise I won't ever hurt you.
That's why I hesitated.
I couldn't confess my feelings unless I was sure.
We both...
had a hard time with our marriage.
Yes, we did go through a pretty rough patch.
Let's forget about the past.
As...
we both love each other?
A Chinese cleaver can be used differently...
according to which part you decide to use.
The onions you add to jjampong...
need to be sliced very quickly,
so you need to use the middle part of the knife to chop them.
Try it.
Like this.
The onions you add to gan jajangmyeon...
need to be sliced with the back part of the blade.
Don't hold the knife too far away from the cutting board.
You just need to push the blade into the onion.
Then make sure you cut the pieces in the same size.
Okay.
Just push it in.
Good job.
Now, you need to be very delicate...
when you're handling the front part of the blade.
These little ingredients still need to have a nice texture.
So you use this part to slice them very quickly.
Where are you looking?
Look at your left hand. Only look at the knife.
When you're chopping, you need to trust your left hand.
When you're working with fire, the ladle needs to trust the wok.
And when you're chopping, your left hand needs to trust your right.
-Don't ever forget that. -Okay.
Stay relaxed.
You're doing well.
Do it again.
Dim Sum.
Goodness.
Why aren't you asleep?
I guess you can't fall asleep because you have a worry.
It's...
hard to fall asleep tonight.
Dim Sum. You like milk, right?
Do you want to have a latte with me?
Why are you still awake?
Do you want some too?
You won't be able to fall asleep if you drink coffee now.
I know I can't fall asleep tonight even without the coffee.
Do you want me to cook you something?
No.
Here.
Thanks.
Earlier...
The old lady...
My...
Mother...
Anyway,
I heard you made her jajangmyeon.
Thanks.
Is she an old lady or your mother?
I don't know.
Is it so hard to say "mom"?
I've never called anyone Mom before.
You can start calling her Mom.
No.
Repeat after me.
I'll go to sleep now.
-Mother. -You should go to sleep too.
Mom.
My parents passed away when I was young,
so I never got to say it much.
So let me say Mom all I want.
You can say that out loud if you don't have a mom.
So call her mom when you can.
Poong.
-Yes? -I...
decided to be a mom for the kitten...
that lives outside the restaurant.
Sae Woo is its dad.
So Sae Woo and I are a couple.
Sae Woo called me,
"Dim Sum's mommy".
She said we should raise the kitten together.
She wants us to be good parents.
Good job.
Poong.
Yes?
Earlier...
when Sae Woo called me Dim Sum's mom,
I felt like my heart...
just got a hole in it.
She rejected me twice.
But I guess I'm still not over her.
You know how a canned food has an expiration date?
I hope someone can tell me that...
my feelings have expired,
and that they need to be...
thrown out.
Dim Sum.
That kitten's name is Dim Sum.
Dim Sum.
Chil Seong.
Yes?
I have something to tell you.
Actually...
I'm wearing your underwear.
Did you get the groceries?
Yes.
-Aren't you going home? -I'm going to sleep here.
Good night.
You said you had something to say.
Yes.
It's nothing.
I'll go take shower first.
Okay.
(Dan Sae Woo)
-Yes? -I just wanted to check if you'd pick up.
Okay.
This is our first phone conversation.
-You're right. -Were you asleep?
-No. -Then what are you doing?
Well, I'm on the phone with you...
and brushing my teeth.
With your clothes off?
-Yes. -All of them?
Yes. Completely naked.
I was just kidding.
-Sae Woo. -Yes.
I'm going to tell Chil Seong...
that I like you.
Can I do that?
Yes. Okay.
Good night.
Okay. Good night.
Bye.
(Chilseong Building)
This side is bruised like it's a squished raisin.
Your nose is ugly. So are your lips.
At least this eye looks like my favourite snack, almonds.
-Do you like almonds? -Yes.
What about tofu?
I like tofu more than rice.
Then I'll make almonds in hot pepper sauce.
I'll make almonds in hot pepper sauce. Come to work early.
It's almond tofu.
