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Are you that happy?
-Are you? -Yes.
I had a huge crush on her.
I used to come here every day after work just to see her from afar like this.
I still can't believe that Moon Cha-young is my girlfriend now.
I can't believe
that Kwon Min-seong is head over heels for a girl
and doesn't even care whether his buddy is hungry or not.
Sorry. You said you haven't eaten all day.
You told me not to eat anything
because I have to taste your girlfriend's food.
It'd better be good.
Even if you end up falling for Cha-young, just swallow your feelings.
I refuse to end up in a love triangle with you.
I guarantee that you'll fall for her the moment you taste her food.
That happened to me.
I can't take this anymore. I'm off.
Hey, where are you going?
Don't even call me
until you break up
or become less love-blind.
Hey, where do you think you're going? Are you jealous?
Fine, I am jealous. You prick.
I'm jealous because I'm starving.
EPISODE 3
I want Cha-young's handmade dumpling stew.
My wish is to eat it at least one more time before I die.
I'll catch you.
Caught you!
-Hi! -Hi.
Sorry.
I came to find Cha-young Moon from Korea.
I heard that she works here.
Cha-young is participating at a cooking contest.
-Cooking contest? -Yes.
The cooking contest will soon begin.
If you're not a contestant, please
take a seat in the stand. Thank you.
Cha-young wants to break up.
Hey.
Why? Why does she want to break up all of a sudden?
I don't know. This is just my gut-feeling.
But I think there's another guy.
Another guy? Who?
Who is this bastard?
I don't think
I can let her go. What do I do?
Now, we have five minutes left before time is up!
Chefs, please put the final touches on your plate.
Time is almost up.
Audience, can you countdown with me, please?
And three, two, one!
End of time, end of time!
Please step back from your tables. End of time.
Please raise your hand if you would like to taste
the foods of these amazing chefs.
I will do it.
An important client is visiting me.
I don't think I can make it to the movie.
I'm sorry, but watch the movie with Kang.
I'll eat with you after the movie.
I'm really sorry.
Cha-young.
Where's Min-seong?
I'm going to Greece.
I can't stop myself
from falling for him.
I miss him.
So...
I'm going to a place where I can never see him.
I enjoyed it. Thank you.
Contestant number five, Elio Bocelli.
-Bravo! -Bravo!
Contestant number 19, Vasilis Gheorghiu.
And contestant number 23, Cha-young Moon.
What just happened? Did she pass? Did she?
My gosh, thank you. Thank you so much!
These three contestants have received the highest scores.
The chefs who didn't have their names called out,
please take a seat in the stand.
Wait.
Let's talk for a minute.
Min-seong thinks you're seeing another man.
Is it true?
Yes.
Can I ask who...
Can you change your mind?
Min-seong loves you very much.
I'm sorry.
Did you even love him?
Min-seong
is too good for me.
He deserves to be with someone who's better--
Did you
even love Min-seong?
I'm in love with someone else.
To our judge from the audience, where are you coming to us from?
I came from South Korea.
I knew it, Korea!
Go get them, Korea
Yes, thank you.
One of our remaining contestants is Korean.
Are you sure you didn't show her any favor?
No comment.
Until that day When Mount Baekdu is worn away
-Stop, stop singing, please. -Okay, thank you, thank you!
Thank you.
Our handsome judge.
We asked for your unbiased evaluation, please.
Okay. Cha-young Moon's food
is exquisite and most delightful.
The bold decision to match seafood with red wine
was quite daring and sexy.
That's a compliment, right? He complimented her food.
But also, conniving and heartless.
What do you mean by "conniving and heartless"?
One of Cha-young Moon's dishes, the consommé,
was actually made using the base of a
korean dish, gomtang.
She put the same vegetables and spices
used in this dish.
Then, she garnished and chilled it to serve it with wine,
and received the highest score from the judges.
But if you truly knew how hard gomtang is,
and if you have ever tried it hot,
then, you understand that Cha-young Moon
butchered it in order to make her consommé.
You know that she took the distinctive base of gomtang
and sacrificed it.
If...
...gomtang is a 80 point dish,
then Cha-young Moon's consommé is 30 points.
-Goodness. -Interesting.
He's praising her food, right?
As a Korean,
I want to express my disappointment and grief
to Chef Cha-young Moon by subtracting
fifty points.
My, he's going to taste her food now. That means she's the winner.
Right? That's why he's tasting it.
I bet it's so good. I'm sure it's delicious.
Why is he calling them over?
Is that prick really Korean?
How could he bash a fellow Korean like that?
Where should I go now?
