Hase Taiga who has been working part-time at the small restaurant "Tanomi" for three years, was once a promising young man as the ace of the university's relay team, but his past was ruined by poor performance. Although he doesn't have any particular dreams at the moment, he is beginning to feel a sense of fulfilment in his work, such as being entrusted by the owner with coming up with new menu items. Meanwhile, Park Rin, from South Korea, a graduate student studying animation is busy working on her assignments. Just when she feels relieved after somehow managing to submit her assignment just before the deadline, she receives a notice to move out of her student dormitory... However, for a foreigner, finding housing in Japan is not an easy task, and she is exhausted both physically and mentally... Then the two have a chance encounter at Tanomi. Rin is moved by the onigiri Taiga serves her, and her hunger and tiredness are gradually satisfied. Taiga is captivated by Rin's smile as she eats them deliciously. And the moment their eyes meet, an irresistible thrill flows between them.
Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! Yutaka soon finds himself having a change of heart as he looks forward to the meals they share together.
Similarities:
-Characters cook delicious & meaningful foods
-Depicts found family as one of the central themes
-Explores childhood trauma
-Features friendship as another important theme
-Teaches life lessons
-Includes gay characters
-Shows both heart-warming/wholesome moments and tear-jerking moments
-Shows comedic moments
-Both dramas are adapted from Mangas
Differences:
Baker Boys:
-There is a kidnapping investigation subplot (personally, I would skip those scenes)
-Main characters compete in dessert challenges in the storyline
-Minimal romance
-The main series typically takes place in Punn's bakery
-Main language is Thai
You can watch Baker Boys with english subtitles on GMMTV Youtube channel. Here is the link to the playlist for all 12 episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAej3-wF5w6jlNTVwxuVCGkNHi3ezXtCB
Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table):
-Has a slow-burn romance subplot, focusing on the relationship between Yutaka and Minoru
-The main characters usually make home-cooked meals for either lunch or dinner
-This series mainly takes place in the Ueda's house
-Main language is Japanese
You can find Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) with english subtitles on either GagaOOLala website or Dramacool.hr website.
-Characters cook delicious & meaningful foods
-Depicts found family as one of the central themes
-Explores childhood trauma
-Features friendship as another important theme
-Teaches life lessons
-Includes gay characters
-Shows both heart-warming/wholesome moments and tear-jerking moments
-Shows comedic moments
-Both dramas are adapted from Mangas
Differences:
Baker Boys:
-There is a kidnapping investigation subplot (personally, I would skip those scenes)
-Main characters compete in dessert challenges in the storyline
-Minimal romance
-The main series typically takes place in Punn's bakery
-Main language is Thai
You can watch Baker Boys with english subtitles on GMMTV Youtube channel. Here is the link to the playlist for all 12 episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAej3-wF5w6jlNTVwxuVCGkNHi3ezXtCB
Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table):
-Has a slow-burn romance subplot, focusing on the relationship between Yutaka and Minoru
-The main characters usually make home-cooked meals for either lunch or dinner
-This series mainly takes place in the Ueda's house
-Main language is Japanese
You can find Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) with english subtitles on either GagaOOLala website or Dramacool.hr website.
Both of the actors who played Yutaka (Inukai Atsuhiro) and Minoru (Iijima Hiroki) previously starred in this crossover movie, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders. If you watched Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) and want to see these actors interact again, I suggest watching the movie. Very different storyline, but I enjoyed their characters as Kamen Rider Build/Sento and Kamen Rider Ex-Aid/Emu.
You can find Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) with english subtitles on either GagaOOLala website or Dramacool.hr website.
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders with english subtitles link:
https://tokuzilla.net/watch/kamen-rider-heisei-generations-final-build-ex-aid-with-legend-riders.html
*If the first link doesn't work, try watching the movie on this website:
https://toku.fun/post/kamen-rider-heisei-generations-final-build-ex-aid-legend-riders-english-sub
You can find Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) with english subtitles on either GagaOOLala website or Dramacool.hr website.