-Did you sleep well? -Yes.
It's for breakfast, so instead of fried tofu,
try almond tofu.
I love fresh tofu.
Tofu made with almonds is so good.
It's really tasty.
Isn't it good?
I'm sure I'm the only one...
who eats such delicious tofu made fresh in the morning.
It tastes savoury until the end since it wasn't fried.
It's good.
I'll...
introduce you to my family.
Okay.
Soon.
Okay.
It's so good.
Master Wang.
Is it true that Mr. Yong will call the director of the hospital...
to bring the reservation...
of 100 people back to us?
That was our reservation to begin with!
They had their gatherings monthly for over 10 years!
Gosh.
Hey.
Are you planning to let the reservation...
at Poong's restaurant become a no-show?
But you were there during their showdown.
Poong won fair and square.
It wouldn't make sense to get the customer to cancel,
but a no-show?
They probably bought all their ingredients already.
I'm sure they blocked off the restaurant for the event.
Do you know how much loss Poong will see?
Whose side are you on?
It's not a matter of taking sides. A no-show is...
Didn't you hear that the hotel will be in trouble without it?
Most of our customers are from Taeyang Hospital.
What if they start going to Poong's restaurant?
What if they like it?
What if it's cheaper and more delicious than here?
That means you and I will have to pack up and leave.
Pull yourself together.
I'm back, boss.
I have the kitchen staff's payments in envelopes.
It's their first pay.
-I'll wire them from next month. -Okay.
Are you waiting for someone?
No.
Your mother hasn't come since.
I'm sick of deveining shrimp.
I feel like they'll show up in my dream and devein me.
This is for kkanpung shrimp.
Shrimp and vegetables are separate.
Okay. Good to go!
-Good to go! -Good to go!
This is going to the room. Chi Su and Dong Sik, hurry.
-Yes, chef. -Yes, chef.
Chef.
These customers must be coming back...
after the Whole Shrimp Dim Sum Festival.
We're getting so many orders of tangbao.
I guess so.
Jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork...
are classics at Chinese restaurants.
The 100 people from the hospital also ordered...
jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork.
Once they try the food and like it,
we're going to get so famous.
There are thousands of people working at the hospital.
It's going to be huge, right?
Let's talk after we finish our reservation successfully.
Chef, you're way too serious.
-Good to go! -Good to go!
I'm serving the kkansho shrimp.
Wait, lady.
How many times are you going to confuse...
kkanpung shrimp and kkansho shrimp?
You were confused between kkanpunggi and kkanpung shrimp too.
You can't serve the wrong dish to the wrong table.
All three dishes must be consumed fast...
to get the smoky taste.
While you go back and forth trying to check if it's right,
they're missing out when the dish is the best.
The sauces are similar.
No, they're not. They just have the same colour.
Kkanpung uses a dry sauce, why kkansho uses a wet sauce.
Hey...
The hall and the kitchen are not separated.
Both sides...
must breathe together for the right dish to be served.
What completes a delicious dish...
isn't the kitchen. It's the server. Do you understand?
Yes, chef.
This is for table five. Hurry.
No.
I'll redo it. It's soggy now. It's not going to taste as good.
If we serve it like this, we're admitting...
that our kitchen isn't working in order.
Go to table seven to tell them their food will be delayed.
Okay. Chef, first...
Just look at it.
Due to a single problem, food for another table...
is delayed. There are too many problems.
Do you see it?
You didn't even ask me before you slyly moved...
to the hall instead of doing the dishes.
I decided I should let you do it if you wanted it so much.
But if you can't serve properly,
come back to the kitchen, and assume your original role...
as a dishwasher.
If you don't like the kitchen so much, you can just leave.
Please do it properly.
Are you firing me right now?
I'm telling you...
you could be fired if you keep this up.
Clean it up.
Sizzling plate!
(Light and Shadow Loans)
(Hungry Wok)
(We have a break time so that we can provide the best service.)
Where did everyone go...
without me?
Can you give me your most popular sandwich?
Please pick your vegetables and sauces.
