Tastefully Yours (2025) s01e08 Episode Script
Scorched Recipe
1
[theme music playing]
-[tires screech]
-[dog barks]
[all exclaim]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
I forget it all the time.
Oh, my gosh!
Mo Yeon-joo! Where are you going?
What's the matter with you?
What is it? Is something wrong?
Why are you running
all over the place this morning?
[sighs, chuckles]
[stuttering] No, nothing's wrong.
What are you stuttering for?
I didn't.
-When did I stutter [stutters]
-Whatever. Be quiet.
We're going grocery shopping,
so watch the restaurant.
Clean up as well.
-You're going out?
-[Myung-sook] Get a grip.
-See you later!
-[door closes]
Don't be gone for too long.
I'll be lonely.
[panting]
[whispering] The recipe book.
The recipes. Damn it.
The recipe book.
Goddamn it.
[exclaims]
Oh!
What the
[tense music plays]
No way.
LAST NIGH
[Young-hye] Oh
He always went on and on about
high-end and premium
-[gasps] and this is where he works?
-[drawers opening, closing]
By the way, Yu-jin.
Why do you go so far
as to risk everything
to get those three stars?
What do you mean?
I do this because my honor
and pride depend on it.
I do it because my salary
and career path depend on it.
I'll mention the three stars on my resume,
get a new job, and get a raise.
Get a new job?
Didn't you get into Hansang
through open recruitment?
It doesn't matter how I got in.
No one stays at one job
for their whole life.
You jump ship if you're offered a raise.
Oh, come on. Help me find it.
[rummaging continues]
Hmm?
[tense music playing]
I found them.
[Yu-jin] What?
[Young-hye]
The recipes Director Han mentioned.
Money, honor, pride.
I found them.
-This has to be thinner.
-Yes, Chef.
-Step aside.
-Yes, Chef.
-Keep it this thin, okay?
-Yes, Chef.
-Let me have a taste test.
-Yes, Chef.
-It needs more black pepper.
-Yes, Chef.
[phone buzzing]
HAN BEOM-WOO
CHEF JANG YOUNG-HYE
[line ringing]
Come on, pick up.
Pick up the phone.
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
This was made with 200-year-old
aged soy sauce from North Jeolla Province.
Noted.
All right, everyone. You can do this!
[phone buzzing]
HAN BEOM-WOO
They're Diamant inspectors, so stay sharp.
-Yes, Chef.
-Yes, Chef.
[line ringing]
Damn you, Jang Young-hye!
[manager]
This is grilled red tilefish with scales
served on top of a soy sauce
scaly hedgehog mushroom purée
with Korean mint and spinach oil.
I hope you enjoy it.
Mmm.
-[Young-hye] Two more pinches of salt.
-[staff] Yes, Chef.
Fire the next course.
[all staff] Yes, Chef.
[Young-hye]
You must follow the recipe exactly.
[all staff] Yes, Chef.
HOW TO GRILL PINE MUSHROOM
ADD MINCED BEEF RUMP AND MIX
CUT SEOPSANJEOK INTO A SQUARE
-Step aside.
-Yes, Chef.
Damn it.
[music intensifies]
Wait.
-Goodbye. Thank you.
-[Beom-woo panting]
[scoffs]
[music fades]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
1 HOUR AGO
[jazzy music playing]
This is seopsanjeok,
infused with a wild pine mushroom aroma.
[in English] This is seopsanjeok,
a grilled beef dish
with wild pine mushrooms.
You can enjoy the juicy flavor
of Korean beef. Enjoy.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
Oh. [chuckles]
Mmm.
[Beom-woo, in Korean]
Hey, Jang Young-hye. Follow me.
Hey.
Don't you think
Don't you think that's just wrong?
It's the trick you came up with
and taught me.
It's what you do best.
I know that.
You're right, but
You can change your ways
because you won't lose it all right away.
You can switch sides whenever you want
and do as you wish.
But
did you ever stop to think about Yu-jin
and the other chefs who work for us?
Did you even consider
the people who worked with you?
[sighs]
Get a grip, Han Beom-woo.
This is your workplace,
not that restaurant.
So wrap things up there.
Our three-star menu has to be exclusive.
It can't be a menu people can have
at another restaurant.
You'd better wrap things up quickly.
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
Goddamn it.
I'M NOT FEELING WELL
DUE TO JET LAG,
SO I'LL BE TAKING
THE DAY OFF, CHEF
[Yeon-joo] Jet lag? We were in Japan.
[sighs]
[amusing music playing]
What's up with you two?
Hey, Chef, did you hear that rumor?
What rumor?
Some shameless fool from the area
drank all day long, fooled around,
and skipped work without permission.
As if that wasn't bad enough,
the very next day,
he showed his thick face
as if nothing had happened.
Because of him,
a poor woman named Jin Myung-sook
ended up with housewife's eczema
that she'd never had in her 40-year life.
All because she had to do
the damn fool's chores too.
The what fool? The "damn" fool?
Oh, are you upset?
I wasn't talking about you.
Who said I got drunk and fooled around?
-Who on earth said that?
-Oh, goodness, I wasn't talking about you.
Gosh, he's funny, isn't he?
Do you know that I returned
after sacrificing myself
for the greater good?
You don't even know anything.
"The greater good"?
Since when did drinking and fooling around
count as the greater good?
-I've never heard of such a thing, Chef.
-[panting] Chef Mo.
Have you heard that rumor?
Someone acted like she'd follow
Yu-jin or whatever his name is
to the ends of hell,
only to keep coming back here.
[mock laughs]
Oh, I get it. It's not that she didn't go.
She couldn't go because she was rejected.
[laughs]
For goodness' sake.
You hit me? Did you just hit me?
Yeah, I hit you!
Stop it.
[Choon-seung] Oh!
[grunting]
[exclaims]
[gasps]
[intense music playing]
[exclaims, gasps]
-[screaming]
-[Myung-sook] You think you can get away
-with this attitude? [shouts]
-[blows land]
How dare he.
[Choon-seung sobbing]
You should apologize to her first.
Why should I?
I'm the one who got beat up
and was wronged,
so why should I apologize?
That happens.
All right?
Do what's best for everyone and let it go.
What am I, everyone's whipping boy?
That goes for Myung-sook
and Beom-woo's ex-girlfriend too.
They're all hounding me.
His ex-girlfriend?
Yeah. I said I sacrificed myself.
[sniffles] You know
what Beom-woo's ex-girlfriend did?
She kicked my behind
with killer high heels.
I bet she left a hole in my butt cheek.
Why did she come back?
That's not what's important right now.
My sacrifice is important, okay?
Chef, you're on my side, right?
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
[phone buzzes]
YU-JIN
[Yu-jin]
I heard you're coming back to Motto.
I look forward
to your glorious return home, sir.
[sighs]
[dramatic music plays]
[exclaiming]
Why are you here in the dead of night
when you're unwell?
[grunting]
Oh [clears throat]
Well
I was out all day long.
How was business?
Did you handle everything?
What are you on about?
Did you lie about being unwell
to go off and see your ex-girlfriend?
[gasps]
You're psychic.
What?
Nothing.
Take this with you.
What is it?
[soft music playing]
You said you're not feeling well.
It's mung bean porridge.
Eat it if you want.
Are you very unwell?