What kind of question is that? Go to work.
I'm going to catch that jerk and beat him up.
Damn it!
I barely managed to escape all the way here.
Where else can I go now?
COOKING FESTIVAL WITH ROMANÉE CHANTÉ
I'm on a work trip for a conference.
I'm in Beijing, China.
You're getting your work done even when your buddy is practically dying.
-You selfish prick. -I know.
You thought I was very loyal, didn't you?
I've been fooling you all along, you idiot.
Have you eaten?
-Cha-young, check the seafood. -Yes.
-Cha-young, give me the white wine. -Yes.
-Cha-young! -Yes!
Yes?
Can you come out for a second?
There's a Korean customer who speaks no English.
He's looking for something that's not on the menu.
-Okay. -Hurry.
Hello.
I'd like to order dumpling stew, to go.
I'm sorry, but this is an Italian restaurant.
It's not on our menu, and taking it to go is--
That is why
I am asking you personally.
I'm sorry.
I don't think I can make dumpling stew for you.
It's a little far from here, but there's a Korean restaurant. You should go there.
What is the most expensive wine you have?
That would be the El Château le Doyen 2000, sir.
Excuse me, didn't you say you didn't speak English?
I did, didn't I?
I will take a bottle while waiting for my order.
Of course, sir. Right away. Yes.
Cha-young!
The Korean customer will wait. He ordered the most expensive bottle of wine we have
and even gave me a huge tip. Please make the dish he wants.
I'll make it for you.
But not during our regular hours because I'm too busy.
If you're willing to wait until the restaurant is closed,
I will make dumpling stew for you.
Sir.
-Yes, sir. -I will take another bottle, please.
It seems that I'm gonna have to wait for a while.
Of course, sir. Of course.
Only the staff can come into the kitchen.
Please leave.
Are you happy?
Yes.
Are you not going to ask how Min-seong is doing?
I trust he's doing well.
No, he's not doing well.
Am I responsible for his misfortunes
when we broke up over four years ago?
"I want you dead.
Go to hell, bitch."
That's what he should be saying as he lives his life.
What's his problem? What does he want from me?
Forget the dumpling stew. Cancel my order.
He's on his deathbed, saying that he wants to eat your dumpling stew one last time.
That's why I came all the way here, like a lunatic.
But I don't want
the last meal in his life to be made by a woman like you.
My friend deserves better than that.
Who...
are you talking about now?
Hold on.
You're that judge dude. Gomtang, right?
Hey, I looked everywhere for you. Who knew I'd find you here?
Dude, don't you think you should help out your fellow Koreans?
What the hell do you even know about cooking?
-God damn it! -Tae-hyeon.
-Let go.
-Hey. -Is he your boyfriend?
Our relationship is none of your business.
Let go.
Hey, you'd better brace yourself.
Wait, let go.
Get ready for what's coming. I said it's okay.
You'll be eating
nothing but things that fit through a tube after I'm done with you,
so you'd better be prepared. Where are you going, asshole?
Tae-hyeon!
Do you realize that Cha-young would've won had you not ruined it?
They even took my passport.
Dimitris is saying I'm not getting anything back
until I pay for the wine.
Hey, you pay for it.
Pay for my Romanée Chanté!
-Please let go. -Tae-hyeon, let go already.
Hey, you should probably call your mom. Why?
Because you won't be able to go back for a while.
Call your mom and ask for help, okay?
You punk.
Gosh, my back.
Cha-young, call the police. I think I broke my back.
Tell the cops that some Korean gangster is trying to kill me--
-Hey, call for help! -My gosh.
Cha-young, get him! Go get him!
-Are you okay? -I broke my back.
-Gosh! -Cha-young, get him!
-Cha-young, go get him! -What am I going to do?
-Why are you still awake? -It's morning here.
You're not in Beijing, right?
Right.
Did you meet Cha-young?
No,
not yet.
Even though I searched the entire Greece.
Give up on the dumpling stew. Name another dish.
There are so many other delicious things.
GEOSUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Is it true that you stole Doctor Park's operation?
I heard you spread a rumor that my son joined the hospital
by pulling strings after he got kicked out for a medical malpractice case.
It's not a rumor, but the truth.
How dare you...
-Gosh, Mom. -Mother.
Do you know who he is?
He's Minister Park.
He has supported Geosung a lot both financially and spiritually.
We owe immense benefits to him.
Anyway, I will make sure to take legal action
for intercepting his operation by force.
He will have to take responsibility for that.
I believe I won't have to hand in his resignation.
Gosh, Minister Park. Why would you say such a thing?