Can I add avocado?
Sure. Avocado.
I'm scared he'll show up in my dreams.
Chef Poong...
is so mean to you.
Are you okay, Mom?
You were the one who brought in those customers.
People now know that a pretty lady is serving,
so we're no longer known as the gangster's restaurant.
It was all thanks to you.
Chef Poong only looks at what you don't do well.
He embarrassed you.
That's true.
Mom, it's your favourite. Avocado.
You said it makes you feel better.
-Avocado? -Yes.
It looks good.
Hey,
about Chef Poong...
I'll lose my appetite.
Don't bring him up again.
(Hungry Wok)
Where is everyone?
(Hungry Wok)
Hey, Bo Ra.
Poong. I'm telling you this just in case.
Okay.
I'll look into it.
-Yes, chef. -Hello.
Do you know...
if the reservation might get cancelled?
What are you talking about?
Of course not.
You won the competition.
Did someone say something?
No, it's nothing.
I'll see you then.
Did you eat?
Isn't it hot?
Do you want to go get ice cream?
Quiet.
-What? -They can hear you outside.
-Go ahead and break it all. -Don't smile.
Why don't you just destroy the entire place?
Gosh, don't smile.
Did you just tell me not to smile?
Come over here.
I said, don't smile.
I think they're fighting.
Sae Woo must be telling him off...
for mistreating you and telling you that you could get fired.
Look at him smiling...
when Sae Woo's talking to him.
I guess he has enough energy to smile for Sae Woo.
Do you think he likes her?
He used to mistreat her...
way worse than how he treated you.
You're right.
Can't I even smile when we're together?
Don't smile.
And why am I not allowed to smile?
Why?
Right. Okay.
-Does Chef Poong like you? -What?
I'm asking if Chef Poong likes you.
No, Mom.
Then why does he smile at you?
Can't he smile?
What's the big deal about smiling?
I need to go.
Isn't Chef Poong married?
He got divorced.
If, by any chance, he turns out to like you,
I won't allow you to go out with him.
Once your father gets released from prison,
you need to meet a nice guy that's on the same level as you.
Just because you're working here...
doesn't mean you can fall for guys like him.
No.
You should just quit working here.
Gosh, I don't like him.
And he doesn't even think of me as a woman.
But what if he does?
I don't even want to think about the possibility of him liking you.
I know he used to be a hotel chef, but that was in the past.
Now, he's even having trouble paying his employees.
Do you know why he got divorced?
He doesn't even have a house.
He sleeps here most of the time.
Gosh, it can never happen.
No way. You can never get with a guy like him.
And it's not like he talks nicely either.
How dare he?
She's right.
-How could he? -Exactly.
My gosh! My goodness.
My gosh.
Gosh.
What are you doing here?
Nothing.
I'll get going now.
Leave it there. I'll take it.
I'll take it.
There's nothing going on.
(Hungry Wok)
-See you tomorrow. -See you tomorrow.
Let's go home together from now on.
We have a big day tomorrow, so you should go home early.
If the four of us take a cab,
it could be cheaper than taking a bus.
It's 1 dollar and 30 cents each, so how much is it for 4?
-4 dollars and 90 cents. -5 dollars and 90 cents.
No, it's 5 dollars and 20 cents.
Will the cab fare be less than 5 dollars and 20 cents?
I don't know because I've never taken one before.
-Do you guys take the bus together? -Yes.
What?
Goodness.
Why are you here?
There's nothing to see here.
Well...
Do you want some ramyeon?
(Yang Jae Pal)
Can't you call him dad?
You don't consider me your mom,
but he is your dad.
He adored you until the day he died.
(Culture and Sports Centre, 1980)
(Athletes' Waiting Room)
He did it!
Yang Jae Pal won!
Jae Pal, Jae Pal!
You're okay, right?
You should've stayed home with the kid.
You must be tired. You should stop talking.
Let's go home.
I'll make you delicious doenjang stew.
You've been through so much, honey.
Here.
This is for you.
Honey.