[closes lid]
Hey.
You know
What?
What is it?
Never mind.
It's not important. It can wait.
You're being silly.
Go and get some sleep.
[sighs]
[Myung-sook] I didn't slack off
because I didn't know how.
[exclaims]
[in English] Sorry.
[in Korean]
I had a sense of responsibility!
[comedic music playing]
You, Choon-seung.
[shouting] Die!
-You dare try to take me on?
-[chuckling]
Die! [echoes]
-[chuckles]
-[cheering]
Why would you applaud for nothing?
I'm a golfing genius.
[grunting]
[dance music playing]
They have no idea
who I was trying to help.
I was
How could they do this to me?
[gasps]
[grunts]
[crying]
Jin Myung-sook!
DON'T FORGET YOUR BELONGINGS
[phone buzzes]
BEOM-WOO
[line ringing]
Oh, come on.
SHIN CHOON-SEUNG
-He still won't pick up?
-[line ringing]
Maybe something did happen to him.
I'm sure he's fine.
I already have a lot on my mind as is.
[patron] Excuse me, we need chopsticks.
Chopsticks? I'll bring you some.
[line continues ringing]
Aren't you being too harsh?
There was a reason
I couldn't go in for work.
How many times did I tell you?
There was a reason?
Do you think I go to work
at the restaurant every single day
because I don't have a good reason
to take a single day off?
Do you even know what I had to go through?
What did you say?
You didn't get a word I just said.
[scoffs] Okay, fine. Too bad.
You and I are done as of today.
Yeah, we're done!
South and North Korea can't even reunify,
so how can we get along?
-There's no way.
-Gosh, you're smart, aren't you?
Even a passing dog
in this neighborhood is smart, huh?
-A dog?
-Yeah, a dog!
You dog! Woof, woof!
Oh, so you've decided to bite me now?
Fine, go ahead. Bite me.
-Woof, woof!
-Bite me!
-[screams] Look, everyone!
-[barks, growls]
-[screams]
-[Yeon-joo] Caught both of you in the act!
I was wondering why you both skipped work.
Was it so you could fight?
Did you think I couldn't
or wouldn't go AWOL?
Does this look like we're fighting to you?
I got assaulted!
Are you incapable of realizing
that there's a valid reason
as to why you're being assaulted?
Is your head empty?
-Empty! [exclaims]
-Empty!
-Empty!
-[shouts] Come on.
-Stop it. Will you help me here?
-You little
-I don't hear anything.
-Pack your things, everyone!
-What did you say?
-What?
Have you all gone deaf or what?
Pack your stuff tomorrow.
Am I getting fired?
Him?
Let's go on vacation.
-[Choon-seung] What?
-A vacation?
One's distracted and the other two fight
whenever they meet.
You all worked hard to repay the debt,
and you're burned out.
What does "burned out" mean?
Burned out, like in a fire.
We're all burned and nothing's left.
All burned and nothing's left. Okay.
I feel responsible
for not looking out for my staff.
Let's consider this a vacation
to recharge and bring us together.
Recharging and getting closer,
that's great.
But what about the restaurant?
People are more important
than the restaurant.
[Myung-sook] That's right.
I'll take that to mean you all agreed.
Let's prepare for the afternoon shift.
I'm down.
-[Yeon-joo] Don't fight.
-You're awesome.
Ah, I couldn't stop eating.
Me neither.
-[patron] We're ready to pay.
-[bell rings]
[Beom-woo] I'll help with that.
-Three people, right?
-Yes.
Thank you. Please come again.
Welcome.
-Are you alone?
-[patron 2] Yes.
This way. Have a seat, sir.
Should I bring you one set meal?
Yes.
Okay.
-One set meal.
-[Yeon-joo] All right.
Myung-sook.
-[Myung-sook] What is it?
-Chef Mo.
This is urgent. Come here.
-[Beom-woo whispers] What?
-What is it?
[Choon-seung] Where are we going tomorrow?
[Yeon-joo] Stop chatting and get to work.
[Choon-seung] Come on. Tell us, Chef Mo.
Mountains or the sea? Where are we going?
[Beom-woo] Choon-seung,
our customers are still around.
[Choon-seung giggles]
I know you're excited too.
-We're going on vacation tomorrow.
-Keep this up, and I'll call it off.
[Beom-woo] He didn't eat a thing. [sighs]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
[Choon-seung] Last one.
-[muffled] Gosh, I'm hungry.
-[Yeon-joo] What's that?
-[Choon-seung] What?
-[ominous music plays]
[echoing] Should I bring you one set meal?
Yes.
Han Beom-woo, the recipe thief,
must apologize and compensate!
PARA
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
[panting]
Hey, Newbie.
You look
[strains, exclaims] What's the matter?
-[strains]
-What is it?
What's going on?
Sir.
I need to borrow your truck.
My truck? You can't take it.
No, wait. Bye!
Go ahead, take it. It's fine.
The tank's full!
What's going on?
[tense music playing]
[tapping]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
PARADISE RESTAURAN
RESTAURANT ACQUISITION AGREEMEN
-[employee] Here's our contract.
-Okay.
[employee]
Please read it carefully and sign here.
Okay.
[laughs] Yes, of course.
We're almost wrapped up here.
-Your business will flourish.
-[mutters]
-I should hope so.
-[chuckles]
I'm Han Beom-woo.
-Are you almost done?
-Yes, we're done.
-I'll wait outside.
-Yes, sir!
Yes. Ah! [chuckles]
I'm heading over now. Let's have a drink.
[chuckles]
MALA MALATANG
BY HANSANG FOOD FIELD
Damn it, you doofus.
You didn't recognize him?
Seriously.
[grunts]
[music fades]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
If you have complaints, tell me now.
I paid you a fair and decent amount
and took over your restaurant.
To be blunt,
you happily sold your restaurant
to the corporation that offered a fortune
only to let sales be cut in half,
causing a deficit.
Is that the company's fault?
We shut down the place
because we had no reason
to keep such a restaurant.
Were you that ticked off
and angry about it?
Or were you angry
that I took your recipes?
Ninety-three days.
That's how long
I stood out there.
Outside the Hansang headquarters.
-[tense music playing]
-I stand here today
to expose the fact that Hansang
is a corrupt corporation.
CORPORATE BULLY
CORPORATE TYRANNY
Don't just walk on by. Please read this.
Corporate bully!
Hansang took my recipes
and shut down my restaurant,
and they must pay!
GIVE ME BACK THE RECIPES
OF PARADISE RESTAURAN
[protestor] But still, you punks
[sobbing]
didn't even bat an eye.
That's why
I set the fire.
I wanted to show you
that even a worm will turn
when you step on it.
PARADISE RESTAURAN
[lighter hits floor]
[protestor] But
you had no idea I was that worm.
[Beom-woo] Welcome.
Are you alone?
-Yes.
-Should I bring you one set meal?
-Yes.
-Okay.
[protestor] As if that wasn't bad enough
[Choon-seung] Myung-sook. Chef Mo.
[protestor] You looked happy.
[Beom-woo whispering]
-You kept
-[laughing]
smiling.
Cut the act.
Do you think that's enough reason
to forgive you for what you did?
What?
You should've taken legal action
or gone to Hansang.
Why would you
Why would you set our restaurant on fire?
