Gourmet (2008) | KDrama Recaps on Dramabeans

75 December 31, 2008April 6, 2017

Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]

by javabeans

2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
91 December 29, 2008April 6, 2017

A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]

by thunderbolt

How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
49 December 28, 2008April 6, 2017

Witterings on 2008 dramas [Year in Review, Part 1]

by Sevenses

[And thus begins the year-in-review series for 2008 dramas! This'll be a four-part series, and I'm honored to have three lovely bloggers -- Sevenses, thunderbolt, and Dahee_Fanel -- offering up...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, Iljimae, The Painter of Wind, year in review, year in review 2008
48 September 29, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 24 (Final)

by javabeans

Instead of another foodpr0n montage, I thought it would be fitting to do something a little different for this last episode. Gourmet really has been, all along, more about...

Tags: Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
7 September 22, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 23

by javabeans

As though to make up for the lack in recent episodes, there's lots and lots of food in this episode. And that means lots and lots of food analysis! Mmm,...

Tags: Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
23 September 21, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 22

by javabeans

Not as much foodie talk today, as you can see. Or, I should say, there's not as much literal cooking going on, although food is still our main source of...

Tags: Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
20 September 8, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 21

by javabeans

Oh, Bong-joo. You've made quite a swift decline over onto the dark side, haven't you? And to think, at the beginning of the series I thought there was hope for...

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13 September 1, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 20

by javabeans

It seems as though every episode puts Oonamjeong on the brink of certain disaster, doesn't it? It's one of the inevitable byproducts of adapting a manhwa -- what seems plausible...

Tags: Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
13 August 28, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 19

by javabeans

Really cute episode. Kim Rae-won is particularly fun to watch as he blunders through courtship, which is both cute and amusing, because he reminds me of so many hapless guys...

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9 August 25, 2008January 24, 2016

Gourmet: Episode 18

by javabeans

The food looks particularly good this time, doesn't it? Also, the scenery is gorgeous in this episode. One of Gourmet's strong points is that it depicts a Korea outside of...

Tags: Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi