(Episode 32)
You have a long break time.
Arrogant punk.
Finishing Touch lost all the customers...
because you thugs took over the hotel.
The parties involved...
should take care of the hotel construction cost.
You and I, the chefs, should guard the kitchen.
Let's decide on how will compete.
The match will take place in three days during the lunch hour...
at Finishing Touch.
We can't do it in your tiny restaurant.
There will be 100 judges.
They will be 100 hotel VIP customers.
So we should prepare 100 portions.
With 1 Fire Part and 1 Cutting Part,
a team of 3 people will cook 100 portions of 2 dishes...
in two hours at the same time.
The first dish will be cooked with an ingredient of my choice.
You and I will cook one dish each.
The second dish will be cooked with an ingredient of my choice.
You and I will cook one dish each.
The ingredients will be revealed on the day of the match.
The customers...
will place their spoons on the dish...
that they liked better.
There will be 100 spoons each round, so 200 spoons in total.
Whoever receives more spoons wins the match.
Chef Wang.
What, punk?
Whoever loses this match...
will lose everything.
Winner takes all.
He'll take Finishing Touch and Hungry Wok too.
Life is like that.
I'll have avocado.
I'll have the same.
Please choose your vegetables and sauce.
I'll put everything...
and have extra avocado.
Thank you.
You seem to eat well.
Everyone's worried because you haven't been coming to work.
You know how I pulled myself together...
after eating jajangmyeon.
I know you've been through a lot.
Your father...
might be released soon.
President Dan Seung Gi.
I visited him not so long ago.
- My dad? - Yes.
- You met my dad? - Yes.
Thankfully, I was able...
to persuade a witness who can prove your dad's innocence.
He had been bribed, so it was easy to buy him back with money.
Don't worry.
Your dad will be released soon.
He's very concerned...
about his family who's working at a restaurant.
He asked me to take good care of you guys.
But since he'll be released soon,
I guess I won't have to do that.
Really, Chil Seong?
Yes.
- For real? - Yes.
Thank you, Chil Seong.
Thanks for helping my dad get released.
But we're not sure yet, so don't tell your family for now.
Keep it to yourself, okay?
Thank you. I won't forget your kindness.
Thank you, Chil Seong.
No problem.
Welcome.
This came in today. It's fresh.
Is this 2kg?
It should be at least 3kg for 4 people to eat.
- Do you want to see it? - Yes. Show me a fresh one.
What is it?
Hey. What's going on?
Won't you get off me?
No, I won't. I will not.
What is it? Did something good happen?
Something good will happen.
Something good will happen when my dad gets released.
- Will you dad get released? - Yes.
That's really great.
Wink at me.
Why all of a sudden?
Hurry up, and wink. It's a courtship...
that no other animals but only humans can do.
Please do it.
There.
You're so good.
- One more? - Yes.
Congratulations.
- Congratulations? - Yes.
- Congratulations. - All right.
- Are you not going to come down? - No, I won't.
- He's eating so well. - Yes.
How did you manage to work without Seol Ja and Geok Jeong?
We reduced our menu.
Isn't it weird without us?
Of course.
What can I do to persuade those two?
My mom threatened them to move out if they want to help you.
I'm going to be competing against the hotel.
I'll make do at other times, but I really need...
Ms. Chae and you when we have the showdown.
- Even me? - Yes.
We have to make 100 portions in a short amount of time.
It's impossible to do it alone.
On top of that, each lobster takes some time...
in order to prepare.
The chef, the cutting part, and a fire part assistant.
We're competing in teams of threes.
But Maeng Dal still has a long way to go.
He's slow too. He keeps on making mistakes.
Then you're in big trouble.
Seol Ja won't pick up my calls.
Should I come along with you and ask her?
What is this?
Why did you sneak out by yourself?
Why didn't you bring Ms. Chae too?
Is she never coming back out again?
What?
Where did she go?
I asked Dong Sik,
and they covered lunchtime and dinnertime on their own.
She didn't go to the restaurant.
Gosh, Geok Jeong.
It's not like I can lock her up.
What should I do?
Where is Seol Ja anyway?
She was here just a second ago.
I'll go and look.
Maeng Dal.