It had nothing to do with it.
[scoffs]
"Our" restaurant?
Do those people know
the real reason
why the habitual backstabber
approached them?
[intriguing music playing]
What is it?
You treated other restaurants
like they were nothing.
Is that restaurant different?
Do you think
you could be forgiven
for what you've done?
If I ever see you [trembles]
near our restaurant again,
I'll make sure
to put you behind bars for arson.
[music stops]
Jeonju must be closer than I thought.
Why did you ask to see me?
Sit down.
[sighs]
Why did you go see him?
[scoffs] Did you have someone tail me?
Did you go to check on the restaurant
you took over? Hmm?
The company will handle the arsonist,
so don't mind him.
Okay. I understand.
I heard you're returning to Motto.
[suspenseful music playing]
Ms. Jeong.
He's coming back, so get things in order.
[Jeong] Yes, ma'am.
Chairman Han.
I heard
Diamant applauded the recipes
you brought over.
The weapons are ready.
Now we just have to
shut down that restaurant.
That's going to take a bit more time.
[chuckles]
Get it done quickly.
Like you always have.
[sighs]
[music fades]
[pensive music playing]
[sighs]
[phone buzzes]
[Yeon-joo] I couldn't reach you all day.
Is everything okay?
YEON-JOO
[sighs]
I have to tell her today, no matter what.
I have to tell her today. Today.
Today.
-I'll tell her today.
-[dance music playing through speakers]
I'll tell
Mr. Manager.
[Beom-woo] What
Turn off the music.
Turn it off!
-[exclaims]
-[music stops]
[stammering]
Why do you two look like that?
Is that what you're wearing?
[scoffs] I should be asking
why you're dressed the way you are.
Are you in some biker gang?
Beom-woo, we're going on vacation.
I need you to mind your TOP.
It's TPO, not TOP. Time, place, occasion.
[laughing]
[Beom-woo sighs] I just don't get people
who care about TPO
when it's just a vacation.
It's so pathetic.
We're going to soothe
and fill our souls, not
[lighthearted music playing]
My word, who's this?
We're going on vacation
and the TPO is important.
No, go and get changed. Beom-woo said
-Hey, hey!
-[Choon-seung] Why in the world
This is your TPO, yeah? It's not bad.
Post it on social media.
Don't waste the look.
-Shall we go?
-Let's go.
Give me your bag.
[Choon-seung scoffs]
[Myung-sook] My goodness.
Come on, let's go.
[exhales sharply]
-[huffs]
-[scoffs]
[Myung-sook] You should ask her out first.
What's the point of
sitting across from each other like that?
Oh my.
[gasps] How sweet.
LOVELY JOGGER
[TV show theme tune playing on phone]
Choon-seung, play some music.
Yes, boss.
[exclaims]
[upbeat music playing]
[Choon-seung chuckles] Yeah!
[vocalizing to music]
Let's leave today for the airport ♪
Turn off your phone ♪
Please don't call me ♪
Even if I shout ♪
It can't be helped ♪
I wave my hand gently, bye-bye ♪
[in English] Take me to London
Paris, New York City ♪
[in Korean] I've fallen in love
With this beautiful city ♪
Like a bird, bird, a flying bird ♪
Freely, I fly, fly, and I breathe ♪
Take me to a new world
Anywhere, wherever it may be ♪
Away from this suffocating ♪
That's enough, that's enough ♪
You sang enough.
[song continues on speaker]
It's snack time.
Snacking is the highlight of a trip.
[coughs] Do you have anything to drink?
[exclaims]
That looks so refreshing.
[sighs]
Ah, the fizz has a kick.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[music continues]
[Choon-seung] The scenery is just amazing.
Beom-woo, step on it!
[music fades]
I think this is it.
This is where the navigation system
brought us.
-[Choon-seung groaning]
-What, is it nighttime?
[chuckling] Oh, it's not.
Where are we? A rest stop?
We're at a rest stop? When will we arrive?
We arrived.
This is it?
Where's the villa with the pool?
-What about the heated pool and hot tub?
-Myung-sook.
It'll all be down there. Aren't I right?
What are you talking about?
The place we're going
is over there.
[Myung-sook] What?
-[Choon-seung] A temple?
-[Myung-sook] A temple?
Don't you know about templestays?
True inner healing happens
when you leave the secular world.
-I got tricked real good!
-[Myung-sook moans]
I'm in shock! [groans]
I brought my bikini
thinking there would be a heated pool.
[person] Yeon-joo.
-[chuckles]
-[gasps] Venerable!
Why are you out in the cold?
-I had to come out to welcome you.
-[chuckles]
Hello. [chuckles]
-My restaurant staff I told you about.
-[inhales sharply] Ah.
It's a pleasure.
Yeon-joo told me a lot about you.
I heard you're a great help to her.
[all chuckle]
-Just a little.
-Not that much.
Oh. She looked after me
and cooked for me when I was young.
She's my aunt.
-[Myung-sook] Oh.
-[Beom-woo] Ah.
Yeon-joo, you're all grown up
and introducing me to your colleagues.
Make yourselves at home while you're here.
-[chuckling]
-Let's go inside.
I tried making the spinach kimchi
you made last time
-Mmm-hmm.
-but it didn't taste the same.
-It didn't?
-Can you make it for me again?
-Shall we? Okay.
-Yeah.
Where's the head monk?
[Yeon-joo's aunt] She's away.
Is that the Mo Yeon-joo we know?
[Myung-sook]
Was she always that cute and sweet?
That's impossible.
[bell tolls, reverberating]
Come on out.
[groans]
Is this a vacation or a boot camp?
You can't put this on a woman
who brought a bikini.
[Choon-seung] I have a feeling
temple clothes are my personal color.
What do you think, Beom-woo?
-Do I look like a Taoist?
-Yeah. You do.
-You can be the Cabbage Taoist.
-Cabbage?
If I'm the Cabbage Taoist,
you're the Radish Taoist.
-Let's be quiet and go.
-Let's go.
It's this way.
It's this way.
It's this way.
So it's this way.
-[monk chanting]
-[chiming]
[gentle music playing]
[snorts]
[snoring]
[grunts, continues snoring]
[grunts]
[in English] Yes.
[Myung-sook inhales sharply]
[in Korean] Mushroom. I love zucchini.
[Choon-seung, in English] Yes.
Yes, yes.
[in Korean] Here, Choon-seung.
-[Choon-seung] Soy sauce.
-Thanks. [chuckles]
Myung-sook.
ABSOLUTE SILENCE
AT ALL TIMES HERE
DO NOT LEAVE ANY FOOD
-[shushes]
-[Choon-seung gasps]
Okay, I'm first.
Sir, I'm done.
-Do I get anything for finishing first?
-[groaning]
[grunts]
I finished first. Do you need help?
Are you practicing silence?
Quiet meditating?
[sighs]
[whispering] Yeon-joo.
Are you asleep?
You asleep?
[sighs]
[gasps]
Why aren't you asleep?
[sighs heavily]
Oh, so you were awake.
Can't sleep?
[chuckles] No, well, I was just
[inhales sharply]
So about what I was going to say
the other day
The moon is so bright.
Oh my.
It really is bright.
[Yeon-joo chuckles]
What were you saying?
[chuckles]
Never mind.