Please reconsider your decision.
We don't want to lose a talented man like Doctor Park like this.
You failed it anyway.
What are you so smug about?
You failed the operation too.
You failed to save your friend's life.
That's because he was raised by a loutish wench.
From his ignorant and vulgar mom,
this is all he's learned.
Go ahead and ask Minister Park and Doctor Park to forgive you.
Go down on your knees and beg for pardon.
DOCTOR LEE JUN, GEOSUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
GLOBAL HOSPITAL SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
This is Moon Cha-young speaking.
Do you know where Attorney Kwon Min-seong is now?
HOSPICE: A FACILITY THAT HELPS TERMINAL PATIENTS RELIEVE THEIR PAIN
SO THEY CAN DIE A PEACEFUL DEATH
KWON MIN-SEONG
What's the Band-Aid on your head and all these?
This is a love bite.
And these are dumpling stew from the best restaurants in Seoul.
-You're crazy. -I'm insane.
I wandered around the city to buy them for three hours.
They look good though.
Can I eat them all?
Leave some for me.
Okay.
Don't you like it?
Then you should try this.
I saw this restaurant on TV.
You should've tried the dumpling stew that Cha-young made.
If you have, you just couldn't eat anyone else's.
The chefs from these restaurants are way better than Cha-young.
You should try them. Here.
I'm sorry. I just can't.
I need some rest.
My name is Lee Kang.
No, It's not Kam. It's Kang with a g.
It's not for me. It's for my friend in hospital.
He really wants to eat dumpling stew.
Yes. I can pay double the price.
Please make sure it tastes good.
Yes. Send it by express delivery.
Okay. You have my number, right?
Give me a call once it's ready.
Yes.
What are you doing?
Darn it.
What took her so long to send you here?
We don't have time. Just carry the cabbages.
There we go. Let's go get some more.
Forget the cabbages. Come peel the onions.
Are you done?
Yes.
I peeled them all.
I was talking about tears.
Are you done crying?
You're not supposed to hold back your tears, but to shed them.
Otherwise, you'll get sick.
I'm not the person you were waiting for.
Who am I waiting for?
You said someone sent me to you too late.
The person I was waiting for was here this morning.
Then why did you let me...
What about you?
Why did you not tell me that you're not supposed to work here?
Why did you carry cabbages and peel onions?
You just did as you were told
carrying cabbages and peeling onions.
I guess you have nothing else to do.
Let's go to my place and have dinner.
Get up. Let's go.
I volunteer at the hospice once a week.
And this is my restaurant.
Is the rice too sticky?
Did I add too much water?
I have rice here.
You're right. I already give you rice.
Gosh, silly me. I get so forgetful nowadays.
Is the rice too sticky?
Did I add too much water?
Are you sure it's okay?
My gosh.
I already gave you rice.
Darn, what's wrong with me?
Gosh, what was I thinking?
How many times did I just do this?
I said I'd eat two bowls of rice.
That's why you brought more.
I knew it.
That's what you asked.
Here.
Let's eat.
Hello?
Did you just get off work?
You must be tired from working late.
No. I didn't close the restaurant yet.
Yes. You can come.
What do you want to eat?
What? Braised mackerel and spicy sujebi?
It's okay. I'll make them for you.
You'll be here in 20 minutes? Okay.
You go ahead and eat. A customer is coming.
Her husband died early,
and she's raising her two kids all by herself running a beauty parlor.
I don't remember.
Spicy sujebi
and braised mackerel. I don't remember how to make them.
Excuse me.
-What's the matter? -Did you not hear it?
You're not supposed to enter the OR for the time being.
Did Mr. Seo not tell you?
This is
a disciplinary punishment by the director for stealing Dr. Park's operation.
You'll need to wait for an official disciplinary committee to be organized.
-Uncle. -It's Director Lee.
Director Lee. I have two patients to operate on today.
Dr. Lee Jun and Dr. Jang Yong-su will take care of them.
I told you to delete Dr. Lee Kang's ID and password.
What were you thinking?
Do things right.
He's not eating anything.
Min-seong has barely eaten anything today.
I'll be there soon.
Don't worry.
Ma'am, what are you doing out here?
Isn't the suitcase mine?
Sure. This is yours.
Gosh, what's happening?
Ms. Han told me not to let you set foot
in the house for a while.
What's going on?
You've always been a complete yes-man to her.
How did you get her this angry at you?
Do you have a place to stay?
Now that Attorney Kwon is dying,
you have no place to go.
-Ma'am. -What?
Can you please go to my room and get me a box of mine?
