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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.

You are crazy.

You're fired!

Who did you say you're firing?

I'm the employer and you are the employee.

Who are you to fire me?

If you want to fire people,

do that in your own kitchen.

Your job is to take care of this restaurant.

If you are the president, act like one.

Don't go around eating ten million won eggs for yourself.

It makes me sick!

What do you think...

Can you move out of the way?

Sir?

Ninety-seven percent.

And the others, three percent.

I will keep that in mind.

"The customer is the king."

Chef.

Wait.

Miss Cook.

Today's dish was excellent.

My stomach is still in shock.

See you later.

Wait. Sir!

What kind of restaurant is this?

How can a chef fire a president? Do you think this makes sense, Sous-chef?

Right?

I think Chef is addicted to firing.

I came to thank you for the wonderful pasta dish.

Thank you.

This is a great kitchen.

There are fire and knives.

It's quite passionate, I must say.

That's why it's also a very dangerous place.

Please.

Are you busy after work?

This is why the kitchen is a dangerous place.

You shouldn't come into the kitchen wearing heels.

Please excuse me.

Dad!

What is it now, Dad?

Just hang it up

and make the noodles at my restaurant.

What?

What's wrong with the noodles at my place?

They are all the same thing.

The difference between those two are like the son and daughter to you.

It's a huge difference, isn't it?

Goodness.

-Are you leaving? -Yes, I'm leaving.

Why did you come anyway?

Why did you come, Dad?

Great timing.

Make sure you get your interest too.

You're going to get your money back.

Who is giving back my money?

Let's never meet again.

How could you say that so easily?

Who said I wanted my money back?

Get out.

You stink.

There will be no woman in my kitchen.

You can't work in my kitchen.

It's cold! Let's go.

Do whatever you want then.

I'm not going to push you.

Hey!

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.

Hey.

Hey!

I must be crazy.

What have I done?

How can I face him now?

I must be out of my mind.

What have I done?

Hello?

Hello?

It's his number.

I do not want to

-Chef. -fire anybody else anymore.

You are

just a chef in my kitchen.

Got that?

Chef.

I'm screwed.

Why are you here? Someone might see you.

San.

I was wrong.

Please get up.

Forgive me just once.

It's my first time ever.

Please forgive me.

Just this once.

Please!

You’ve done a wonderful job.

San.

San.

What?

Why aren't you answering her calls?

You are the one who wanted to marry her.

-Jung Ho-nam. I should just... -You!

You should be a man and take responsibility for your actions.

I didn't mean it that way.

I need to at least have a small little spaghetti restaurant in the suburbs

to get married. How else will we support ourselves?

When will that be?

Do you have any savings?

When is that?

Maybe in ten years?

What?

Goodness me.

What are you going to do now?

You jerk!

Oh, no!

Just because two chefs fell in love in the same kitchen.

I can't believe we are doing this.

This is all Choi Hyeon-uk's fault.

I will wait and see who he falls in love with.

She better not be someone I know.

He needs to know how much it hurts.

Hui-ju.

I must be crazy.

Gosh.

Don't do that. It looks pretty.

It doesn't look good on me.

I used to think I had to give up being a woman to be a chef.

I had to give up make-up, hair,

nails and wearing perfume

or pretty clothes.

But then I fell in love.

I wanted to look pretty

but I didn't know how.

So from then on, I put on my whitest uniform.

I changed a few times a day to look nice and clean.

Is the president here?

No. He is not here yet.

Didn't you say

he was fired as of yesterday?

How about here?

Bring the dish towel.

President.

Do you like this oven?

Yes. It's a nice oven.

I'm glad you appreciate it.

This oven not only cost tens of millions of won

but it is also equipped with a wet and dry heat function.

You will not

find this type of equipment anywhere else.

Do you like this?

Even in Italy it's rare to find prosciutto machines like this.

I was surprised to see it here in La Sfera.

I asked if you liked it.

Yes.

So you like

everything here except for me.

Is that right?

I handpicked

every single tile, the fridge,

the freezer,

and...

everything from the height of workstations to the size of your chef table.

But because you don't like me

you want me to leave?

I just meant that the president should be clean of corruption

and not interfere with the business of the kitchen.

Just shut up.

Mr. Seol!

Please, don't do this.

You think you can threaten me

over mere ten million won?

All I have to do is return it.

You made the right choice.

When did you get here, Mr. Seol?

I have reservations I need to notify you of.

Let's first go into your room.

Let's see how well you do on your own.