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders with english subtitles link:
https://tokuzilla.net/watch/kamen-rider-heisei-generations-final-build-ex-aid-with-legend-riders.html
*If the first link doesn't work, try watching the movie on this website:
https://toku.fun/post/kamen-rider-heisei-generations-final-build-ex-aid-legend-riders-english-sub
A girl returns home from Paris and opens up a small patisserie with no name in a alley. There is no menu and everyday she only makes 3 types of desserts based on her mood each day. Naturally her business is not doing so well. No one knows of her past and why she appears to be so cold towards everyone holding onto some dark secret within her. One day a bright young man coincidentally enters the shop, refusing to leave and eventually becoming a staff in the store. Through his arrival, the whole atmosphere of the store changes. Will this man be able to open up her heart and let her face her past?
Hao's only hope is that his grandson Mark enters a prestigious university, but Mark's dream is to follow his grandfather's footsteps and become a chef and take over the family restaurant. Due to Hao's difficult personality, the restaurant is on the verge of bankruptcy and he finally collapses. In order to save the restaurant, Mark enters a cooking contest without his grandfather's knowledge and consent in Shanghai. He competes against talented chefs from Japan, Korea and Australia, and freely shows off ravishing cooking skills that he has accumulated from his grandfather over the years. As Mark wins round after round and gains attention, Julia, the contest producer notices something peculiar about him, then slowly realizes that Mark and her husband David resemble each other.
Hanaoka Nao's mother, Yuriko, works as a confectioner at Kogetsuan, a traditional Japanese sweets shop. Nao meets Takatsuki Tsubaki, the owner's six-year-old son, and they become childhood sweethearts. Tragedy strikes when Tsubaki's father is murdered. Nao's mother is arrested based on Tsubaki's testimony, and Nao is left homeless after her mother's death. With Nao as the daughter of a murder suspect and Tsubaki as the victim's son, they part ways with bitterness. Over 15 years later, Nao and Tsubaki cross paths again during a Japanese confectionery competition. Tsubaki, unaware of Nao's true identity, is captivated by her creations and impulsively proposes marriage. Nao, determined to prove her mother's innocence, conceals her past and agrees to marry Tsubaki, gaining entry to Kogetsuan. Little do they know the challenges awaiting them. Despite life's adversities, Nao and Tsubaki's bond deepens as they're drawn together. The truth behind the events of 15 years ago remains a mystery.
Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! Yutaka soon finds himself having a change of heart as he looks forward to the meals they share together.
Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and sacrifices for the sake of protecting tradition. ~~ Adapted from the manga "Fukuyadou Honpo" by Yuchi Yayomi.
This work is a “misaligned, heart-fluttering romantic comedy” centered on Amami Haru, an eccentric and handsome young man whose only best friend is an AI, and Karashima Naho, a work-driven woman employed at a game company.
One day, Naho bumps into Haru at a park and ends up spilling coffee all over the vintage clothes he is wearing. Unable to afford compensation, Naho agrees to Haru’s proposal to settle the matter with “30 homemade boxed lunches,” and the two enter into a strange contract.
Although Naho is thrown off by Haru’s unpredictable words and behavior, as they begin spending their 50-minute lunch breaks together, the distance between them gradually closes. However, Naho soon discovers Haru’s true identity: he is a game creator attracting attention from around the world. Moreover, the company he belongs to turns out to be a rival of Naho’s own company, forcing their relationship to become a secret that must be kept hidden.
One day, Naho bumps into Haru at a park and ends up spilling coffee all over the vintage clothes he is wearing. Unable to afford compensation, Naho agrees to Haru’s proposal to settle the matter with “30 homemade boxed lunches,” and the two enter into a strange contract.
Although Naho is thrown off by Haru’s unpredictable words and behavior, as they begin spending their 50-minute lunch breaks together, the distance between them gradually closes. However, Naho soon discovers Haru’s true identity: he is a game creator attracting attention from around the world. Moreover, the company he belongs to turns out to be a rival of Naho’s own company, forcing their relationship to become a secret that must be kept hidden.
The series will take place in a Chinese restaurant. Chef Seo Poong, a chef who goes from being a star chef one day to the cook at a failing neighborhood Chinese restaurant the next. Dan Sae Woo, meaning “sweet shrimp”, lives a life of privilege and leisure—she accepted no gifts on her wedding day because her father gave her a check for 300 million won, and she enjoys horseback riding and fencing. Her greatest moment in life happens to coincide with a random bowl of jajangmyun, which leads her to undergo a big change and begin a new life.
