Comments on: Gourmet: Episodes 11 & 12

By: Icarusfalls

Icarusfalls — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:14:24 +0000

Did anyone else notice that the whole cow part was ripped off from the 2007 movie – le grand chef.. ??? In the movie, the cow of the protagonist was a well loved cow of the protagonist’s or his friend ‘s(don’t remember which) while the antagonist’s cow though A grade was badly treated leading to bruising!! familiar? The other rounds in the competition also dealt with charcoal and butchering.. I was kinda disappointed that it wastaken almost plot for plot from the film .. but regardless I LOVE the show so far.. I’m definitely glad I took up your recommendation and started watching it!!

By: javabeans

javabeans — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:07:05 +0000

Sue, you’re right. *oops* No, i misheard. The moment he started talking about feeling sorry for the daughter and how she lucked into finding a new man anyway, my mind jumped to conclusions, and the rest of the conversation followed that assumption. I see now that when he talked about 그 약혼자 하고 인연이 없는거야 he meant the old fiance (not the new one as I’d assumed).

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:22:20 +0000

“Oh yeah, and Choi was the fiancé who’d left Kang’s daughter, having cried off their engagement after losing the job to his rival.”

hmm typo?

i’m loving seokdong/dolmengi! he had great comedic moments earlier in the drama.

By: sf

sf — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:28:49 +0000

Hurray, I really like how your caps always reveal something new even though I’ve watched the episodes already I have to confess I can’t bring myself to like Jinsoo but she’s at the point that being annoying is just her character :p I confess I think I would’ve liked it better if the Jinsoo from Le Grande Chef was in Gourmet instead. It’s kind of funny but I actually really like Dal-pyung, girliness and all. His dynamic with the Manager lady is amusing and I had a laugh seeing how the actor has easily transitioned into a ‘modern’ drama (I’ve only seen him in saguk dramas). And amidst all the underhandedness at Oonamjeong, it’s nice to see someone who was both unafraid to be quirky and wholeheartedly embraces cooking for what it is..liek Sung-chan I guess. Perhaps it was meant to be that a person like that would not survive long at Oonamjeong I hope he’s not not entirely cut out of the drama at this point. God willing, he’ll just crossover to sung-chan’s side and help him along somehow.

By: javabeans

javabeans — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:05:13 +0000

Oh, if I didn’t like this drama, I wouldn’t be writing about it. Right now, it’s a whole lot more interesting than My Sweet Seoul, for instance. It’s just that I notice its flaws — but that doesn’t mean I’m not entertained.

What I mean by unnatural is that Nam Sang-mi has a tendency to force Jin-soo’s cuteness, which I think is too bad because she’d be cuter if she just let it flow.

By: coollady

coollady — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:45:06 +0000

thanks for the summary, dramabeans! even though i kinda get the sense that you’re not really into this drama, i still enjoy reading your recaps. i absolutely love this drama! this is one drama where i don’t really care if the romance is slow (and trust me, i’m a sucker for romance) because i love the food aspect of the show even more. it’s like Top Chef with a script! haha. anyhow, i don’t know about other people, but i love Nam Sang Mi in here. she’s my favorite type of kdrama female lead. she’s feisty, direct, hyper, career-driven, and hilarious! who can ask for more? and her interactions with Sung Chan are cute in the sense that she’s annoying the perfect Sung Chan, but in a way where he might be irritated but he still enjoys (dear i say Love?) her company. she’s convincing enough and that’s all i ask for.
by the way, what do you mean by she’s not natural? can i get an example of her tendency to be unnatural? i don’t see it.
anyways, i love the drama because they find numerous ways to make this ordinary cooking competition into an intense, suspect-filled event. this is my main reason for loving this drama. thanks for the summary again.

By: lime9

lime9 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:42:46 +0000

it’s ok to have pride in what you do and be overconfident when you are actually good at what you do but Bong-joo , Min-woo and Choi Jong-gu have surpassed that and gone into cocky/superiority territory. when they treat others like crap and are so beneath them i just want to see them fail miserably. Joo-hee’s beginning to annoy me also. Joo-hee and Bong-joo belong together. both think they know everything but are so clueless at the same time.

By: eevee

eevee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:19:03 +0000

bad family was soooooooooooooooo great! and i love nam sang mi too. but ur right, she’s starting to slip. because i like her, i dont mind, but a lot of other ppl i know complains cuz they didnt start out liking her and her character in TBDAW really just annoyed the hell of them. i hope she gets more tomboyish characters cuz she seems more natural like that. i was just wondering if u have seen lee seung gi’s MV words are hard to say. i first saw her there and loved her acting. she was so pretty too! now in her dramas they make her look too old for her real age with that short hair cut. oh well, lets just hope she gets better roles.

once again, ppl really need to watch Bad Family. its just such a feel good sweet comedy. i learned a lot from watching this drama and actually cried almost every single episode, not from sappy cancer dying situations but adorable family moments that makes my heart feel all fuzzy

By: Philippa

Philippa — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:17:57 +0000

Thanks! This drama is amazing!

By: teokong

teokong — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:13:23 +0000

Thank you very much for the summary of episodes 11 and 12. Though I’m unable to watch the drama online, your summary is good enough. Cheers!