[Episode 16]
Subtitles by DramaFever
[Sweet pumpkin and pecan pie (walnut pie).]
[Gnocchi Vongole]
The recipe development test is tomorrow.
[Gnocchi vongole]
This time, I added more short-neck clams and less garlic.
Okay.
It tastes good.
The chewy texture really shines through
and the flavor of the short-neck clams really comes through.
But I think it'd be better if you maybe added one more thing.
I got a bunch of ideas from famous restaurants all over
and tried out a lot of ideas, but it doesn't taste quite perfect.
I kept eating as I was cooking, so I can't eat anymore.
It'd be a shame to waste all this food.
Our handsome Mr. Ho Bang is having a housewarming.
Should I bring him some?
Yeah.
Hello, detectives!
Ah, you're here.
Oh, he lives with me, he's like a close frien--
I mean, he's like a younger brother to me.
- I see. - Oh.
I just made this. Please give it a try.
- What is it? - Vongole.
- What is it? - Here.
- Yum. - Yum!
- It's quite yummy. - Right?
Let me try some too!
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
Ho Bang, who is the youngest among us, still looks like a baby.
And yet, you have a friend who's even younger!
Oh, come now. Don't compare me to a baby.
Hey, Little Bro. Try this. It tastes great.
Wow, it's delicious!
May I take this meat, detectives?
Yeah. We have a lot of meat anyway. Yes.
- Enjoy! - All right.
Did they eat it all? Did they say that it's good?
It's beef brisket. Why did you put this in?
Here, try this.
Oh, it tastes good!
I think that the clam juice and beef brisket created a deeper flavor.
Oh, it's really good! Yum.
Yum!
- Does it taste okay? - Yeah!
Oh, what a relief.
Your dishes will be judged by the following five criteria.
Efficiency, usability, technique, taste, and speed.
I'll select two dishes based on that criteria.
Please do your best, everyone.
All right, then. We'll get started.
This dish is short-neck clam and beef gnocchi vongole.
And this dish is avocado carbonara.
We'll make the final decision with votes from the front-of-house staff.
Please judge both dishes fairly.
Eight people voted for the vongole, and two people voted for the carbonara.
To be honest...
it was really delicious.
Oh, thank you so much!
The clam and beef gnocchi vongole will become an official menu item then.
Manager, please make sure to include the name of the recipe developer
under the dish on our new menu.
Mister Hae Sung.
please share the recipe with our kitchen staff.
Yes, Sir!
So, does this mean that he got the assistant job?
You can take tomorrow off, Mister Hae Sung.
But will you be able to start working the day after tomorrow?
Yes, I can!
Good job!
- Take a seat. - Yes, Sir.
You did well, Mister Hae Sung. Congratulations.
Thank you.
You've never had any formal culinary training
so I had no idea that you'd be this good.
To be honest, I was quite impressed.
No, thank you for taking me in.
Our kitchen staff have high expectations of you too, Mister Hae Sung.
You must be happy that you can work alongside your cousin now.
Yes.
Wait, no. I bet she's even happier than you.
Pardon?
Even I can tell how much she likes you.
Oh, um, I see.
Oh. Here.
Let's work hard together.
Yes, Sir!
Geez.
What is it?
I'm imagining something right now.
What? What are you doing?
It's not like that.
I'm picturing whether or not the chef's whites will look good on you.
It's just a work uniform, who cares if it looks good on me or not?
Based on what I've seen during my time in the kitchen
the people who look good in chef's whites cook well, and become successful.
Oh, I see.
Since you're doing it, you have to be successful.
You'll probably even have your own restaurant in 10 years, right?
In... 10... years?
What's with that expression?
Is that not enough time for you to become successful?
How's 15 years then?
You should be successful by then!
Yeah.
Ta-da-da!
What's this?
It's so that you become successful, no matter what.
I want you to become a great chef.
Oh... thanks.
Wow, I'm touched.
When did you buy this for me?
12 years ago.
What?
To tell you the truth, I wanted to give this to you 12 years ago
but I didn't get the chance.
On your birthday.
Give it to me.
I'll put it on for you.
Oh, I'm sorry!
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I'm so, so sorry!
Huh?
Oh. Um, it's fine.
I... didn't do that on purpose, okay?
I know.
Um, how is it? Does it look good?
Um, it's not bad.
How could you possibly tell, when you barely looked?
Hey, I mean it. I didn't do it on purpose.
It's because I had to sneeze.
I told you, I get it.
I should head inside.
Um, Ho Bang is late.
Ho Bang has been home for a while now. He's asleep.
Oh. Wow, he goes to bed early.
I'll head in then.
Go in.
Okay.
Good night.
[Hamheung Naengmyun Restaurant]
Tae Hoon!
Oh, Young In!