JUNG SU-HUI
What is this? Is it your mom's recipe book?
Why would you throw it away? You've treasured it the whole time.
You said you want to become a chef.
Isn't this what you'll need most?
I don't want to be a chef.
I'll become a doctor.
I have to be a better doctor than Jun.
So I don't need this book anymore.
Just put it on fire.
PERILLA LEAF TUNA PANCAKE RECIPE
DUMPLING STEW RECIPE
What do you do for a living?
I'm a chef.
It's delicious.
Yes, it is.
The braised mackerel tastes amazing.
Isn't it really good?
The spicy sujebi is really good too.
Try some.
Here.
What's this?
It's your pay.
You cooked the braised mackerel and spicy sujebi.
You also did the dishes.
And this is your tip. Buy yourself something yummy.
You cooked me a delicious meal.
You let me carry cabbages
and peel onions.
You also let me cry my eyes out.
You told me you're a chef, right?
Where do you work?
It's far away near the Mediterranean. It's a restaurant in Greece.
"Greece"?
What made you come all the way here?
I came to cook for someone.
I see you're still awake even though it's late.
Do you work at this hospice by any chance?
Oh, yes.
I'm the director of this hospice.
I was wondering if I could use the kitchen.
The lady at King's Table told me that I could use it.
Yes, you're free to use it.
But I think someone's in there already.
KITCHEN
DUMPLING STEW RECIPE
UNCLE
What is it? It's late.
Come to the hospital right now. It's an emergency.
I thought you decided to discipline me.
Chairman Jo collapsed on a plane.
It seems to be a case of giant aneurysm rupture.
He'll be at the hospital in ten minutes.
Chairman Jo and your grandmother have been best friends for 30 years.
Do what you can to make him live.
If you do that, I'll let you come back to work.
-Hey, Do-hyeon. -You're here.
-Is this it? -Yes.
It's really bad.
Yes, it is.
But wait a minute.
Isn't Dr. Lee Jun in charge of Chairman Jo?
Why did they ask you to do the surgery instead of him?
You're right.
Tell them you won't do it.
-Won't do what? -This surgery.
In my opinion, the possibility of success is under 20 percent.
Since when did we get to pick our surgeries?
If he dies on the operating table, you'll have to take full responsibility.
I know.
You know?
Yes, I know.
That's why the director asked me to do it.
He wants me to take the blame.
You might have the privilege to choose in this kind of situation.
But that's not the case for me.
There are only two things I can do.
Either I do everything I can to keep him alive
or end up getting fired from the hospital.
-What are you doing? -Chairman Jo is my patient.
I told you to stay still.
Kang will do the surgery.
His family will raise an issue and ask why the doctor in charge
didn't perform the surgery.
You're out of town right now because you had to attend a conference.
I already told his family that.
You're going to cheat again?
What if the surgery fails?
Will you use that as an excuse to kick him out?
Why are you wearing an operating gown?
I told you that I can beat him on my own.
I repeatedly told you I'm competent enough to beat that little jerk.
Why won't you believe me?
No, it's not that I don't believe you.
Do you think Kang wouldn't know?
Do you really think
he wouldn't know that you made him do this surgery
so you could have him kicked out?
He still agreed to do it.
He willingly agreed to do the surgery.
And what if he succeeds?
Dozens of people saw me at the hospital just a few hours ago.
And what if Kang succeeds in saving him on behalf of the wimp doctor
who got scared and ran away?
What do you think the hospital staff would say?
And what would Grandma think?
Did it never occur to you that I'll be the one
getting in trouble if Kang succeeds the surgery?
Okay, fine.
Let Kang do the surgery.
You can just be in the OR.
Dad.
Kang felt under pressure after he got disciplined.
So he stole this surgery again to win your grandmother's favor.
That's what we'll say.
I know you think little of me.
But this surgery is hopeless.
Please listen to me just this once and do as I say.
Jun, please.
Please.
Do you have the radial artery that we peeled off?
Yes.
This is going to be a hard surgery. You need to stay focused.
Okay, Doctor.
I'm here for backup
just in case anything goes bad.
I had a few drinks because I didn't know we'd get an emergency patient.
But I'll sober up soon.
Thank you. I suddenly feel very reassured.
I should be the one to thank you.
I made you come all the way here just for my patient.
Scalpel.
I'll be your backup.
You should do the surgery instead.
After all, he's your patient.
I told you that I drank.
I don't smell any alcohol on you.
Did you really drink, Dr. Lee?
I'm sure
you would never lie
just so you could avoid the surgery.