Mr. Seol.

What was that? Why is he acting as if he really got fired?

Maybe he did.

What should we do now?

What do you mean what should we do?

We need to get rid of him.

Everything is going wrong because of him. We need to fire him

then put everything back into their place.

Why did you keep that money for yourself?

Don't forget that I'll make you the next chef.

I mean it.

-Take care of yourself. -I will.

COMPARISON OF SALES BETWEEN KITCHEN AND SERVING

AVERAGE DAILY SALES AND COSTS

Okay.

So do you like living with her?

Yes.

But...

She sure is curious about the landlord.

Aren't you having a housewarming party?

Sure.

Let's invite your neighbor too.

You know how to make it, right?

Sorry?

The pickles.

Yes, Chef.

The secret of this recipe is in the draining.

If you squeeze all the juice out from the pickle,

it will be like the osmotic pressure effect from the sugar,

leaving the pickle nice and crunchy.

It's sour yet crunchy

so even though it's not sweet, it goes well with the texture of the pasta.

They drained it so that it wouldn't leak in the car while they were driving

but it turned out to be an excellent recipe for us.

Make sure you make it better than theirs.

Yes, Chef.

You are going to have to test this.

Yes, Chef.

You will need to do it until you get an okay from me.

Yes, Chef.

Raise your head.

Look at me.

Yes, Chef.

Look straight at me.

Yes, Chef.

We don't need any more romance in this kitchen.

Yes, Chef.

Are you rebelling against me?

How about one-sided love?

You kissed me on the cheek. That's not one-sided love.

How is that one-sided love when I know you like me?

When did I do that?

Are you denying it, now?

Okay, then.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

-Take care. -Thank you.

Good night.

Nothing is impossible in this kitchen.

This feels good.

"'Table seven,

three tomato sauce seafood linguine.

Seo You-kyung, you take this.'

'Yes, Chef.'

'Table four,

two sea urchin roe with penne tomato cream pasta.

One organic mushroom cream pasta.

Are you almost done, You-kyung?'

'Yes, Chef, almost ready.'"

Don't move.

Don't move.

You are going to get it if you move.

You better stay this way until all the chefs come into work tomorrow morning,

do you hear me?

I'm sorry, Chef.

You must be comfortable here, right?

No, actually you should stay this way until tomorrow lunch shift.

Why don't you just consider this your bed?

I'll never do it again, Chef.

My back was killing me so...

You caught me red-handed.

I will never come near your table again. I'm sorry.

Why don't you just relax? Your back is killing you, remember?

You think I can relax right now?

You are like a president who tells their employees to order anything

while he orders the cheapest dish on the menu.

Just relax.

Really?

Really.

Really.

Chef, can I ask you one thing?

What?

You were a kitchen assistant once, right?

There is no chef in this world who has not started from the bottom.

That would be equivalent to falling out of the sky.

If you find anyone around you who have fallen from the sky let me know.

I would be curious to see.

Were you like this when you were at the bottom?

Like what?

Were you this confident and arrogant?

Yes.

Yes. I knew it.

I'm warning you.

So what were you thinking when you were arrogant?

This is your second warning.

I wonder how your Chef during that time liked an arrogant assistant.

Are you going to stay here all night?

I can't help being curious.

Are you curious about your Chef's past

or are you curious about your one-sided love's youth?

I will take either one, thank you.

You have reached your limit for warnings.

You are out. Get up now.

Hey.

You better clean this table as if it's your own bed.

Clean everything from these frying pans to those workstations.

The floors better be squeaky clean and so shiny

that not a single fly or mosquito can sit on it without slipping.

If you don't, then you are in big trouble tomorrow. Got that?

Yes, Chef.

Did you know that the cactus can bloom flowers?

Do you like cactus?

Isn't it moving that the flowers can bloom between all those thorns?

Bye.

I will see you tomorrow.

Whatever.

Hey, don't pretend you don't know me tomorrow.

You-kyung.

Yes.

Did the president come in yet?

-No. -Why are you out here in this cold?

Nothing. Let's go in.

Come on.

Welcome, everyone.

Welcome.

Welcome, Sous-chef.

What are you doing here this early?

Welcome, Miss Chef.

You need to leave now. You can't just come in here.

-Leave quickly. -Is everyone here?

Sir.

He is our new president.

-What? -What?

What did you say, Sous-chef?

Whose president is he?

Seo You-kyung, come back here.

He is the president.

Chef.

Welcome, Chef.