There was someone
I really wanted you to meet here.
The head monk?
How did you know?
I could tell right away.
The person you said was like your mother.
Isn't that her?
-[wistful music playing]
-Yeah, my mom.
She's not like my mom.
She is my mom.
-[music continues]
-[chimes jangle]
[baby babbling]
I'M SORRY. PLEASE TAKE HER IN.
Oh dear.
My gosh.
[uplifting music playing]
[laughs]
[Yeon-joo] I was so happy here
that I never thought of
or missed my real mom.
-[monk chanting]
-[wood tapping]
[chuckles]
[Yeon-joo]
The monks were my aunts and uncles.
And the head monk was my mom.
Can we add the potatoes now?
We sure can.
[Yeon-joo]
She always cooked me tasty food,
saying my heart should never get hungry.
[cooing]
There.
-Here.
-Yes.
-One.
-Okay.
-Two.
-That's it.
[Yeon-joo]
Thanks to the food I cooked with Mom
and everything she taught me to make,
I fell in love with cooking.
[young Yeon-joo]
Oh, it's vegetables with rice.
SILENCE
Thank you for the food!
[chuckles]
[Yeon-joo] Back then, I was
just so happy.
[young Yeon-joo] Mom!
-[head monk] Hey.
-I'm back.
-You're back.
-Be careful.
I'll do it, Auntie.
-What? No.
-Let me.
-It's fine. I'll do it.
-Let me do the rest.
[Yeon-joo's aunt]
You just got back from school. Goodness.
Did you study hard?
-[young Yeon-joo] Yes, but I'm hungry.
-What do you want to eat?
[Yeon-joo] I got accepted to CIA,
and I cried so much
the day I left this place.
Yeon-joo.
-Auntie.
-[Yeon-joo's aunt sighs]
Be well and healthy in the US, okay?
[young Yeon-joo sobbing]
It's all okay.
It's okay.
Thank you.
It's okay.
[Yeon-joo] They're people
who cared for me every day.
To me,
-they're all so special.
-[Yeon-joo's aunt sniffling]
Especially my mom.
That's why I wanted you to meet her.
It's okay. We can come back again.
Of course.
We can come back again.
It feels like
I'm always the one doing the talking.
What?
[chuckles]
I want to hear your story too.
The cabbage kimchi.
What's the story behind that?
Is it what your mom made for you?
You were so out of it while eating it
when you first came to the restaurant.
[chuckles]
No.
It's not what my mom made.
It's what my grandma made.
I see.
You don't have to tell me
if you don't want to.
You can tell me some other time.
[Beom-woo inhales deeply, sighs]
The thing is
It's really hard to tell.
HANSANG FOOD FIELD
The Diamant inspectors
visited Motto yesterday,
and the feedback
was apparently very positive.
[chuckles]
[exhales deeply]
You can go.
-[door closes]
-[phone buzzes]
HAN BEOM-WOO
I'M NOT GOING BACK TO MOTTO
I DON'T NEED HANSANG
OR TO BE THE SUCCESSOR ANYMORE
[phone buzzing]
[gasps softly]
[exhales sharply]
Hello?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I bought my phone recently.
-Call me again in two years.
-[all groaning]
Damn it.
Shouldn't they have called by now?
Do you think we failed?
Let's wait a bit more. Korea and the US
have different time zones.
[chef] Don't you mean France?
-It's the Diamant Guide.
-I know, okay? I know.
[phone buzzing]
Wait.
[exhales sharply]
[clears throat]
[tense music playing]
Hello?
[stammers, in French] Hello. How are you?
Oh, is that so?
Okay, thank you. Goodbye.
-[sighs]
-[phone beeps]
[in Korean] What did they say?
Well?
The Diamant Guide gave three stars
to just one restaurant in Korea.
-[cork pops]
-[all cheering]
-[in English] Three stars!
-Three stars!
-Three stars!
-Three stars!
[in Korean] Cheers!
[cheering continues]
[Yeon-joo's aunt]
Did you have a peaceful stay?
Everyone in the world commits wrongs.
Another word we use
for foolishness is "ignorance."
It means those who don't know
the truth of things are in the dark.
I hope that
when you return to your places,
you each find your truth.
[door slams]
He doesn't need it, my ass.
Han Beom-woo, you dare deceive me?
[Beom-woo clears throat]
-[pensive music playing]
-[breathes deeply]
We're back.
Well done, everyone.
Get home safely,
and I'll see you tomorrow.
-See you.
-[Yeon-joo] Bye.
What are you doing?
I'll drive you to the inn.
Hey, Choon-seung.
I have to discuss something with Chef Mo.
You want to work right after a vacation?
Just get back in.
-Uh
-Take care of my stuff for me.
-Okay?
-I said I'd drop you off. Get in!
Just go. Start driving.
[sighs]
-[door closes]
-Hmm?
[pants]
-[hopeful music playing]
-You know
I've changed a lot since I came here.
I met you, Myung-sook, and Choon-seung
and realized
we don't go through life alone.
And
I realized that sincerity
means more than money
and that people are more important.
I learned all those things
from you, Yeon-joo.
That's why
there's something
I have to say today.
Yeon-joo.
[knocking on door]
[music fades]
Ah. You're here.
[door closes]
I came out of curiosity.
To see if you were done
shutting things down.
Shutting down?
No, well, you see
I guess the chef doesn't know
why you came here
and why you're working here.
Listen, Chef.
Han Beom-woo's actually
Han Sun-woo!
[sighs]
You tell me yourself.
What's he saying?
At
At first
At first
I was going to take the recipes
once I took over the restaurant
and shut it down.
At first.
You were going to take my recipes
and shut down my restaurant?
[stutters]
That was the plan at first.
[Sun-woo] "At first"?
You already sold a dish
made with the recipe you stole from here.
Wild pine mushroom seopsanjeok.
That's your recipe, isn't it?
Your restaurant, Motto,
got three stars with that dish.
-Congratulations.
-[breathing shakily]
Please.
Let me tell her.
[Yeon-joo] Is it true?
Is it?
Is it?
Yeah.
[sorrowful music playing]
[door opens, closes]
[sobbing]
I meant to tell you the truth sooner.
The truth?
When?
When were you going to tell me?
After all the lying and stealing,
now you tell the truth?
Will you hear me out?
[Yeon-joo] How
How
How could you toy with my sincerity?
[music stops]
Yeon-joo.
Get out.
Get out.
Please leave.
Please.
[sorrowful music reprises]
[sniffling]
[sobbing]
JUNGJAE
[music continues]
Just
Just let me go.
Why don't you beat me up this time?
Come on.
If only you hadn't lied
and said you didn't need Hansang,
I wouldn't have gone this far!
Goddammit.
[sighs]
I never got to tell you.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[sobs]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
[Yeon-joo] I'm sorry, but we need to
close the restaurant for a while.
[sobbing] I don't know what to do.
He's a con man. He's a fraud!
[Beom-woo]
I'm sorry this is all I know to do.
I wonder if I was the only one
who was sincere.
[Yeo-ul] I'll see to it that the chef girl
won't be able to set foot
in this industry.
Jungjae might disappear.
[Choon-seung] Why would
a perfectly fine restaurant disappear?
