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What is this?

Are these pickles?

There's no sugar in it at all.

Really?

It didn't need any sugar because of the sweetness of the fruit.

And it helps with digestion.

Are you crazy?

Do you know how much this costs?

We'd spend the amount of your salary everyday on pickles!

Do you think that makes sense?

Chef.

You...

You were in charge, right?

Of the eggs, I mean.

You were in charge, right?

Is there something you want to tell me?

Do you have something to say?

Yes, Chef.

I took it.

I received ten million won!

From where?

Who did you take ten million won from?

Answer him.

Did you really take ten million won

from Brother Trading?

Yes, but I'm innocent.

Don't you know me?

Don't you?

Please believe me, Chef.

How brazen!

Ten million won from Brother Trading?

-Isn't that Gwang-tae's shop? -And Seo You-kyung took that?

That's what they say.

How could she take ten million won?

Chef!

Chef!

I have something to show you!

Here.

-Get in. -What?

Just get in!

How did he find out that You-kyung took money?

I thought she was a goody-goody.

Since when did she have the guts to take ten million won?

You can't trust anybody these days.

And why did he hug her like this?

It was just like Dracula.

I thought he was going to suck her blood like this!

Stop it!

Where did you and the Chef go earlier?

Where are they going at this hour?

They are probably going where I have been with the Chef.

Where are we going?

We are going to hell, why?

Get out.

You've got to believe me!

I don't have the nerve to do something like that, Chef!

Look at this.

What's this?

Balance is 36,500 won.

Not that, above that! This.

I see, you took it because you were broke and had no choice, right?

This! Up top!

Whatever. Just get out.

Goodness.

Get out.

Excuse me!

Is this the one you gave it to?

Look! You see that, right?

You see that as soon as the ten million came in, I took it out, right?

I gave it back to Totti that day!

Did you get it back?

Why am I the only one under suspicion?

I don't think Chef Totti is the kind of person to take that money either.

This guy here obviously got it back and is playing dumb!

-Gosh! - Did you see it?

Did you see me get it back?

Now that Totti's back in Italy, aren't you the one who's playing a trick

saying that you gave it to Totti?

The two of you fighting is quite a sight!

It looks great.

Go on.

I said keep going.

Why don't two of you just grab each other by the neck and pull the hairs too?

Good luck.

Because I'm out.

Just look at this.

By the way,

this is a 70-gram jumbo egg,

and this is a 55-gram egg.

You realize that putting eggs of different sizes on the same tray

is an unfair practice, right?

No!

You two smell like chicken shit.

You really stink.

-Look here! -Chef!

Just this once.

Can't you just trust me?

You said you wouldn't make pickles.

Then you made them and put them in the dining hall.

That's you.

That's who you are.

That's...

That's because Mr. Seol knew about the bribe

and threatened to fire me. I had no choice.

I wasn't trying to betray you! Really!

Mr. Seol knows, you say?

Hold on.

Mr. Seol knows about it and have threatened you

but you've never said anything?

Yes.

I've never mentioned about the money to Mr. Seol.

Then how did he know I received that money?

I thought you told him.

-No, I didn't. -I didn't either.

Here you are.

What do I do, seriously!

Also...

The real estate guy left this for you. It's the contract for room 1001.

Since Se-yeong is moving into the building, maybe I should move in too.

Aren't you going to go home?

You just want to do what you want and not think about marriage

because there's no one here to nag!

TODAY'S SALES TOTAL: 12,459,000 WON MR. SEOL

Our sales keep dropping.

It's the end of the year so they should be going up.

Do you get the report every day?

Yes.

I'm leaving. You two sleep together tonight.

Gang!

What?

Is it your first time?

Goodness.

Excuse me, Mr. Seol.

What is it?

Here's the sales comparison you wanted.

It now has graphs.

I can't stand this!

This is why I'm always talking about money!

Chef, what're you going to do about me?

Are you going to fire me again?

Hey!

You're still a suspect, charged with accepting bribes.

You, Gwang-tae, and Mr. Seol

all has a one-third chance each of being guilty. You realize that?

Even after what you just saw?

Hey, Miss Seo!

Hello!