Maeng Dal, where... My goodness.
I almost forgot your face.
Seol Ja, why did you run away like that?
You'll give me a heartache.
That's why I sneaked back here.
I'll be in big trouble if Ms. Jin finds out I came here.
Did you buy ramyeon?
I brought us a bottle of Kaoliang wine.
I'll make you something more delicious than ramyeon.
- Come over here. This way. - Okay.
My goodness!
- Ms. Chae. - What's going on?
Sae Woo, why are you here?
How dare you! Did you fool me?
You said you missed me and promised to make me ramyeon.
Was it all a trap to make me see Chef Poong?
How can you say that? I'm hurt.
Don't you know I really meant all that?
Also, we can't let the hotel take over Hungry Wok.
I know you feel the same way I do.
I don't work for Hungry Wok anymore.
- Let's go, Sae Woo. - Seol Ja.
If we win this bet,
you can work in a hotel kitchen.
You'll be the cutting part at Finishing Touch.
Don't you think you're too talented to work for my family?
That's what I always thought while growing up.
Instead of our helper,
I'm sure you would have made it as a hotel chef too.
I mean it!
Please help me, Ms. Chae.
You know very well that we can't win without you.
I'll be kicked out by Ms. Jin...
if she finds out that I'm helping you.
She might never see me again. Let go of me.
Yes, let go of her. Okay.
Hey.
Once you see what I plan to make, you'll change your mind.
- But... - Let go of her hand.
I used sawdust of apple trees to coat it with the aroma of apples.
It's a full lobster.
Is this what you're using?
It looks delicious.
I must shell the lobster...
without damaging its shape.
Once it's de-shelled,
this dish must keep its original form.
We have to shell it in one hour without damaging the meat.
You must work fast in order to cook for 100 portions.
It's for the Cutting Part.
It's a dish that can only be made...
with a cutting part.
You're not supposed to do it with a knife. Move.
Each lobster takes two minutes.
If I shell all 25, that will take me over 50 minutes.
How can we win that way?
The tail meat of the lobster is the main part.
You can't let it get damaged.
Make only a small crack.
If you twist the end of your knife...
The pincers shouldn't have any cracks.
It should look glossy.
This is small, but it's the sweetest part.
You can't just throw it away.
It only took you a minute to shell the lobster.
You're amazing indeed.
It's at 11am, four days from now.
The competition will take place at Finishing Touch's kitchen.
Please be there.
I'm begging you.
Please, Seol Ja.
A realtor got in touch with me.
Someone wants to buy this building.
Dong Sik,
check how much the auction price for the hotel might be.
Okay.
Also, check who will be participating.
Okay.
By the way,
why hasn't your mother visited us lately?
Maybe it's too much pressure to be my mother.
I can understand. I'm a thug after all.
No way.
Now that you know,
she should come more often.
Chil Seong, your mom is going on a trip.
I'm not trying to run away, so don't worry.
Don't skip your meals.
Mom.
What about the rest of your kitchen staff?
They'll be here. They must.
Don't you dare leave.
(Oh Maeng Dal)
Our ingredient...
is lobster.
What about you?
Ours is pork belly.
Where's your Cutting Part and Fire Part assistant?
They'll be here soon.
Once they come out, drag them into your car. Don't hurt them.
You just need to keep them with you.
So just go for a three-hour drive.
I can't let anyone see me, so I'll be driving behind you.
Yes, sir.
What the...
My gosh, how loud. Who's doing that?
Ms. Jin, I'll go outside and tell whoever it is to stop.
You should go, Geok Jeong.
I think it's due to parking issues.
Okay, ma'am.
Geok Jeong, I'm going to make kalguksu for Ms. Jin.
So please make the dough for me. Go on.
Okay.
I'll help.
Where are you going?
I'm going to pick some chili from the yard.
You like spicy food.
You can come with me if you're suspicious. Come on.
Seol Ja, please come outside before someone from this...
rich neighborhood comes and drags me by my collar.
My gosh, stop it. You're being so loud.
Stop honking.
Get in the car. We don't have time.
- Gosh, I can't... - Come on. We need to go.
- No, I can't. I can't go. - Come on.
I'll take full responsibility. Come on. Let's go.