My name is Kim San.

I did not want to be in this position

but the situation made it impossible for me to stay out of it.

I apologize for the delayed introduction.

What about Mr. Seol?

What happened to him?

Just because you came here this morning

and told us that you are the president

does not mean we believe you.

How can we trust you?

I don't believe it.

Did you take over this restaurant overnight?

We didn't hear anything from Mr. Seol.

Let's just cut to the chase, shall we?

Were you pretending to be a customer until now for fun?

Are you kidding me?

I'll make it short.

I'm closing down the restaurant.

-What? -He is closing down the restaurant?

He is closing it down?

Why? Is business that bad?

What is he thinking? Doesn't he know how many people are counting on their jobs?

What are the chefs going to do if the restaurant shuts down?

Just because the business is a bit slow, how could he close down the whole place?

I know he's sharp when it comes down to finance

but he's way out of line.

He won't close it down completely.

What is he doing then?

I will shut it down for three days, tentatively.

What do you mean, tentatively?

In the middle of the busiest season?

It practically means we're not going to do business anymore.

What are we going to do for three days?

Take a break.

-"Take a break"? -"Take a break"?

What?

Empty your minds, eat, sleep and have fun.

After three days...

Are you trying to clear out the restaurant

and conveniently run away?

I want each of you to bring a new menu to revive La Sfera.

-New menus? -New menus?

Please.

I ask that every chef

as well as the kitchen assistant

all participate with equal opportunity.

After three days,

La Sfera's destiny is in your hands.

Your destiny is also in your hands.

It will depend on the new menu that you bring back.

I will see you in three days.

What are we going to do?

Right!

I forgot one important thing.

The total cost of the ingredients for the new menu

should not exceed 10,000 won.

If we have a tie,

whoever has the lower cost will be considered a winner.

If you go over the budget,

you are automatically disqualified.

That's all.

-What's going on? -Are we free to leave then?

-What am I going to make? -I don't know.

I will see you in three days.

-Chef. -Chef.

Nothing has changed. You can treat me just like you did before.

How can you lie to me for three years?

Do I look that stupid?

I looked like a pushover.

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.

I don't consider women or assistant

any differently than others

like somebody else does.

Like somebody else?

At least that someone else does not lie or bend the truth.

He may be too frank and arrogant

but at least he doesn't trick people like you.

When did I trick you?

Do you enjoy playing games on me?

Yes.

WE WILL REOPEN IN THREE DAYS WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE

What should I make for the new menu?

This is really frustrating.

What is going on?

When did you know he was the president?

Did you know from the beginning?

I found out by chance that night when Chef fired Mr. Seol.

Do you know anything else?

How can we have no information on him? He's been our customer for so many years.

Who is he?

Sous-chef, do you think he will fire us all?

What is this destiny nonsense?

Also, what about the 10,000 won?

He is really the president.

Just consider this as a good chance for us.

It's good to start over fresh anyways.

I wonder what Chef will bring after three days.

Philip, you are distracting me.

Does this mean I will be higher rank than you if I win first place?

What?

I'm just going to take a break.

The president did tell us to have fun.

Philip.

Where did Chef go?

I can't get in touch with him.

Sir, how much for this wild fish?

Thirty thousand won.

"Thirty thousand won"?

Then why don't you buy the farm-raised fish? Those are good too.

I need a fish with a good texture. The farm raised ones will not do.

What should I make?

What fresh wild fish can I buy for less than 10,000 won?

Do you sell just the liver?

-What? -I just need the liver.

-Just the liver? -Yes.

I can't sell you just the liver.

So this is the fish you use to make dried filefish?

This is the cheapest fish you can get wild.

It doesn't look like much but the meat is sweet and chewy.

But it's so small that if I filet it, there won't be much to eat.

Then why don't you get a bigger size?

How much for the bigger size?

Twenty thousand won.

"Twenty thousand won"?

For one kilogram of filefish is 20,000 won.

I just need the liver of filefish.

Do you have any?

Nobody in South Korea will sell you just the filefish liver.

Just take the whole thing.

Hey, lady. I will give you a discount. Have a look at this.

I will give it to you for 15,000 won. Look at how fresh it is.

-Look. -"Fifteen thousand won"?

-Feel it. Look how fresh it is. -Sorry?

Look here. Come on, lady.

Filefish for 20,000 won. Only 20,000 won.

Come here. I will give you a discount.

I will give you some more.

I'm sorry.

Look at how small the liver is. You need to buy a bigger size.