Subtitle translation by: Jennifer Jean Lim
[theme music playing]
-[tires screech]
-[dog barks]
[all exclaim]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
I forget it all the time.
Oh, my gosh!
Mo Yeon-joo! Where are you going?
What's the matter with you?
What is it? Is something wrong?
Why are you running
all over the place this morning?
[sighs, chuckles]
[stuttering] No, nothing's wrong.
What are you stuttering for?
I didn't.
-When did I stutter [stutters]
-Whatever. Be quiet.
We're going grocery shopping,
so watch the restaurant.
Clean up as well.
-You're going out?
-[Myung-sook] Get a grip.
-See you later!
-[door closes]
Don't be gone for too long.
I'll be lonely.
[panting]
[whispering] The recipe book.
The recipes. Damn it.
The recipe book.
Goddamn it.
[exclaims]
Oh!
What the
[tense music plays]
No way.
LAST NIGH
[Young-hye] Oh
He always went on and on about
high-end and premium
-[gasps] and this is where he works?
-[drawers opening, closing]
By the way, Yu-jin.
Why do you go so far
as to risk everything
to get those three stars?
What do you mean?
I do this because my honor
and pride depend on it.
I do it because my salary
and career path depend on it.
I'll mention the three stars on my resume,
get a new job, and get a raise.
Get a new job?
Didn't you get into Hansang
through open recruitment?
It doesn't matter how I got in.
No one stays at one job
for their whole life.
You jump ship if you're offered a raise.
Oh, come on. Help me find it.
[rummaging continues]
Hmm?
[tense music playing]
I found them.
[Yu-jin] What?
[Young-hye]
The recipes Director Han mentioned.
Money, honor, pride.
I found them.
-This has to be thinner.
-Yes, Chef.
-Step aside.
-Yes, Chef.
-Keep it this thin, okay?
-Yes, Chef.
-Let me have a taste test.
-Yes, Chef.
-It needs more black pepper.
-Yes, Chef.
[phone buzzing]
HAN BEOM-WOO
CHEF JANG YOUNG-HYE
[line ringing]
Come on, pick up.
Pick up the phone.
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
This was made with 200-year-old
aged soy sauce from North Jeolla Province.
Noted.
All right, everyone. You can do this!
[phone buzzing]
HAN BEOM-WOO
They're Diamant inspectors, so stay sharp.
-Yes, Chef.
-Yes, Chef.
[line ringing]
Damn you, Jang Young-hye!
[manager]
This is grilled red tilefish with scales
served on top of a soy sauce
scaly hedgehog mushroom purée
with Korean mint and spinach oil.
I hope you enjoy it.
Mmm.
-[Young-hye] Two more pinches of salt.
-[staff] Yes, Chef.
Fire the next course.
[all staff] Yes, Chef.
[Young-hye]
You must follow the recipe exactly.
[all staff] Yes, Chef.
HOW TO GRILL PINE MUSHROOM
ADD MINCED BEEF RUMP AND MIX
CUT SEOPSANJEOK INTO A SQUARE
-Step aside.
-Yes, Chef.
Damn it.
[music intensifies]
Wait.
-Goodbye. Thank you.
-[Beom-woo panting]
[scoffs]
[music fades]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
1 HOUR AGO
[jazzy music playing]
This is seopsanjeok,
infused with a wild pine mushroom aroma.
[in English] This is seopsanjeok,
a grilled beef dish
with wild pine mushrooms.
You can enjoy the juicy flavor
of Korean beef. Enjoy.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
Oh. [chuckles]
Mmm.
[Beom-woo, in Korean]
Hey, Jang Young-hye. Follow me.
Hey.
Don't you think
Don't you think that's just wrong?
It's the trick you came up with
and taught me.
It's what you do best.
I know that.
You're right, but
You can change your ways
because you won't lose it all right away.
You can switch sides whenever you want
and do as you wish.
But
did you ever stop to think about Yu-jin
and the other chefs who work for us?
Did you even consider
the people who worked with you?
[sighs]
Get a grip, Han Beom-woo.
This is your workplace,
not that restaurant.
So wrap things up there.
Our three-star menu has to be exclusive.
It can't be a menu people can have
at another restaurant.
You'd better wrap things up quickly.
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
Goddamn it.
I'M NOT FEELING WELL
DUE TO JET LAG,
SO I'LL BE TAKING
THE DAY OFF, CHEF
[Yeon-joo] Jet lag? We were in Japan.
[sighs]
[amusing music playing]
What's up with you two?
Hey, Chef, did you hear that rumor?
What rumor?
Some shameless fool from the area
drank all day long, fooled around,
and skipped work without permission.
As if that wasn't bad enough,
the very next day,
he showed his thick face
as if nothing had happened.
Because of him,
a poor woman named Jin Myung-sook
ended up with housewife's eczema
that she'd never had in her 40-year life.
All because she had to do
the damn fool's chores too.
The what fool? The "damn" fool?
Oh, are you upset?
I wasn't talking about you.
Who said I got drunk and fooled around?
-Who on earth said that?
-Oh, goodness, I wasn't talking about you.
Gosh, he's funny, isn't he?
Do you know that I returned
after sacrificing myself
for the greater good?
You don't even know anything.
"The greater good"?
Since when did drinking and fooling around
count as the greater good?
-I've never heard of such a thing, Chef.
-[panting] Chef Mo.
Have you heard that rumor?
Someone acted like she'd follow
Yu-jin or whatever his name is
to the ends of hell,
only to keep coming back here.
[mock laughs]
Oh, I get it. It's not that she didn't go.
She couldn't go because she was rejected.
[laughs]
For goodness' sake.
You hit me? Did you just hit me?
Yeah, I hit you!
Stop it.
[Choon-seung] Oh!
[grunting]
[exclaims]
[gasps]
[intense music playing]
[exclaims, gasps]
-[screaming]
-[Myung-sook] You think you can get away
-with this attitude? [shouts]
-[blows land]
How dare he.
[Choon-seung sobbing]
You should apologize to her first.
Why should I?
I'm the one who got beat up
and was wronged,
so why should I apologize?
That happens.
All right?
Do what's best for everyone and let it go.
What am I, everyone's whipping boy?
That goes for Myung-sook
and Beom-woo's ex-girlfriend too.
They're all hounding me.
His ex-girlfriend?
Yeah. I said I sacrificed myself.
[sniffles] You know
what Beom-woo's ex-girlfriend did?
She kicked my behind
with killer high heels.
I bet she left a hole in my butt cheek.
Why did she come back?
That's not what's important right now.
My sacrifice is important, okay?
Chef, you're on my side, right?
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
[phone buzzes]
YU-JIN
[Yu-jin]
I heard you're coming back to Motto.
I look forward
to your glorious return home, sir.
[sighs]
[dramatic music plays]
[exclaiming]
Why are you here in the dead of night
when you're unwell?
[grunting]
Oh [clears throat]
Well
I was out all day long.
How was business?
Did you handle everything?
What are you on about?
Did you lie about being unwell
to go off and see your ex-girlfriend?
[gasps]
You're psychic.
What?
Nothing.
Take this with you.
What is it?
[soft music playing]
You said you're not feeling well.
It's mung bean porridge.
Eat it if you want.
Are you very unwell?
[closes lid]
Hey.
You know
What?
What is it?
Never mind.