I love you, honey.
My son, I love you so much.
Du Chil.
I'll protect you forever.
Both you and your mommy.
There.
Jae Pal, are you okay?
-Jae Pal! -Goodness.
Jae Pal!
Call 911! Hurry up!
-Jae Pal. -Du Chil.
Du Chil.
Jae Pal.
-I'm sorry. -Jae Pal.
Oh, no.
Jae Pal. Goodness.
Jae Pal.
(Yang Jae Pal versus Choi Dong Soo)
He was a champion.
But his son is...
busy going around and fighting.
I have nothing more to tell you, so you should leave.
Go.
For once in my life,
I want to be...
raised by a mom.
Start...
raising me now.
It tastes so sweet.
I better not drink,
so I can take you home.
No, drink with me.
No. I couldn't take you home yesterday because I drank.
Is that important?
Does a man have to take a woman home?
It's fun to walk the woman I like to her home.
Do I have to go home?
I might not.
Don't make me laugh. All you do is talk big.
Excuse me.
Listen, you're not dating a woman...
that's 3 or 4 years younger than you.
I look mature, so when I was in university,
all the guys...
treated me with respect.
And?
I never dated someone younger because they're boring.
-Boring? -They don't feel like men to me.
They don't feel like men. What else?
(Mom)
You're older than me,
but your mom is calling you when it's not even 9pm.
She's not calling me to make me rush home.
She's just worried because I'm too beautiful.
You must be a good daughter.
I used to be.
There was no reason to go against her words.
Are you planning not to listen to her from now on?
-Probably? -Why not?
She doesn't listen to me either.
What kind of excuse is that?
You're cute when you smile.
Don't treat me like a little boy.
What? You have me under your thumb when we're in the kitchen.
That goes for everyone.
I'm the chef.
Now that I think about it, you seem closer...
with the kitchen staff than me.
Are you jealous?
Yes. I'm jealous.
It would be awkward to be obvious.
Let's keep on dating in secret for now.
-In secret? -Yes.
-I don't want to. -We have to.
I mean...
It's more exciting to date in secret.
Exciting? No way.
I don't do such a thing.
I won't date in secret.
It's not like...
I'll let it disturb our work.
I just want to tell everyone and date.
Why should we do it in secret? Is it a crime?
I'm going to go home.
-Sit down. -My head is going to burst.
Let's date in secret then. Fine.
Are you smirking?
I'll be good to you in secret.
Here. Let's drink.
You shouldn't...
feel pressured to take me home.
I'm going to take you home.
I'm a stubborn person too.
I know.
Why do you want to hide me?
Don't get me wrong.
Even if for a moment, I want to have you all to myself...
without anyone knowing.
Okay?
I'll speak to the hospital's director.
Okay, Mr. Yong.
You're the best, sir.
I'll make sure to prepare for the 100 attendees.
Master Wang.
Did something good happen?
-Here. Drink this first. -Great.
It's nice.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
-I... -Hey,
is this about everyone's monthly pay?
-What? -Don't worry.
I'll pay everyone...
before we hold the banquet.
I was going to pay them after the banquet.
I have something else to say.
Forget it. I'll be paying everyone for a while.
You should use that money elsewhere.
You have many places in the kitchen you need it for.
It's okay, I'll pay them.
-What I want to say... -One second.
Yes, Maeng Dal.
Are those people still protesting in the hotel?
Okay. I got it. Let's do that.
Okay.
(We're closed due to a group reservation.)
(Hungry Wok)
I'm sorry, but we'll have to work today...
without a break.
We need to make 100 servings of jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork.
Have noodles, sauce, and the fried foods ready.
Standby.
-Yes, chef! -Yes, chef!
Bring the pineapples, cucumbers, carrots, onions, and mushrooms.
Yes, Cutting Part.
-Here you go. -Thank you.
-Bring the starch water. -Okay.
Stop. Just go get the eggs.
-I also need flour. -Yes, chef.
Chef Poong, you have a call.
It's the person who booked the banquet today.
Okay.