-Hungry? Come and eat this with us! -Come on.

-You want to-- -I'm going.

What is it?

My car's gone!

See? You can't just park anywhere!

They always tow them away from that spot. I was going to tell you.

You should've told me then!

Gosh!

You were acting like you were going to bite my head off if I said a word!

You wouldn't believe me if I said a squid has ten legs,

or a fork is sharper than a spoon!

You don't believe anything, Chef!

You're looking for a taxi?

Go there. There's a lot on that way over there.

I don't have any money!

My bag was in the car.

Hey, give me some taxi fare.

I don't have any money.

Then how are you going to get home at this hour?

-How were you going to get home? -I'm was going to ride with them.

He said he would drop me off. Don't worry about me.

-You've got some money. -What money?

Your total assets.

That 36,500 won? My wad?

You mean 10,036,500 won.

Find that ten million won and prove me wrong then.

If I really took that money, I'd give you my liver, my gallbladder-- everything!

Hey.

I don't like girls without a liver or a gallbladder.

Seriously.

Either take a seat or walk home, whatever you want.

I'm going to eat this and go.

That's hot!

This is all your fault!

Make me believe you then!

Just believe me. You won't lose anything.

Believe you on what basis?

You just have to believe me. That's true belief.

Do I need an alibi and concrete evidence

before you can stop questioning me and just believe me?

How am I different from a stranger to you?

So you did something good?

Are you raising your voice? You've done nothing good.

The ramen will swell up. Hurry and eat.

I'm just cold.

Don't you have any kimchi?

You want kimchi too?

Of course we do!

We're out of it.

We got something even better!

Miss Seo always buys cucumbers from us

so we made ramen for her a few times.

And last month she gave this to us.

She made it with spare ingredients.

He's diabetic so she didn't put any sugar in it.

She never forgets anything, pretty smart?

Try it!

It's good!

It goes great with ramen

and it's refreshing.

Really.

My Chef doesn't like pickles, ma'am.

Why?

I guess he's sick of it. Leave him alone.

I don't want it.

Are you just going to leave?

-Let me give you some radishes! -Where are you going?

I didn't put any sugar in this. How did it get this chewy texture?

Ma'am, what did you do to these pickles?

Good, isn't it?

Eat up.

They said they'd give you taxi money

since you're a regular customer. How come you didn't just take it?

I don't take anybody's money for free, not even just a thousand won.

I'm freezing!

-I'm just going to take her home. -Okay.

You don't have to come back.

Goodnight, Gang.

I'm not going to open the door.

She started to act like my mother.

-You're not upset, are you? -Of course not.

She's cute.

Cute, right.

Let's go.

You keep a close eye on that place. I'm surprised.

About what?

Well sure,

it's money.

My money goes into every dish they serve.

And you act like you didn't care.

On average, our sales total is 20 million won per day,

600 million per month and eight billion per year.

From December through February

we should average 900 million a month and 30 million a day.

But look, we didn't make half that today.

You're like a different person when you talk numbers.

Do I?

Yes.

It frightens me.

After you.

There was room for you to ride

in the front seat.

Next time, ride up front.

You are going to get on it again?

Why don't you buy a car with the ten million won you took!

Goodness, it's cold.

Are you sick or something?

Does he realize the time? She'll faint at this rate.

Why do you want to live here?

Is it because of room 1002?

Does a tenant have to answer a question like that to a landlord?

You know each other, don't you?

Okay, here's the contract for room 1001.

But there's a condition.

What's that?

Share the place with one of my employees.

I don't want to.

Then I don't want to either.

Get some rest. You're off tomorrow.

I'm fired again?

Do I look like someone who just fires people?

Yes.

You...

Just take the day off.

YOU-KYUNG'S CHINESE RESTAURANT

-Did you get fired? -I got fired.

What is he, some sort of ghost?

I didn't get fired, why do you always ask if I got fired?

"Could you move out? I don't have anywhere to stay."

Hey, You-sik.

Go and see your sister.

Dad.

I just finished my exams yesterday.

You're looking pretty these days.

Me?

No, not you.

Sous-chef, You-kyung is here.

-You-kyung. -Yes?

Where did you go with the chef last night and what did you guys do?