It's not important. It can wait.
You're being silly.
Go and get some sleep.
[sighs]
[Myung-sook] I didn't slack off
because I didn't know how.
[exclaims]
[in English] Sorry.
[in Korean]
I had a sense of responsibility!
[comedic music playing]
You, Choon-seung.
[shouting] Die!
-You dare try to take me on?
-[chuckling]
Die! [echoes]
-[chuckles]
-[cheering]
Why would you applaud for nothing?
I'm a golfing genius.
[grunting]
[dance music playing]
They have no idea
who I was trying to help.
I was
How could they do this to me?
[gasps]
[grunts]
[crying]
Jin Myung-sook!
DON'T FORGET YOUR BELONGINGS
[phone buzzes]
BEOM-WOO
[line ringing]
Oh, come on.
SHIN CHOON-SEUNG
-He still won't pick up?
-[line ringing]
Maybe something did happen to him.
I'm sure he's fine.
I already have a lot on my mind as is.
[patron] Excuse me, we need chopsticks.
Chopsticks? I'll bring you some.
[line continues ringing]
Aren't you being too harsh?
There was a reason
I couldn't go in for work.
How many times did I tell you?
There was a reason?
Do you think I go to work
at the restaurant every single day
because I don't have a good reason
to take a single day off?
Do you even know what I had to go through?
What did you say?
You didn't get a word I just said.
[scoffs] Okay, fine. Too bad.
You and I are done as of today.
Yeah, we're done!
South and North Korea can't even reunify,
so how can we get along?
-There's no way.
-Gosh, you're smart, aren't you?
Even a passing dog
in this neighborhood is smart, huh?
-A dog?
-Yeah, a dog!
You dog! Woof, woof!
Oh, so you've decided to bite me now?
Fine, go ahead. Bite me.
-Woof, woof!
-Bite me!
-[screams] Look, everyone!
-[barks, growls]
-[screams]
-[Yeon-joo] Caught both of you in the act!
I was wondering why you both skipped work.
Was it so you could fight?
Did you think I couldn't
or wouldn't go AWOL?
Does this look like we're fighting to you?
I got assaulted!
Are you incapable of realizing
that there's a valid reason
as to why you're being assaulted?
Is your head empty?
-Empty! [exclaims]
-Empty!
-Empty!
-[shouts] Come on.
-Stop it. Will you help me here?
-You little
-I don't hear anything.
-Pack your things, everyone!
-What did you say?
-What?
Have you all gone deaf or what?
Pack your stuff tomorrow.
Am I getting fired?
Him?
Let's go on vacation.
-[Choon-seung] What?
-A vacation?
One's distracted and the other two fight
whenever they meet.
You all worked hard to repay the debt,
and you're burned out.
What does "burned out" mean?
Burned out, like in a fire.
We're all burned and nothing's left.
All burned and nothing's left. Okay.
I feel responsible
for not looking out for my staff.
Let's consider this a vacation
to recharge and bring us together.
Recharging and getting closer,
that's great.
But what about the restaurant?
People are more important
than the restaurant.
[Myung-sook] That's right.
I'll take that to mean you all agreed.
Let's prepare for the afternoon shift.
I'm down.
-[Yeon-joo] Don't fight.
-You're awesome.
Ah, I couldn't stop eating.
Me neither.
-[patron] We're ready to pay.
-[bell rings]
[Beom-woo] I'll help with that.
-Three people, right?
-Yes.
Thank you. Please come again.
Welcome.
-Are you alone?
-[patron 2] Yes.
This way. Have a seat, sir.
Should I bring you one set meal?
Yes.
Okay.
-One set meal.
-[Yeon-joo] All right.
Myung-sook.
-[Myung-sook] What is it?
-Chef Mo.
This is urgent. Come here.
-[Beom-woo whispers] What?
-What is it?
[Choon-seung] Where are we going tomorrow?
[Yeon-joo] Stop chatting and get to work.
[Choon-seung] Come on. Tell us, Chef Mo.
Mountains or the sea? Where are we going?
[Beom-woo] Choon-seung,
our customers are still around.
[Choon-seung giggles]
I know you're excited too.
-We're going on vacation tomorrow.
-Keep this up, and I'll call it off.
[Beom-woo] He didn't eat a thing. [sighs]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
[Choon-seung] Last one.
-[muffled] Gosh, I'm hungry.
-[Yeon-joo] What's that?
-[Choon-seung] What?
-[ominous music plays]
[echoing] Should I bring you one set meal?
Yes.
Han Beom-woo, the recipe thief,
must apologize and compensate!
PARA
BROTHER'S VEGETABLE SHOP
[panting]
Hey, Newbie.
You look
[strains, exclaims] What's the matter?
-[strains]
-What is it?
What's going on?
Sir.
I need to borrow your truck.
My truck? You can't take it.
No, wait. Bye!
Go ahead, take it. It's fine.
The tank's full!
What's going on?
[tense music playing]
[tapping]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
PARADISE RESTAURAN
RESTAURANT ACQUISITION AGREEMEN
-[employee] Here's our contract.
-Okay.
[employee]
Please read it carefully and sign here.
Okay.
[laughs] Yes, of course.
We're almost wrapped up here.
-Your business will flourish.
-[mutters]
-I should hope so.
-[chuckles]
I'm Han Beom-woo.
-Are you almost done?
-Yes, we're done.
-I'll wait outside.
-Yes, sir!
Yes. Ah! [chuckles]
I'm heading over now. Let's have a drink.
[chuckles]
MALA MALATANG
BY HANSANG FOOD FIELD
Damn it, you doofus.
You didn't recognize him?
Seriously.
[grunts]
[music fades]
PARADISE RESTAURAN
If you have complaints, tell me now.
I paid you a fair and decent amount
and took over your restaurant.
To be blunt,
you happily sold your restaurant
to the corporation that offered a fortune
only to let sales be cut in half,
causing a deficit.
Is that the company's fault?
We shut down the place
because we had no reason
to keep such a restaurant.
Were you that ticked off
and angry about it?
Or were you angry
that I took your recipes?
Ninety-three days.
That's how long
I stood out there.
Outside the Hansang headquarters.
-[tense music playing]
-I stand here today
to expose the fact that Hansang
is a corrupt corporation.
CORPORATE BULLY
CORPORATE TYRANNY
Don't just walk on by. Please read this.
Corporate bully!
Hansang took my recipes
and shut down my restaurant,
and they must pay!
GIVE ME BACK THE RECIPES
OF PARADISE RESTAURAN
[protestor] But still, you punks
[sobbing]
didn't even bat an eye.
That's why
I set the fire.
I wanted to show you
that even a worm will turn
when you step on it.
PARADISE RESTAURAN
[lighter hits floor]
[protestor] But
you had no idea I was that worm.
[Beom-woo] Welcome.
Are you alone?
-Yes.
-Should I bring you one set meal?
-Yes.
-Okay.
[protestor] As if that wasn't bad enough
[Choon-seung] Myung-sook. Chef Mo.
[protestor] You looked happy.
[Beom-woo whispering]
-You kept
-[laughing]
smiling.
Cut the act.
Do you think that's enough reason
to forgive you for what you did?
What?
You should've taken legal action
or gone to Hansang.
Why would you
Why would you set our restaurant on fire?