I'll buy you lunch tomorrow. Do you like naengmyun? (Cold noodles.)
Tae Hoon!
Oh, you're here too, Soo Ji?
Oh, Soo Ji's favorite food is naengmyun, so I asked her to come.
Oh. I see, I see.
I feel like you're not that happy to see me, Tae Hoon.
No, no, that's not it.
They say that if you say something twice, it's a lie.
And you just said, "no, no."
No, it's not like that. I mean it. I mean it.
See? "I mean it, I mean it." You said it twice!
Geez!
All right, you win this one.
Looks like I'll have to put an end to your sass with this.
What's this?
Sneakers that are really popular among students these days.
Wow, thank you so much, Tae Hoon!
See? This is how much I care about you, Soo Ji.
I want to eat black bean noodles all of the sudden.
I'll be going then.
What do you mean, Soo Ji?
I have common sense, you know.
Tae Hoon's eyes practically have hearts coming out of them!
How could you bring me here? You're so dense!
Enjoy your food, Tae Hoon!
I won't see you out.
I... don't know why she's saying such ridiculous things.
But what did she say was coming out of my eye?
Would you like to order?
- Spicy naengmyun-- - Spicy naengmyun--
Oh, two orders of spicy naengmyun?
Spicy naengmyun... is the best kind.
Yeah, it is.
When you eat sweet and sour pork, do you pour the sauce, or dip the sauce?
- Dip the sauce. - Dip the sauce.
Oh ho.
Of course. You should always dip it in the sauce.
Hm.
Do you put the toilet paper roll on facing you, or facing the wall?
- Facing me! - Facing me!
- Wow. - Wow.
You should always make sure it's facing away from the wall.
Of course. That's the best way.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
You're wearing that bracelet.
Oh... yes.
You gave me such a lovely gift and yet, all I'm offering you is naengmyun.
I'm sorry.
No, no!
Oh, you said it twice.
No, really. It's fine.
It's been so long since I got a present.
It's so pretty.
I'm happy that you really seem to like it.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Enjoy! - Thank you.
Do you use scissors or your front teeth to cut naengmyun?
- My front teeth! - My front teeth!
Yeah, it tastes best when you cut the noodles with your front teeth.
- Let's eat. - All right.
Oh, Min Joon came out!
You need to slice that more thinly, Chi Soo.
Well, what do you think?
Wow, he seems great.
How do you know him again?
He was my Korean, English, and Math tutor when I was in high school.
Wow, all three of those at once?
He must be really smart then.
His face is a skill in and of itself.
Yeah, he does have a great face.
Oh, I know that girl.
You mean the cook who's holding a plate next to Min Joon?
Oh, it is her!
Jung... Jung Won.
Yeah, it's Jung Jung Won!
Here he comes.
Did you enjoy your meal?
Have this after your meal. It's a special dessert.
Thanks, Min Joon.
This is my senior from the magazine office.
- Hello. - Hello.
Enjoy your meal.
Enjoy.
He has a nice jawline.
That means that you're into him, right?
But who was that female cook from before?
We were classmates in high school.
Her name is Jung Jung Won.
We weren't close, but she was quite famous.
Famous? Why?
She had a boyfriend
but he died in a car accident his senior year.
Oh.
But the reason he got into the accident
was because of her, so he died because of her.
I heard that she was so traumatized that
she doesn't even keep in touch with her close friends anymore.
To think that she'd be here.
I feel bad for her.
Gosh, aren't you so full?
- Totally. - Let's go.
What is it you wanted to discuss?
Min Joon, what did you think of my senior, who you met earlier?
I already have someone I like.
What? No, you don't.
No, I really do like someone.
Here.
Wow, so it is true! Oh, come on.
If that's all you wanted to discuss, I'm going back to the kitchen.
Oh yeah, you have a staff member named Jung Jung Won, right?
Why are you bringing up Ms. Jung Jung Won?
She was my senior's classmate in high school.
I heard about what happened, and felt bad for her.
You feel bad for her?
Apparently, her high school boyfriend died because of her.
So she didn't meet with her friends or anyone else again.
Her boyfriend died because of her, so she must've been really traumatized.
I figured that you, as a boss, should know your employees' backgrounds.
He hit it! He hit it!
Run! Run! Just a little more! Yeah!
Yeah!
Do Han! Do Han! Do Han!
Ugh, he should've just walked since the fence was too high.
When it comes to baseball, Do Han is the best team.
Do Han! Do Han!
Shush, already!
Come on, Chef. You were being loud earlier.
Do you want to clean the kitchen?
Oh, come on. You can't say that now.
Gong Shin! Gong Shin!
- Gong Shin! Gong Shin! - Do Han! Do Han!
Just one more. Just one.
He hit it! All right, run!
Go! Oh, that's awesome!