- Come on. - If Ms. Jin finds out...
Let's just go already.
What should we do? Should we stop his car?
No, he's a gangster too. So it won't be easy to stop him.
Follow him for now.
I want you guys down in the parking lot in five minutes.
We'll have to stop them there.
Are you doing this by yourself?
Poong, I think everyone knows who's going to win.
This is way too easy.
Don't talk to me. I'm busy.
Lobsters have the highest salinity among all seafoods.
So it's crucial to get rid of the saltiness.
I want both of you to get rid of the saltiness.
- Yes, chef. - Yes, chef.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Didn't you pay attention when I taught you?
I'm sure I taught you to get rid of the salt water for 10 seconds.
If you only spend four seconds, it'll be too salty to eat.
I'll take care of the remaining six seconds, so mind your own business.
Why aren't they coming back?
Geok Jeong.
You should go check up on them.
If you find them,
bring them back home. Okay?
Okay, Ms. Jin.
My husband needs to get discharged to make them break up.
Seol Ja, are you really on your way to the hotel?
We're at the hotel parking lot.
Geok Jeong, tell Ms. Jin that I came here...
to help Chef Poong compete with the hotel restaurant.
Tell her I won't be able to live peacefully if I don't help...
and this will be the last time I work as his Cutting Part.
Tell her that I'll never go near his kitchen again.
Please try to make her understand.
Tell her I'm really sorry.
Seol Ja, what are you thinking?
Are you planning to cut ties with Ms. Jin?
Seol Ja. Hello?
Don't let any other car...
enter the parking lot for three hours from now.
And take away all of their cell phones.
- There's a spot over there. - Okay.
- What are these cars? - My gosh, who are they?
Hey, come on.
You can't park so close to our car.
Can you park a little to the side?
- Can you move forward a bit? - I'll go forward.
What's going on? Who are they?
If we win,
give up on your rights to protest, which is worth 3,000,000 dollars.
Also, shut down Hungry Wok.
Sign it.
(Signature)
(Giant Hotel's VIP Food Tasting Event)
If we win,
give us the Chinese restaurant...
right away.
You better keep your promise.
That's what I'd like to say.
(Du Chil Seong)
(Yong Seung Ryong)
(Du Chil Seong, Yong Seung Ryong)
My gosh.
- I'm looking forward to this. - Me too.
We should've learned how to do it if we knew this was going to happen.
That's not something you can master in a few days.
Is that how you're going to try and make it in time?
You're boiling it unnecessarily because you didn't spend...
enough time to get rid of the salt water earlier.
Do you not know...
that every time you boil it, it'll end up losing its sweet taste?
Sugar.
I'm going to use sawdust from apple trees...
to add the scent of sweet apples.
Then I'm going to shell the lobster in whole.
It's way better than cutting...
every single part like that. It makes it lose its natural taste.
Don't you dare compare...
my lobster dish with some kind of low-class fritter.
I'll now show you only the best techniques...
of Cantonese-style fried food...
including each grain of rice and piece of crushed garlic.
You need to get rid of all the stickiness in rice.
You need to get rid of the starchy texture...
in order to prevent them from sticking to each other.
But it's still fried food. It'll be too greasy.
Gosh, it smells like apples.
Switch positions.
You're trying so hard to make it work all by yourself.
When will you make 100 servings like that?
We don't have time. Let's choose the plates.
Rock-paper-scissors.
Okay, the black plates are mine.
You're not supposed to do it with a knife.
Make only a small crack.
The pincers shouldn't have any cracks.
It should look glossy.
It took you 1 minute to de-shell 1 lobster.
You have 15 minutes left now,
and there are 24 lobsters left.
You don't have time to spend a minute for each lobster.
You should help me,
or the lobsters should peel their shells themselves.
Both won't happen.
So...
my hands...
should move faster, right?
(Wok of Love)
The ingredient of my choice is pork belly.
No problem.
The final result is 115 to 85.
She has been fighting it well, but her cancer has returned.
I'm glad that I've been proven not guilty.
Then will you be reinstated as the president?
Please don't date my daughter.
Why can't it be me?
My daughter needs love and Poong.
It must be hard for you too.
Don't you want to work with me?