It had nothing to do with it.
[scoffs]
"Our" restaurant?
Do those people know
the real reason
why the habitual backstabber
approached them?
[intriguing music playing]
What is it?
You treated other restaurants
like they were nothing.
Is that restaurant different?
Do you think
you could be forgiven
for what you've done?
If I ever see you [trembles]
near our restaurant again,
I'll make sure
to put you behind bars for arson.
[music stops]
Jeonju must be closer than I thought.
Why did you ask to see me?
Sit down.
[sighs]
Why did you go see him?
[scoffs] Did you have someone tail me?
Did you go to check on the restaurant
you took over? Hmm?
The company will handle the arsonist,
so don't mind him.
Okay. I understand.
I heard you're returning to Motto.
[suspenseful music playing]
Ms. Jeong.
He's coming back, so get things in order.
[Jeong] Yes, ma'am.
Chairman Han.
I heard
Diamant applauded the recipes
you brought over.
The weapons are ready.
Now we just have to
shut down that restaurant.
That's going to take a bit more time.
[chuckles]
Get it done quickly.
Like you always have.
[sighs]
[music fades]
[pensive music playing]
[sighs]
[phone buzzes]
[Yeon-joo] I couldn't reach you all day.
Is everything okay?
YEON-JOO
[sighs]
I have to tell her today, no matter what.
I have to tell her today. Today.
Today.
-I'll tell her today.
-[dance music playing through speakers]
I'll tell
Mr. Manager.
[Beom-woo] What
Turn off the music.
Turn it off!
-[exclaims]
-[music stops]
[stammering]
Why do you two look like that?
Is that what you're wearing?
[scoffs] I should be asking
why you're dressed the way you are.
Are you in some biker gang?
Beom-woo, we're going on vacation.
I need you to mind your TOP.
It's TPO, not TOP. Time, place, occasion.
[laughing]
[Beom-woo sighs] I just don't get people
who care about TPO
when it's just a vacation.
It's so pathetic.
We're going to soothe
and fill our souls, not
[lighthearted music playing]
My word, who's this?
We're going on vacation
and the TPO is important.
No, go and get changed. Beom-woo said
-Hey, hey!
-[Choon-seung] Why in the world
This is your TPO, yeah? It's not bad.
Post it on social media.
Don't waste the look.
-Shall we go?
-Let's go.
Give me your bag.
[Choon-seung scoffs]
[Myung-sook] My goodness.
Come on, let's go.
[exhales sharply]
-[huffs]
-[scoffs]
[Myung-sook] You should ask her out first.
What's the point of
sitting across from each other like that?
Oh my.
[gasps] How sweet.
LOVELY JOGGER
[TV show theme tune playing on phone]
Choon-seung, play some music.
Yes, boss.
[exclaims]
[upbeat music playing]
[Choon-seung chuckles] Yeah!
[vocalizing to music]
Let's leave today for the airport ♪
Turn off your phone ♪
Please don't call me ♪
Even if I shout ♪
It can't be helped ♪
I wave my hand gently, bye-bye ♪
[in English] Take me to London
Paris, New York City ♪
[in Korean] I've fallen in love
With this beautiful city ♪
Like a bird, bird, a flying bird ♪
Freely, I fly, fly, and I breathe ♪
Take me to a new world
Anywhere, wherever it may be ♪
Away from this suffocating ♪
That's enough, that's enough ♪
You sang enough.
[song continues on speaker]
It's snack time.
Snacking is the highlight of a trip.
[coughs] Do you have anything to drink?
[exclaims]
That looks so refreshing.
[sighs]
Ah, the fizz has a kick.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[music continues]
[Choon-seung] The scenery is just amazing.
Beom-woo, step on it!
[music fades]
I think this is it.
This is where the navigation system
brought us.
-[Choon-seung groaning]
-What, is it nighttime?
[chuckling] Oh, it's not.
Where are we? A rest stop?
We're at a rest stop? When will we arrive?
We arrived.
This is it?
Where's the villa with the pool?
-What about the heated pool and hot tub?
-Myung-sook.
It'll all be down there. Aren't I right?
What are you talking about?
The place we're going
is over there.
[Myung-sook] What?
-[Choon-seung] A temple?
-[Myung-sook] A temple?
Don't you know about templestays?
True inner healing happens
when you leave the secular world.
-I got tricked real good!
-[Myung-sook moans]
I'm in shock! [groans]
I brought my bikini
thinking there would be a heated pool.
[person] Yeon-joo.
-[chuckles]
-[gasps] Venerable!
Why are you out in the cold?
-I had to come out to welcome you.
-[chuckles]
Hello. [chuckles]
-My restaurant staff I told you about.
-[inhales sharply] Ah.
It's a pleasure.
Yeon-joo told me a lot about you.
I heard you're a great help to her.
[all chuckle]
-Just a little.
-Not that much.
Oh. She looked after me
and cooked for me when I was young.
She's my aunt.
-[Myung-sook] Oh.
-[Beom-woo] Ah.
Yeon-joo, you're all grown up
and introducing me to your colleagues.
Make yourselves at home while you're here.
-[chuckling]
-Let's go inside.
I tried making the spinach kimchi
you made last time
-Mmm-hmm.
-but it didn't taste the same.
-It didn't?
-Can you make it for me again?
-Shall we? Okay.
-Yeah.
Where's the head monk?
[Yeon-joo's aunt] She's away.
Is that the Mo Yeon-joo we know?
[Myung-sook]
Was she always that cute and sweet?
That's impossible.
[bell tolls, reverberating]
Come on out.
[groans]
Is this a vacation or a boot camp?
You can't put this on a woman
who brought a bikini.
[Choon-seung] I have a feeling
temple clothes are my personal color.
What do you think, Beom-woo?
-Do I look like a Taoist?
-Yeah. You do.
-You can be the Cabbage Taoist.
-Cabbage?
If I'm the Cabbage Taoist,
you're the Radish Taoist.
-Let's be quiet and go.
-Let's go.
It's this way.
It's this way.
It's this way.
So it's this way.
-[monk chanting]
-[chiming]
[gentle music playing]
[snorts]
[snoring]
[grunts, continues snoring]
[grunts]
[in English] Yes.
[Myung-sook inhales sharply]
[in Korean] Mushroom. I love zucchini.
[Choon-seung, in English] Yes.
Yes, yes.
[in Korean] Here, Choon-seung.
-[Choon-seung] Soy sauce.
-Thanks. [chuckles]
Myung-sook.
ABSOLUTE SILENCE
AT ALL TIMES HERE
DO NOT LEAVE ANY FOOD
-[shushes]
-[Choon-seung gasps]
Okay, I'm first.
Sir, I'm done.
-Do I get anything for finishing first?
-[groaning]
[grunts]
I finished first. Do you need help?
Are you practicing silence?
Quiet meditating?
[sighs]
[whispering] Yeon-joo.
Are you asleep?
You asleep?
[sighs]
[gasps]
Why aren't you asleep?
[sighs heavily]
Oh, so you were awake.
Can't sleep?
[chuckles] No, well, I was just
[inhales sharply]
So about what I was going to say
the other day
The moon is so bright.
Oh my.
It really is bright.
[Yeon-joo chuckles]
What were you saying?
[chuckles]
Never mind.