If you're so worried...
-Dr. Oh. -Yes?
Why don't you check Dr. Lee's blood alcohol level?
See if he's fit for surgery or not.
I thought you got scared and ran away,
so I was pretty pissed.
I'm sorry I was mistaken, Dr. Lee.
Didn't you drink? Are you sure you'll be okay?
I'm fine.
I'm all sober now.
I had his radial artery peeled off before the surgery.
To do what?
Aren't you going to do a bypass surgery?
An incompetent doctor like you would surely do that.
But this patient's neck is too big for coiling.
A stent will only block the other arteries.
So I'll do a direct clipping.
He's old and has severe arteriosclerosis.
A direct ligation could be dangerous.
It could go wrong and cause a hemorrhage...
Get out.
I'm the patient's doctor.
I'll take care of it.
So just shut up and leave.
If you fail to ligate the artery, the capillary won't--
Didn't you hear me? Get out.
Bipolar forceps.
His BP is 80 over 40.
-It keeps going down. -Suction!
-Stay focused!
I'm sorry. The bleeding won't stop.
-BP dropping from 120 to 80. -Why won't the bleeding stop?
He'll have a cardiac arrest at this rate!
-Bring more blood. -Okay.
Dr. Oh, bring me the radial artery.
What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to leave?
Get out.
Leave!
No, you leave.
I guess you're not sober yet.
If you don't want Chairman Jo to die on the operating table,
you're the one who should leave.
-Suction. -Suction.
OPERATING
Scalpel.
-Radial artery. -Radial artery.
Check his vitals.
Yes, sir.
His vitals are coming back to normal.
How's the IOM?
It didn't look good during the bleeding,
but it's back to how it was before anesthesia.
I just finished the surgery. I'll be right there.
Of course, I didn't forget. We promised to go fishing today.
Do you know it's been ten years since we last went fishing together?
You're not even a great doctor, but you kept saying you're busy.
Yes, I know. I'm the bad guy.
Dr. Lee, you weren't answering your phone.
You need to go to the ER.
A bus crashed into a truck. We have a code black.
Nine patients fractured their skulls and showed signs of bleeding.
I have three OR rooms ready.
Emergency!
The only problem is we have too many patients.
-Suction! -Incoming patient!
His scalp is severely lacerated.
And it looks like he fractured his skull.
Take a brain CT first and check if there's anything else.
Okay.
-Your penlight, please. -Okay.
There's no PLR on his right eye.
He was already unconscious when we got there.
His pupil is dilated 5mm to 3mm to the right.
It looks like a traumatic brain hemorrhage.
Take his CT as fast as you can.
Call an anesthesiologist. He might be the first in the OR.
-Okay. -Dr. Lee, over here!
I knew it.
I'm not even surprised.
No, I promise I'll go this time.
I'll be there no matter what, so wait until I get there.
Then I'll wait at the fishing spot.
I do have doubts since you're a horrible doctor.
But save as many people as you can.
Are you Mr. Kwon Min-seong's guardian?
Yes.
Who are you?
I'm just here to run an errand.
This is dumpling stew.
Dr. Lee Kang asked me to give this to him.
As for the broth,
you just need to heat it and pour it into the pot.
He already bought him dumpling stew last time
but he didn't eat a single bite.
This isn't from a restaurant.
It's handmade.
It's handmade? Who made it?
Dr. Lee Kang.
I didn't know Kang could cook.
Please tell Min-seong to enjoy the meal.
Tell him Dr. Lee
put in his best effort to make it.
You're telling me that Kang made this?
Yes, apparently. Isn't it unbelievable?
Here.
Go ahead and try a bite. He put in his best effort to make it.
I guess you like this one.
You should try it too.
It's the best dumplings stew I ever had.
Isn't it delicious?
I'm sorry.
I'm really...
I'm really sorry.
Give me that. I want to eat that one.
Press one to leave a message.
Are you upset? Is that why you're not answering?
I'm sorry. I just finished my last surgery.
You're not at the fishing spot, are you?
Tell me where you are.
I'll be right there.
KWON MIN-SEONG
You can go ahead and hit me.
I'll let you hit me until you feel better.
-You can just-- -Kang.
Min-seong's dead.
He waited for you at the fishing spot.
He died just a moment ago.
Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee
Why don't you ever ask
about Dr. Lee Kang?
Is it because you want nothing to do with him until you die?
Are you going back to Greece?
Yes.
Have a safe flight back.
And I hope we never meet again.
Mom.
Cha-young.
I'd like to
change my wish.
I hope we never meet
until the day we die.