And also,

a cook who makes food for people should have clean hands.

My friend works in a bank and says

that his hands smell rotten by the end of the day

from touching money all day.

That's the smell of money.

Really?

Let me see.

Give me your hand.

Yes! It smells like money!

The Italian Consul has a reservation tonight.

We don't know what we'd be cooking because they haven't placed an order yet.

I want everyone to stay alert and be ready.

Got it?

-Yes, Chef. -Yes, Chef.

Is Seo You-kyung

qualified to cook?

Why are you looking at me?

Is Seo You-kyung qualified to cook?

Why are you asking me that?

Also, do you think you're one to talk?

If you have eyes, look at this.

This is a comparison of our sales between now and this time last year.

This is a sales graph.

If this keeps up for another month or two, we'll all be out in the street.

Why do our sales, which used to shoot up at year's end,

taking such a nosedive this year?

Here.

Look here.

Look how wide the gap is.

That's all money! Hey!

Are we going to miss out on all those graduation and commencement ceremonies?

Without pickles, the parents and students in their school uniforms...

Damn it!

Starting tomorrow,

just like they do in school,

I'll be posting the sales of each menu item

and give each cook a grade for their own sales.

A grade?

A report card?

Everybody be prepared.

What about me? What does the kitchen assistant get graded on?

All the cooks

will decide your grade.

When those two are gone, you'll be the Chef.

I promise.

I can take him pretending to be an expert from Italy,

but I can't take him taking away other people's job

and be dogmatic about You-kyung's bribery.

I can't stand that.

Of course not.

-Please put that right over there. -Okay.

Be careful not to break anything.

Se-yeong is moving today. Why don't you go help her?

I can handle this.

She didn't want me to come.

Hey. Do you think she really means what she said?

When a woman says "no," you think that really means "no"?

This isn't going to work.

Let's eat at your restaurant tomorrow.

Hello.

I worked at Mama Mia Hotel until fairly recently.

Oh, yes.

Chef.

I have a favor to ask.

I'm trying to get in touch with

Chef Alfredo Totti who had been working in Korea before returning to Italy.

Yes, thank you.

Excuse me, can I look at a customer's card?

Can we trust her?

Hey!

You really didn't take that money?

What're you going to do about You-kyung?

Shouldn't she be fired?

A cook who took money under the table shouldn't be qualified to be a cook.

It's the thing you hated the most.

Yes, it's not like you.

Mr. Seol is driving you further into a corner

because you won't do anything about her.

Just get back to work.

That's not your spot.

I'm sorry?

Oh, right.

Make sure you have all the ingredients and sauces ready

so there are no mistakes when the consul's party orders.

Chef.

I know what kind of pasta the consul will order today.

He'll probably order vongole.

How do you know that?

Just because.

"Just because"?

Probably.

Well, that is nonsense.

"Probably"? What's probable?

Are you a fortune-teller? We can't do business based on your guess.

He's is quite picky about his order whenever he comes,

but he's never ordered the same pasta twice.

We have 30 types and there's only one he hasn't ordered.

It's vongole.

That's why you said "probably"?

So it's probably vongole?

Get over here.

Maybe that's the way he likes it. He tries a new item all the time.

I checked his card that shows everything he's ordered

and that's what it said.

What if he's never ordered vongole because he's allergic to clams?

Whenever he's ordered seafood pasta, he's never asked us to leave out the clams.

There's a good chance he'll order vongole.

Stop scratching one-thirty lottery tickets.

Just check the ingredients. Got it?

Yes, Chef.

I heard in Italy, they use short-necked clams too.

So who knows?

They taste better anyway.

-Welcome to La Sfera. -My pleasure.

-Welcome. -Welcome.

Please do your best, Chef.

Leave out the bread!

-Sang-sik! -Yes.

-Are the apéritifs ready? -Yes, Sous-chef.

It's on the order, they don't want bread!

Yes, you are right.

Look at the orders and keep up with things!

Just when will you do only what you're told?

If you keep doing this, you'll be fired.

You're fired.

Who does he think he is? The Chef?

-Bring the plates! -Okay, I'm coming!

The Ambassador's group of six have arrived.