This is Chef Poong speaking.
I'm really sorry.
I know it's very late,
but we'll have to cancel the reservation.
Could I ask you why?
Will you be able to tell me?
The hospital's director...
just told me...
that we received a lot of donations from Giant Hotel.
He's telling me to just hold it at the hotel.
It's a decision made by the director,
so there's nothing I can do.
I'm really sorry.
-The director? -Yes.
He'll be attending the event as well.
I understand.
Please give us a chance to serve you next time.
What happened? Then...
Are they cancelling the reservation?
Is it a no-show?
There are just two hours left.
Why are VIPs of a hotel...
so rude?
We prepared all day. It was expensive to buy.
What are we going to do?
Poong.
Can you make me 10 bowls of jajangmyeon...
and 5 large orders of sweet and sour porks?
I'm going to make a delivery to the hotel.
Are you going...
to fight with jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork?
-It's nothing like that. -Don't do that.
It really isn't. I'm only going for a delivery.
You can't deliver there.
That's against my business ethics.
-It would be wrong. -Business ethics?
The hotel made them cancel on us two hours before their reservation.
We prepared all the ingredients for 100 people,
but they made the hospital director cancel on us.
Would you call that being ethical? I don't think so.
Why do we need to be the ones playing nice?
Who are you going to deliver the food to?
They're really important customers of mine.
They refuse to meet me because I'm a gangster.
But I really need to...
meet them today.
All the bodyguards at the hotel will recognize you...
because of the recipe notebook incident.
I'll go with you.
I know the hotel better than anyone.
Everyone but you can go.
Everyone at the hotel knows who you are.
If you don't deliver them on time, the noodles will get soggy.
Don't worry.
I'll deliver it on time.
They're the hungriest people at the hotel right now.
They'll appreciate your jajangmyeon a lot more...
than the doctors who are getting ready to eat at Finishing Touch.
So please make the noodles as delicious as you can. Okay?
Okay.
Please enjoy.
Our jajangmyeon will taste better if you eat it with salmon.
-Okay. -Thank you.
Here's your meal.
Please enjoy.
Sir, thank you so much.
I like the meals you've prepared.
Thank you for the compliment.
Taeyang Hospital has been the VIP customer of our hotel.
Thousands of your employees have enjoyed our meals...
and stayed at our hotel. So I'm always honoured.
We'll continue to treat you with care and sincerity.
But you're selling 70-dollar course meals for only 18 dollars today.
Isn't that a huge loss for you?
If it's for our VIP customers,
we can do anything regardless of how much it may cost.
Okay.
-Let's eat. -Okay.
(Pay us the overdue construction cost!)
(This hotel is killing small businesses!)
Take out the master key.
Let's go inside.
(Pay us the overdue construction cost!)
Who are you?
What's this?
I'd like to officially introduce myself.
I'm Du Chil Seong, the gangster who's been calling you non-stop.
-What? -What's going on?
(Pay us the overdue construction cost!)
I came to see you in person...
because you kept refusing to meet me.
You're a gangster?
Get out of here right now!
The hotel is full of gangsters, and now it's you.
I'm so sick of gangsters now.
What are you going to do to us this time?
What are you going to take from us? Get out of here right now!
-Get out! -Get lost!
-Get out of here! -Go away!
-Get out of here, you jerk. -Everyone, please pay attention.
I'm guessing you guys are really hungry.
That's why I brought you the world's most delicious...
jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork.
Open up.
They smell good, don't they?
Here. Go ahead and eat.
Please eat.
-Here you go. -Here.
We are very well aware of what you're going through.
The jerks at the hotel aren't paying you the construction cost.
Then they hired gangsters to harass you.
You didn't even get to eat properly, so you must be starving.
That's why I brought you...
our country's most delicious jajangmyeon, sweet and sour pork,
and fried dumplings.
You should give them a try.
You're lying.
How can you deliver jajangmyeon to a hotel?
You guys work for the hotel, don't you?
Don't hesitate, and just give the food a try.