There was someone
I really wanted you to meet here.
The head monk?
How did you know?
I could tell right away.
The person you said was like your mother.
Isn't that her?
-[wistful music playing]
-Yeah, my mom.
She's not like my mom.
She is my mom.
-[music continues]
-[chimes jangle]
[baby babbling]
I'M SORRY. PLEASE TAKE HER IN.
Oh dear.
My gosh.
[uplifting music playing]
[laughs]
[Yeon-joo] I was so happy here
that I never thought of
or missed my real mom.
-[monk chanting]
-[wood tapping]
[chuckles]
[Yeon-joo]
The monks were my aunts and uncles.
And the head monk was my mom.
Can we add the potatoes now?
We sure can.
[Yeon-joo]
She always cooked me tasty food,
saying my heart should never get hungry.
[cooing]
There.
-Here.
-Yes.
-One.
-Okay.
-Two.
-That's it.
[Yeon-joo]
Thanks to the food I cooked with Mom
and everything she taught me to make,
I fell in love with cooking.
[young Yeon-joo]
Oh, it's vegetables with rice.
SILENCE
Thank you for the food!
[chuckles]
[Yeon-joo] Back then, I was
just so happy.
[young Yeon-joo] Mom!
-[head monk] Hey.
-I'm back.
-You're back.
-Be careful.
I'll do it, Auntie.
-What? No.
-Let me.
-It's fine. I'll do it.
-Let me do the rest.
[Yeon-joo's aunt]
You just got back from school. Goodness.
Did you study hard?
-[young Yeon-joo] Yes, but I'm hungry.
-What do you want to eat?
[Yeon-joo] I got accepted to CIA,
and I cried so much
the day I left this place.
Yeon-joo.
-Auntie.
-[Yeon-joo's aunt sighs]
Be well and healthy in the US, okay?
[young Yeon-joo sobbing]
It's all okay.
It's okay.
Thank you.
It's okay.
[Yeon-joo] They're people
who cared for me every day.
To me,
-they're all so special.
-[Yeon-joo's aunt sniffling]
Especially my mom.
That's why I wanted you to meet her.
It's okay. We can come back again.
Of course.
We can come back again.
It feels like
I'm always the one doing the talking.
What?
[chuckles]
I want to hear your story too.
The cabbage kimchi.
What's the story behind that?
Is it what your mom made for you?
You were so out of it while eating it
when you first came to the restaurant.
[chuckles]
No.
It's not what my mom made.
It's what my grandma made.
I see.
You don't have to tell me
if you don't want to.
You can tell me some other time.
[Beom-woo inhales deeply, sighs]
The thing is
It's really hard to tell.
HANSANG FOOD FIELD
The Diamant inspectors
visited Motto yesterday,
and the feedback
was apparently very positive.
[chuckles]
[exhales deeply]
You can go.
-[door closes]
-[phone buzzes]
HAN BEOM-WOO
I'M NOT GOING BACK TO MOTTO
I DON'T NEED HANSANG
OR TO BE THE SUCCESSOR ANYMORE
[phone buzzing]
[gasps softly]
[exhales sharply]
Hello?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I bought my phone recently.
-Call me again in two years.
-[all groaning]
Damn it.
Shouldn't they have called by now?
Do you think we failed?
Let's wait a bit more. Korea and the US
have different time zones.
[chef] Don't you mean France?
-It's the Diamant Guide.
-I know, okay? I know.
[phone buzzing]
Wait.
[exhales sharply]
[clears throat]
[tense music playing]
Hello?
[stammers, in French] Hello. How are you?
Oh, is that so?
Okay, thank you. Goodbye.
-[sighs]
-[phone beeps]
[in Korean] What did they say?
Well?
The Diamant Guide gave three stars
to just one restaurant in Korea.
-[cork pops]
-[all cheering]
-[in English] Three stars!
-Three stars!
-Three stars!
-Three stars!
[in Korean] Cheers!
[cheering continues]
[Yeon-joo's aunt]
Did you have a peaceful stay?
Everyone in the world commits wrongs.
Another word we use
for foolishness is "ignorance."
It means those who don't know
the truth of things are in the dark.
I hope that
when you return to your places,
you each find your truth.
[door slams]
He doesn't need it, my ass.
Han Beom-woo, you dare deceive me?
[Beom-woo clears throat]
-[pensive music playing]
-[breathes deeply]
We're back.
Well done, everyone.
Get home safely,
and I'll see you tomorrow.
-See you.
-[Yeon-joo] Bye.
What are you doing?
I'll drive you to the inn.
Hey, Choon-seung.
I have to discuss something with Chef Mo.
You want to work right after a vacation?
Just get back in.
-Uh
-Take care of my stuff for me.
-Okay?
-I said I'd drop you off. Get in!
Just go. Start driving.
[sighs]
-[door closes]
-Hmm?
[pants]
-[hopeful music playing]
-You know
I've changed a lot since I came here.
I met you, Myung-sook, and Choon-seung
and realized
we don't go through life alone.
And
I realized that sincerity
means more than money
and that people are more important.
I learned all those things
from you, Yeon-joo.
That's why
there's something
I have to say today.
Yeon-joo.
[knocking on door]
[music fades]
Ah. You're here.
[door closes]
I came out of curiosity.
To see if you were done
shutting things down.
Shutting down?
No, well, you see
I guess the chef doesn't know
why you came here
and why you're working here.
Listen, Chef.
Han Beom-woo's actually
Han Sun-woo!
[sighs]
You tell me yourself.
What's he saying?
At
At first
At first
I was going to take the recipes
once I took over the restaurant
and shut it down.
At first.
You were going to take my recipes
and shut down my restaurant?
[stutters]
That was the plan at first.
[Sun-woo] "At first"?
You already sold a dish
made with the recipe you stole from here.
Wild pine mushroom seopsanjeok.
That's your recipe, isn't it?
Your restaurant, Motto,
got three stars with that dish.
-Congratulations.
-[breathing shakily]
Please.
Let me tell her.
[Yeon-joo] Is it true?
Is it?
Is it?
Yeah.
[sorrowful music playing]
[door opens, closes]
[sobbing]
I meant to tell you the truth sooner.
The truth?
When?
When were you going to tell me?
After all the lying and stealing,
now you tell the truth?
Will you hear me out?
[Yeon-joo] How
How
How could you toy with my sincerity?
[music stops]
Yeon-joo.
Get out.
Get out.
Please leave.
Please.
[sorrowful music reprises]
[sniffling]
[sobbing]
JUNGJAE
[music continues]
Just
Just let me go.
Why don't you beat me up this time?
Come on.
If only you hadn't lied
and said you didn't need Hansang,
I wouldn't have gone this far!
Goddammit.
[sighs]
I never got to tell you.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[sobs]
TASTEFULLY YOURS
[Yeon-joo] I'm sorry, but we need to
close the restaurant for a while.
[sobbing] I don't know what to do.
He's a con man. He's a fraud!
[Beom-woo]
I'm sorry this is all I know to do.
I wonder if I was the only one
who was sincere.
[Yeo-ul] I'll see to it that the chef girl
won't be able to set foot
in this industry.
Jungjae might disappear.
[Choon-seung] Why would
a perfectly fine restaurant disappear?
Subtitle translation by: Jennifer Jean Lim