PickyPrincess11

I must say that I thoroughly enjoy the drama except that Jeong Suk and Do Hyun have ZERO romantic chemistry. I always skip their lovey dovey scenes which are awkward and cringey.

I hope the likes of Mr. Choi multiply for a husband.

I already gave you the part where it was highlighted. If you missed it, then I highly suggest that you revisit that part with his sister. It ain’t long but meaty. I’m no longer spoonfeeding you with how I got the point.

I don’t like it that much to the point of hyping it yet I don’t hate it because it has its charms and life lessons. Yet this I say, it can be wrapped up in 8 episodes because I won’t lie, I hit 1.5x speed as soon as it hits Ep8, I became bored.

That was for me the gold and saving grace of the drama. If you can recall ML’s convo with his paternal half-sister. He mentioned that he liked plankton the most, despite being at the very bottom of the food chain, seems insignficant yet still manages to shine/illuminate the sea when light hits it. That planktons contribute oxygen even on the verge of dying, gives life to everything around it. I think that pretty sumps up ML’s life yet. The parallelism is undeniable.

I know that they aren't related by blood. But since the FL is always on and about having two older brothers, I don’t want that tainted.

Here I am wishing the kids stay the way they are, siblings love until the end. It doesn't have to be romantic or love triangle trope all the time for a Kdrama to be loved or successful. What they have is so precious.

“I’ll do anything not to get kicked out of Maeran…”

Do anything EXCEPT telling the truth why she needed to sing at the coffee shop? Darn annoying scene.

I think Moon Ok Gyeong has an incurable disease or is close to dying thus the rush for a successor.

This is a refreshing concept. I get this feeling of modern day process of training/debuting idols but pansori style.

I think this is the first show that literally gave me a sick stomach. I felt all the emotions! This is a heavy drama and thought provoking.

I’ve been saying this! Sadly he’s a victim of the (full) Korean main character syndrome. This is why a lot of foreign chefs were ousted early on in the competition. With Chef Edward’s range and creativity, he’ll surely win against Matfia if the Tofu Hell was the deciding challenge.

Agree! The tofu cooking hell is best suited for final 2, as it will showcase their cooking prowess. I wonder if Napoli Matfia’s cooking range can match that of Chef Edward’s.

The only romance I’m rooting for on this show is the landlady and Kang Bitna’s assistant!

Side note, Chef Edward has a documentary on Youtube, you might be interested.

https://youtu.be/3hxPwZ2YZ1c?si=KWIUPJ5Eqj72LOEQ

Well deserved winner of Iron Chef. I came across a docu on his life over Youtube, you might want to check it out.

https://youtu.be/3hxPwZ2YZ1c?si=KWIUPJ5Eqj72LOEQ

I’m so sorry to say this but I am starting to get annoyed at Han Da On’s character in the show ever since he hid under the hospital bed. Haha!

Rooting for the anti-hero judge!

Dang, Chef Edward made me teary eyed. Even if he didn’t win, he fought a good fight and earned my respect as a chef. Emerging as the top White Spoon chef is already an amazing achievement. To me, his demeanor is very down to earth and sincere when he cooks. His KFC creation using the tofu was 🤯

It makes sense to me that they’d choose a Black Spoon as a winner through Chef Napoli Matfia. It will give inspiration to aspiring chefs to go for their dreams rather than letting another White Spoon (a Korean-American at that sadly). Still, I love Chef Edward and I became a fan!

This was a great show but I hope they tweak the number of judges to an odd number to break ties. I love another judge addition, Chef Paik and Ahn had a tough job judging. Won’t mind if Chef Edward returns as an additional judge next season. Please bring him back in!

Bring it on Season 2, an easy 4/5 stars for S1. My wishes:

1. Odd number of judges, make it 3 to break ties.
2. Tweak the restaurant challenge as it was unfair to the fourth team that was formed. Less manpower and time.
3. Cooking Hell challenges best for Final 2.

I knew it! If you’re up for spoilers, read below:

I think the winner will be either Napoli Matfia or Triple Star. They could go up against Chef Edward or Chef Choi Hyun Seok.

Now to my second criticism, the forming of the fourth team was totally disappointing especially to Chef Ahn’s Team. Their manpower is only 3, and lesser time compared to others.

Season 2 was a big let down.

I think they should’ve gotten an odd number of judges, at least 3 for the blind testing to break the tie. So far that’s my criticism of the show.

I also noticed that most white spoon (foreigner) Michelin-star chefs were ousted vs Korean black spoons. Hmmm.. something is off. But when it’s Korean vs Korean, the white spoon senior wins! It’s an uncomfortable pattern to notice as a viewer.

So, a fearless forecast, a Korean will win because at this point, the foreign chefs were one by one eliminated. Haha! I remember that same comment that no mixed race or foreign blood will ever win American Idol.