Take off the plastic wrap, mix the noodles with the sauce, and eat up.
Eat up. Go on.
Here you go.
The jajangmyeon you're eating was made by the main chef...
working at Hungry Wok, the Chinese restaurant right across the street.
What do you think? Does it taste okay?
I feel so sorry for the doctors.
The doctors who are eating at the hotel...
didn't even get to taste this delicious bowl of jajangmyeon.
Isn't it delicious?
Give them some drinks.
Everyone.
What's interesting about this sweet and sour pork...
is that it becomes more chewy as time goes by.
And because of that, you can slowly enjoy it...
along with some alcohol.
Isn't our main chef really good?
Eat up. Now, let's all...
raise our glasses.
There, there.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
My kids should also be able to...
eat this delicious bowl of jajangmyeon...
and sweet and sour pork whenever they want to.
Why won't they pay us the construction fee?
I heard you didn't get the construction fee...
for the banquet hall, lobby, and the main entrance.
Yes. The payment date is coming up.
If they still don't pay us, we're going to protest in the lobby.
I'm going to make an embarrassment of this nasty hotel.
Sir.
Why don't you sell your demonstration rights to me?
I'm talking about the lien.
I'll buy that from you.
I'll pay you the construction fee.
In return, you can give me the lien.
Gangsters like us should be the ones...
dealing with those nasty guys working at the hotel.
Let me pour you a glass.
Let's drink.
What do you think of the jajangmyeon?
It's very luxurious. It's not like ordinary jajangmyeon.
A bowl of jajangmyeon should always keep its essence.
You're eating at a hotel, so the jajangmyeon should taste different.
Please continue to enjoy our meals at the hotel.
You guys should go home early today.
Thank you for your hard work.
Where are you going?
Let's go home together.
It's sad that our reservation got cancelled, but we got...
our pay checks today.
-Gosh, that was nice. -It was good.
Hello, ma'am.
May I ask where the director of the hospital is?
Why do you want to meet him?
Are you here to complain?
No, of course not.
It's the man who's coming out right now.
Sir, where should we go next?
-We should go drink. -Right?
Good.
Hello, sir.
I'm Seo Poong, the main chef of Hungry Wok,
the restaurant you had originally planned to eat at tonight.
What brings you here?
Did you enjoy your dinner?
Yes, I had a very delicious and filling meal.
If you don't mind,
I'd like to invite you for a drink at my restaurant.
Gosh, they really cleared out every single dish.
Poong...
would like this a lot.
He likes empty bowls.
Yes.
Even though we can barely pay rent,
we should let loose and have fun.
Pick whatever you want.
Since I got paid the most today,
I'll buy.
I can't let you do that.
This is pretty.
You can be happy buying a small thing like this with your pay check.
-Mom, try this. -What?
It's pretty.
Try this one.
This is pretty too.
You used to wear pretty makeup like this.
-Do I look good? -Yes.
Try this, Seol Ja.
-Do I look pretty? -Yes, Seol Ja.
I'm full because I ate so much at Finishing Touch.
I'm not sure if I can eat this.
I thought so.
So I made a simple finger food...
with jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork.
Try the French aperitifs in Chinese style.
It'll go very well with the Kaoliang cocktail too.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
(100 dollars)
You didn't go home yet?
In case you were upset about the banquet cancellation,
I came here to console you in secret.
I brought you beer...
this late at night in secret.
You sound like you've been in many secretive relationships.
What's up with your face?
Did you put on makeup?
It's nothing.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Whether you're rich or poor, you can taste food just the same.
Tomorrow...
there will be a response.
Right. So...
Ta-da!
You shouldn't have come.
Why?
I'm not confident about dating in secret.
We still have to try.
I'm really not confident.
You have to.
Let's do it.
We'll date in secret, okay?
I don't date in secret.
If you don't, I'll kill you.
(Wok of Love)
I just came from the airport.
I think O Jik is back.
I'm sorry, but I need to go out for a minute.
You touched something you shouldn't have touched.
Why did you want to see me?
Please tell me...
her name.