I'll have the pescatore pasta.

Yes, one pescatore.

What kind of pasta would you like to have, sir?

Can I help you?

No, I'm okay.

Which pasta shall I have today?

I'll order mine separately.

Yes, of course.

Have a nice evening.

One each of octopus salad with olive sauce,

melon and San Daniele prosciutto,

ravioli and king crab chowder,

saffron mini spinach lasagna,

snapper steak, pear sherbet,

lamb ribs with port wine sauce.

And the Consul's pasta

will be ordered separately.

That's all

-Yes, Chef. -Yes, Chef.

-Yes, Chef. -Yes, Chef.

-Hey, Eun-su! -Yes?

Aren't you going to check the boiler?

Go add some water!

Yes, Chef.

-Bring that over here! -Okay.

And the Consul's pasta order is...

Seo You-kyung.

Yes?

It's vongole.

I'll do it.

-Seo You-kyung. -Yes?

Do the vongole.

I'll do it!

You-kyung, you're doing it.

Yes, Chef.

Get back to work.

Here, use this.

But that's yours.

We're in a rush, so the clam broth is probably not fully flavored yet.

This wine will help to add the flavor.

-Yes, Chef. -Here.

Your Korean's getting better.

Really?

The food has gotten better too.

It tastes just like home.

Is it because they changed chefs?

I'd like to meet him.

And could you call out the chef who made this?

Yes. Of course!

Just a moment please.

Most restaurants use Manila clams in their vongole.

How did you think of using short-necked clams?

Well, on your card--

We're glad you liked it.

Short-necked clams are probably more expensive.

Mr. Seol, you're not going to scold the chef later, are you?

Certainly not.

I'm just joking.

We got some wine in from Italy.

This is an expression of my gratitude.

Enjoy.

Thank you.

That wasn't necessary.

We're the ones who should be grateful.

Would it be okay if we took a picture with the chef?

Of course.

My apologies.

Smile, Chef.

Okay, here we go!

One, two, three!

Hey, Eun-su!

Yes?

Change this.

I hear your sales are falling.

Mind your own business.

You were always the best.

You can still talk after seeing this wine?

You're up.

Here.

There are date palms. And even ginseng?

Where did you get the ginseng?

You have to eat it all to get better soon.

You're going to make it with ginseng?

Yes.

It won't be easy because of the bitterness.

This will do the trick.

You're using ginseng, Hyeon-uk?

Yes.

Barolo.

Interesting.

This dish has the bitter taste of ginseng.

I don't think you used the wine properly.

Se-yeong's dish is perfect. Excellent!

It's truly wonderful!

Congratulations, Miss Oh Se-yeong!

Thank you.

It was a momentary mistake. A shameful mistake.

I made a mistake.

A mistake?

No, you planned it.

You planned it to crush me. That was not a mistake.

Loving me was a mistake too, wasn't it?

I want to go to Rome.

No matter how hard I try, I'm always second place.

Let me take the chance. Even for once, Hyeon-uk.

I think he works out.

He's buff.

We're all getting together tonight.

No absentees.

It's an order.

Why does he have to be so aggressive?

How annoying.

-I was going to meet my girlfriend. -What's this about?

This was a gift for our kitchen staff.

Let's all share it together, okay?

Sous-chef, have some more.

I've had enough.

Have you?

Then Ho-nam!

I'm a soju drinker.

Soju's good!

Do you want to have soju for the second round?

The second round?

Our little black sheep!

Hey, black sheep!

-Yes? -Get over here.

Me?

Why are you calling me?

Come here.

You have to have a drink too. You did well today.

I left some meat on a grill in the kitchen. I'm busy.

Why are you busy?

The meat will get burnt.

Sit down.

Hey, Eun-su!

You should be cooking the meat by yourself.

Okay.

I said sit down.

Listen up!

It's not because you want it,

but if firing her is the right thing,

then I'll fire Seo You-kyung.

Don't worry.

You might be fearful and confused about the situation and the changes,

but every decision I have made, including the sauce, foie gras, pickles,

and changing the head cooks

of each section, were for this restaurant and the customers.

What are you going to do with our tumbling sales?