All right.
Let's take this moment to congratulate me and Hae Sung for moving here.
- Wow. - Yay.
All right, all right.
A toast, if you will, Jin Joo.
Ugh, me again?
Yeah.
Raise your glasses.
- Okay. - Okay.
I hope that Hae Sung and Ho Bang live here without any issues.
When I say, "You guys," say, "Live a good life."
- You guys! - Live a nice life!
All right!
Now, give me housewarming gifts.
All right, this is from Hae Sung.
And this is from Jung Won.
- That's cute. - That's cute.
I gave him the air conditioner that's blowing this cool breeze right now.
I installed it!
- Wow! - You installed it?
Good job, good job. Good job.
All right, next!
Give me a present, Jin Joo.
It's nothing big.
What's this?
It looks like alcohol. This is alcohol, right?
It's bush clover liquor.
Bush clover liquor?
If you drink this at night, you get totally--
It'll get NC-17 really quickly if a man and woman drink it together
so don't drink it with just anyone, but with a nice person.
Thanks so much, Jin Joo! I'm drinking this with you for sure--
What on earth are you saying?
Hey, that's bush clover liquor!
- Ugh! - Ugh!
That's what we've been talking about this whole time!
When? You didn't say it to me.
We were having an open discussion!
Do you want us to pin you down and whisper it all in your ear?
Did you guys know that it gets super NC-17 if you drink this?
- Hey! - Stop it!
- Just eat this. - Ugh!
Feed him more! More!
- Ugh. - You're so annoying.
By the way, why isn't Jung Won back yet when it's so late?
She didn't even answer my calls.
- You still can't reach her? - She didn't read my texts either.
Hey, stop sniffing it! You'll get drunk.
What's so bad about that?
Did something happen to her?
She had a boyfriend
but he died in a car accident his senior year.
But he got into the accident
because of her, so he died because of her.
I think I'll be able to get there before 12 a.m. if I leave now.
But what's the point of me going there when you guys are almost done?
Fine, I'll leave right now.
All right.
Apparently, her high school boyfriend died because of her.
So she didn't meet with her friends, or anyone else after that.
It's me.
Something just came up, so I can't come.
Sorry.
All right. I'm sorry.
Damn it, I'm late.
See you later, Ho Bang.
Sure, I'll see you there then!
You must've gotten home really late last night.
Nothing happened, right?
Yeah, there was just a lot of work to do at the restaurant.
Oh, really?
I'll probably be working late on my first day of work then.
Are you heading to work now?
Yeah.
Oh yeah, that's right.
Let's go.
Sure.
Heading to work together like this... feels like
when we used to go to school together, right?
Oh.
Am I... the only one who feels like that?
The bus is here, Jung Won.
You go on ahead. I left something at home.
What?
Don't be late on your first day of work, okay?
Um, sure. Okay, then.
The culprit will come here again.
I need to catch him before I go back, and prove my innocence.
That way, my siblings will be able to live proud and happy lives.
Hae Sung!
Hurry. Everyone's waiting.
All right.
And that's how I can make Jung Won happy too.
The chef's whites suit you.
He'll do very fine work, I bet.
Okay, let's welcome the newest member of our family with a round of applause.
Thank you! I'll work hard!
I look forward to working with you all!
All right, we'll have a welcome party for our new staff member tonight.
- All right! - Yeah!
Yes!
As for the many basic things you'll need to know...
Oh, yes. You teach him, Chi Soo.
Yes, Boss!
All right, let's get ready for service.
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
- Follow me, Mr. Hae Sung. - All right.
Ms. Jung Won.
Can we talk privately for a bit?
Yes, Boss.
Not too long ago, you rejected me at this very spot.
But nothing really changed for me...
even after you rejected me.
Because the fact that I had unrequited feelings for you...
stayed the same.
Boss.
My feelings are the same as they were before.
I'd like for us to be chef and assistant, nothing more.
Do you need a reason to turn someone down?
If you don't feel the same, then that's that.
I'm... sorry.
But I can't accept a reason like that.
"A reason like that?"
I think you're just pushing people away.
I promised you that I'd silently watch over you...
But I don't think that I can keep that promise.
From this moment on, I'm going to start over.
As for these
if you leave through the front door and make a left
you'll see the collection area.
All right. I'll go there right now.
Okay, sure.
Wow, you sure are strong.
Stop scowling already!
What am I supposed to do about the fact that the director chose this place?
Do you hate this place that much?
I like it quite a bit.
You head in first. I'll have a smoke before I go in.
Fine.
Oh, In Seon!
Yeah, we just arrived.
Of course. My husband came with me.
All right, In Seon. Where are you now?
I'll be in the VIP room on the third floor.
Why did it have to be that punk Min Joon's restaurant, of all places?
Ugh.