What do you think?

-How much is it? -Twenty thousand won.

I will come back later.

What are you going to make?

I'm going to make wild filefish ball pasta.

Don't steal my idea. Do something else.

-What about... -Can I have your liver?

-What? -I just want your liver.

"Liver"?

What are you going to make, Chef?

It's a secret.

That's not fair. I already told you mine.

This is a contest.

Who in the right mind will share the secret with their competitor?

You are a fool, aren't you?

Goodness.

Tell me before you get off.

What are you going to make? Why do you need my liver?

Let go of me.

I'm going to make foie gras.

I thought you didn't like foie gras.

I was going to use the fat of the fresh wild filefish liver

instead of the goose liver to show the true value of foie gras.

I see.

Stop staring at me. You are going to wear me out.

I was going to raise the sales with the foie gras.

Are you happy now? Let go of me.

Okay.

You are really something.

What now?

They said if we go directly to the source

then we can get the filefish for under 10,000 won.

-Where is the source? -At the Hupo harbor.

So?

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

Why not?

You just need the liver and I just need the meat,

we can make two dishes out of one fish.

We can cut down the cost by half.

Let's go together.

I will think about it.

Get out.

They said the ship sail back in the early morning

so let's meet in an hour, okay?

Get out.

Girls.

How have you been?

We are doing well.

Hui-ju will be working at a bakery soon and we are still

looking for a job.

I'm sure you will find something good soon.

Can we come in and have some dinner?

Sorry?

This room looks like a totally different place with the new setup.

Yes, it can be a home for a newlywed couple.

Would you like something to drink?

We are okay. We are going to eat dinner soon.

Don't worry. Just get us few pancakes and some casserole.

What do you girls want to eat?

-Grilled fish. -Something spicy!

Anything.

-Rice. -Look at this. This is real jewelry.

-This is awesome. -What is this?

It feels so soft and fluffy.

-Don't sit there -This is great.

Is this book about pasta?

Where's the remote controller?

Why are you bringing out fruit already?

Do you want us to leave?

I know you like fruit. You should eat plenty of fruit during the winter.

You-kyung is not working with us anymore.

Stop ordering her around.

I wanted to have some grilled fish.

Sorry.

I heard the restaurant is on a break, so just we came by.

We saw you getting out of the same car with Chef.

You two look pretty close in the car.

It seemed a little suspicious.

What do you mean?

I have never seen you that happy.

You don't like him, do you?

No way. What are you talking about?

You got me wrong.

You-kyung is our loyal friend.

She would be a betrayer if she has a feeling for that psycho.

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.

Okay.

You are early.

I have something to say.

I'll be joining the contest too.

I'm downstairs.

I packed everything including the icebox, so you don't need to--

Go by yourself.

Seriously.

Goodness.

Where are you going?

It's none of your business.

All alone?

Obviously.

Don't you see me standing here all by myself?

Where are you going?

I'm going to the east coast.

To see the sunrise?

The sun rises here in Seoul too.

I'm just going to jump in and drown, okay?

Do you want me to come with you?

What right do you have to join the contest?

I wish the best for La Sfera too.

I also want their sales to go up.

I see.

You are saying that you can raise the sales

that I have messed up?

I'm just saying I want to compete like the other chefs.

Why are you being so sensitive?

Are you not confident?

You're not a part of our kitchen.

Why should you participate?

Is it because you want to show off?

Just like your boyfriend or whoever he is?

Then win.

You're challenging me, aren't you?

All you have to do is beat my new menu.

You never know when to stop.

Get out.

Hyeon-uk.

I'm not here to fight with you.

I wanted to let you know ahead to avoid a situation like this.

We used to be the best partners that everyone envied.

I want to stay beside you and do my best.

Give me a chance.

I have never been happier than the time I cooked with you.

I didn't realize that I loved cooking because I had you beside me.

Honey, I'm tired.

You can lean on me and get some sleep.

This is no ordinary destiny.

You are destined to move up as the captain from the bottom rank.

Then can you tell me what menu I need to make

to become the captain instead of a bottom rank soldier?

Foie gras.

You are my only chance.

Hello?

You said you were going to get some fish. Where are you?

I'm here to get grilled...

Hey.

I thought you went off fishing in a boat to catch the fish.

We left your place.

I'm sorry.

Is something wrong?

No.

Okay then. I will talk to you later.

Okay. Good night.

Answer me, filefish. Over.

It's cold.

-This is edible. -Bring us some more food.