If this keeps up,

we'll all be out of a job.

The one that everybody doesn't trust now is not You-kyung, right?

It's me.

It's okay if you distrust me and You-kyung,

but let's not doubt our customers.

In the end,

the customers know what's really good.

So can't we just trust them?

In my kitchen,

if I'm not right and you're ashamed of me,

I will fire myself.

I promise.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

If they haven't called by now,

you didn't pass the interview. Forget about it.

-I feel anxious. -About what?

Lately, he's not answering his phone,

or replying to my text messages.

-Since when? -Ever since

we got fired.

Why are you saying this now?

He still has his job thanks to you!

Hui-ju.

do you think Ho-nam has forgotten about me?

The guy that fired you for having a boyfriend in the kitchen is a bastard,

and the boyfriend who betrays you

after you sacrificed your job to keep his own is also a bastard!

The more you see Ho-nam, the more attractive he is.

Those serving girls won't leave him alone.

What am I going to do?

I don't think you have to worry.

What should I do?

What do you want to do?

Do you want me to wake him up a bit?

I suggested going to another place but everybody left.

It's time to go home, Chef.

Sorry for giving you problems, Chef.

I'll walk you home.

No.

You're not walking me home. I'm walking you home.

Either way, it's the same thing.

What did you say? You just swore at me, didn't you?

No, I was just talking to myself.

You have to talk back all the time and never back down once.

Chef.

What?

Can you walk me home then?

Go.

Get out.

Let's just go together.

I'm not going!

I'm staying. I'm going to drink more.

-I'm really leaving! -Go!

Go.

Hey!

You're back.

I thought you were moving in tomorrow.

I'm moving in a day. It's okay, right?

Sure. I'll be leaving early tomorrow anyway.

The owner said one of the rooms here is yours.

What?

I'm just renting here too.

Who's the owner?

That's just what they said at the real estate agency.

My rent was lowered, thanks to you.

I hope we get along well.

My roommates probably took all the deposit.

I'm the one who's thankful.

I see you often, don't I?

Right. Are you on you're way to work?

No, I don't have a job.

What you said about me bossing You-kyung around,

don't you think you are meddling too much? You are just a guest.

Is it out of interest?

Can't I be interested?

If you're going to patronize a nice restaurant,

shouldn't you have some good manner too?

You order take-out knowing that we don't deliver.

You order food when you know we're closed.

You start rumors by asking a junior chef about the other chefs' abilities.

And you send full plates back to the kitchen. Right?

You can't force the customers to finish their plates.

You treat them like dogs who should eat whatever you give them,

so why can't you make them lick their plates clean?

That's up to the Chef's abilities.

If the kitchen's screwed up, not to mention the dining hall,

The fault lies on you by 97% and only three percent on others.

Why are you so interested in my kitchen and my restaurant?

Are they yours?

The customer is king.

Excluding your share, the owner already returned the deposit to your roommates.

-The owner did? -Yes.

Can I meet the owner?

Even I hardly see him.

He travels overseas a lot I think.

And Miss Se-yeong paid the amount of deposit money

that was returned to your roommates.

Our sales report cards will be made public from today.

-They're really going to do it? -Yes.

I don't think Mr. Seol will leave you alone, You-kyung.

You still haven't heard from Chef Totti?

No. I'm sure that he left for Italy from Korea.

Okay then.

I'll be waiting to hear from you.

Tell everyone to come to the second floor!

Yes, sir. The kitchen is being cleaned and the dining area is almost done.

You're all dead.

We're near closing for our break, sir.

Would that be okay?

-Take us to the seats. -Okay, this way please.

They're doing the meeting.

I heard you have a good al pesto chef?

I'll have the tortelloni.

Are you on your way to death?

Dial this number when I give you a signal.

To whom?

Here.

When I give you the signal, dial it.

Who is it?

You'll find out.

Just keep your eyes on me.

Only me. Got it?

BROTHER TRADING

Seo You-kyung is who I gave the money.

I don't care about anybody else. In front of everyone,

I'll have it out with the person I gave the money to.

All right.

I won't make it long.