Excuse me.

Goodness!

You lost because you were holding on to it.

Do you know when the filefish boat will come in?

One pile of good cards and one pile of bad cards.

Do you need something?

I need to buy a big size filefish for a cheap price.

That boat will come in the early morning.

Let me.

Thank you.

Can you recommend me the freshest one with the most meat?

-You must be freezing. -Yes.

Do you want a drink?

I haven't had any food.

-I will take it. -Have one drink.

Thank you.

Have you ever tried filefish liver?

Of course, I have. Filefish liver is known as a specialty food amongst the fishermen.

-It melts in your mouth. -It's your turn.

Filefish liver, Rayfish liver and the Monkfish liver

are known to be the best from the ocean.

I see.

Let me see if I have any good card.

You have a matching card right there.

-That's right. I won! -Goodness.

This is bad.

-You won big. -Gosh.

Yes!

My goodness!

Gosh.

Hey! Goldfish!

I'm starting to hear voices now.

You are going to get it.

I will probably start to hallucinate now.

I'm so hungry.

Are you deaf?

Take the ear muffs off right now.

Take it off.

-Chef? -You.

I came here to look for the filefish, not you.

Where were you? How can you hide from me on this small dock?

Do you not want to give me your liver? Are you doing this on purpose?

Why didn't you answer my phone calls?

I'm freezing because of you!

You're doing this to make me go insane, aren't you?

Seriously.

Are you laughing when I'm screaming at you?

Is this funny?

-What's wrong with you? -Chef.

What are you doing?

-Chef. -Are you drunk?

Chef--

Gosh!

Chef! What should I do?

Is anyone out there?

Please help!

What am I supposed to do? Hello!

What should I do?

It feels weird for this kitchen to be empty at this hour.

It's like this.

Nothing is easy in life.

Everyone is probably busy preparing for their new dish.

I did step on their pride.

Can I participate?

I just want to compete fair and square.

I want You-kyung to win first place.

I want Chef to win first place.

What if you win first place?

In that case,

I guess you will have to add my new dish to your menu and serve it in this kitchen.

Who will cook it?

Chef!

What are we going to do?

You must be freezing! This is terrible.

What should we do?

Get off me. I'm not cold.

You'll get sick!

Let go of me!

Chef.

What should I do?

Run!

Chef.

What should I do? This is terrible.

Chef.

INN

Why didn't you go in with him?

It's warm in there. Just go in and warm yourself up.

Is this your first time?

What?

Is this your first time in Hupo?

Yes, it's my first time.

Ma'am, are those all your clothes?

Some of them are what the customers have left behind.

Why?

Can you sell me one for a cheap price?

Chef.

Your skin will go flaky if you don't put this on.

Follow me.

I lost my wallet and my cell phone, thanks to you.

This is great, Choi Hyeon-uk.

It's not like I pushed you into the water.

It's not my fault.

I was afraid you would kiss me again. Are you happy now?

Is that something to be afraid of?

How could you have no dignity as a woman?

Why do you like me?

Then why do you hate me?

When did I say that I hate you?

What do you mean by that, Chef?

I don't know.

You mean--

Shut your mouth.

I think I’m sober now.

I was surprised that you accepted the competition.

It is important to save the restaurant.

What does he know about the kitchen?

The kitchen only exists when there is a restaurant.

Someday, a long time later in the future,

if I were to open my own restaurant,

I would only have

one table in the hall.

There'd only be one chef in the kitchen and only one table in the hall.

It would be a very small restaurant.

Though I would only be able to accept one reservation per day,

during that time, I would be cooking solely for them.

Regardless of the recipes or my own preferences,

I'd cook how they'd want me to cook.

However salty or sweet they want it to be, I'd cook according to their taste.

There would be no rules about the taste or the way it should be eaten.

I would be doing the serving too.

I would cook and serve just like how I would serve my own family.

That sounds just like a neighborhood cafeteria.

I bet you that it would be out of business in a month.

Let’s do our best, Chef.

Did you bring back anything special all the way from the east coast?

I did bring back something very special

all the way from the east coast.

Good luck!

How can I tell which one is Philip’s?

Choi Hyeon-uk

isn't here today.

Chef will not be joining us due to unfortunate circumstances.

He is coming right now.

Seo You-kyung.

You've done a good job.

Your dish

lacks the ability needed to seduce.

Hold the pan like this and gather all the oil to the side.

I can do it.

Posso farle.

Posso farle!

Subtitle translation by Ellie Oh