LA SFERA RESTAURANT SALES FIGURES

SALES BY TIME PERIOD

SALES RESULT OF COOKS

Do you know what the other chefs were doing

while the Sous-chef generated sales?

The blue bar is sales performance

and orange line represents the number of customer complaints.

Customer's dissatisfaction!

Grievances!

Returned plates of food!

Why do I have the most complaints?

Pickles!

You are in charge of it.

MI-HUI

IGNORE

You think that's all?

He does this dish. That's why I ordered it.

It's good.

I'd like to thank the chef.

It's a little difficult right now.

Is that so?

We avoided the busy hour.

I guess I'll have to go to the kitchen myself then.

Will it be okay?

Where's Jung Ho-nam?

He won't answer the phone. He is avoiding her, right?

He's dead!

My goodness!

Get Seo You-kyung out here!

If she had accepted my money, she should've stayed quiet.

Everybody else stays quiet, but why not here?

You guys took my money

and how come you don't want my eggs anymore?

You're all dead!

It's her funeral today!

I said where is she?

Who are you?

Even her father is alive, as you can see.

Who are you to talk about my daughter's funeral?

She works hard and would never take a penny from anyone!

That's my daughter.

Who do you think you are to threaten my daughter?

You bastard!

You worthless piece of crap!

He wanted new people, so I got some high-salaried chefs from Italy.

He wanted good ingredients, so I bought the best.

I'm spending more than I'm making.

You think I'm only looking out for myself?

I'll be the last one to collect my share.

I'd never take my share first.

I can't sleep at night because I'm worried about paying your salaries.

You acted like integrity is what matters the most when ordering the ingredients,

yet someone accepted the bribery money.

What're you going to do about it?

As the head of the kitchen,

how much longer are you going to let the matter rest?

Just keep your eyes on me.

Only me. Got it?

Mr. Seol.

Mr. Seol.

What?

About that ten million won. You-kyung took

that ten million won.

Answer your phone first! Don't just leave it ringing!

Is that okay? Well then.

Yes.

Chef Totti?

Nice to hear from you. I've been waiting.

Yes.

I understand.

Mr. Seol?

Okay, just a moment.

What is Chef Totti saying?

Chef Totti would like to speak with Mr. Seol.

Here you are.

Have you forgotten we're in a meeting? Hang up!

Shall I say it for you then?

Before I left,

without doubt,

I gave it back

to Mr. Seol.

Yes, I received it! Ten million won from Totti!

-The money from Brother Trading? -I was going to return it soon.

I was just holding on to it.

Totti says, "He's worse than a rat!

You should kick that dirty little thief out of the kitchen!"

Thank you. I'll call you later.

You framed someone else and you want us to believe you were going to give it back?

It was... It was for the good of the restaurant.

I'm the president.

-Come with me. -Let me go.

-Come with me! -Hold on!

Mr. Seol.

Let go!

-Chef! -Mr. Seol.

-What're you doing? -Let go of me!

Let me go!

This is my restaurant!

I can do whatever I want!

Whether I take the money or not, it's all up to me!

I'm your boss!

Wake up, you little kitchen boy!

You're fired.

Make pickles as if all our customers have diabetes.

Yes, Chef.

I let you cook,

let you make pickles and clear your name,

yet that's the best you can do?

You're the best, Chef.

Flattery does not work on me.

I must be crazy.

San.

What now?

-Let's become partners. -I don't want to.

I have something to say.

You are the one I'm afraid of the most.

Why don't you claim it in the first place then?

Don't use an excuse that you're second class

or just an outsider.

So what were you thinking when you were arrogant?

This is your second warning.

Were you pretending to be a customer?

I'll make it short.

I'm closing down the restaurant.

-Chef. -Are you drunk?

Chef!

Chef!

Is anyone out there?

Please help.

She sure is curious about the landlord.

Aren't you having a housewarming party?

Let's invite your neighbor too.

Jung Ho-nam. I should just...

Tell him to watch out.

What do you mean?

Tell Choi Hyeon-uk

that if I ever catch him dating anyone from that kitchen,

I will break his little back in half.

-Take care of yourself. -I will.

Then why do you hate me?

When did I say that I hate you?

Are you going to stay here all night?

Subtitle translation by Ellie Oh