Le Grand Chef (Sikgaek) (식객)

present/ yedang entertainment company

production/ SHOW EAST

Distribution/ CJ Entertainment

A taste that shakes you to the core.

You experience it not with your tongue, but your heart.

5 Years Earlier

I've asked all of you here

to choose the next head of Woonam-jung.

Kim Kang-woo

Im Won-hee

Lee Hana

The golden blowfish is the ideal task

to give our next head.

Are you ready?

Yes, sir.

present your dish.

So thin, I can see the print on the dish.

I've never seen a flower this pretty.

A butterfly flown from that flower is dancing in my mouth.

It tastes like peach blossoms.

peach blossoms from raw fish? Incredible.

Your grandson is an exquisite chef.

Original story by HUR Young-man

This time it's a crane.

A touch from my chopsticks may send it into flight.

I taste the sea.

The crane is flying through the sea!

It's true that some tastes are to die for.

Exquisite.

How can we choose between them?

There is no way to choose between the two.

I can sense something different.

The after taste is different.

I feel like I'm standing on a sharp blade...

A sharp blade?

What's that taste?

What did you do?

Weren't you careful with the blowfish?

How could this happen?

Didn't you extract the poison?

Don't you know how deadly that is?

I don't make mistakes!

No, this can't be...

Directed by JEON Yun-su Something's not right.

Something's not right.

Le Grand Chef

Is there a special reason for the shape of this knife?

When King Soon-jong stopped eating,

the Royal Chef had no one to serve and stopped cooking.

And to avoid being forced to cook for the Japanese colonizers,

he cut off his own hand.

please find a rightful owner for this knife.

It's the only way to atone for the sins of my ancestors.

How do you plan to choose the knife's new owner?

We'll hold a competition.

The greatest chef of this era shall carry on the Royal Chef's tradition.

He will be the Royal Chef of modern times.

Get me the phone! I'm a VJ!

Be quiet, you card shark!

Who says I'm a card shark?

What's with all the cash in your purse!

Heard you were in every poker and card house in town!

VJ? Yeah, right.

I was doing undercover research!

I'm awful at cards!

Yeah, right! You won all my money!

She's a card shark, alright!

She's got tricks up her sleeve!

- Back off, miss. - Bitch.

KIM Jin-su. You're free to go.

You came to get me yourself, sir?

Am I that important?

Hungry?

I haven't eaten in two days!

You're in luck. I'll treat you to something special.

- Really? - Sure.

Where are we?

You said it was a special treat.

Has he gone out? Sung-chan!

What's to eat in a place like this?

I'm starving...

What?

Stop poking me!

No, thank you.

Thank you, sir.

- Chief! - Hi!

- What brings you here? - You look like doing business well.

- How's the produce business? - Going fine.

Look at all your gray hair.

Thanks for the anchovies you send.

My wife loves 'em.

Any time.

When are we eating?

You heard about the competition, right?

The Royal Chef's knife?

You should enter.

Hiding here won't solve anything.

You should do what you enjoy. What's past is past.

I was never once happy cooking there.

I'm tired of competing to be the best.

I'm satisfied just cooking for people

and seeing them happy.

We haven't been introduced yet.

I'm Jin-su. You must be Sung-chan.

Enjoy your meal.

Did you make all this yourself?

Would you like to take some home?

The sesame leaves, too.

Sure.

Think you're at your parents?

It's like Mom packing me food.

I forgot the pickled crabs I made last week.

pickled crabs?

They're to die for. Hold on.

That's enough Maybe next time.

When will that be?

She will stay here until you sign up for the contest.

Still, can't I have just one jar?

She stole my energy drink!

Grandpa, she didn't steal anything.

Did you think I wouldn't notice? You thief!

- Did you take it? - Of course not!

Grandpa, stop!

No, he gave this one to me!

You thief!

Sorry. It was nice meeting you!

Sung-chan! I didn't take anything!

Why'd you take it?

I didn't! I swear!

Your big bro's going out to work.

Who's that?

You scared me.

Who is she?

Never mind.

Excuse me, Jin-su? I have to go to work.

I filled out the application for you.

- Just sign next to your name. - What?

It's Sung-chan!

Got any freebies for your best customer?

Here. Your eyes are puffy each morning, right?

This squash is just the thing to help.

How about going for a drink some time?

You buy five boxes of squash, I'll let you borrow this instead.

So firm! What's your secret?

Buy these eggplants.

Serve them to your husbands, and they'll be firm like me.

Eggplants for sale!

Who's that, your girlfriend?

I don't like young women.

Just saying that to please us, huh?

Young women are too rough.

- Really? - Of course!

The price tag is right here. 2 dollars per kilo.

please don't touch the produce.

Here's a sweet one. And take another with you.

Some cherry tomatoes for free. Come again, ma'am.

Have a nice day.

Are you trying to ruin my business?

Then sign the application form.

- My future son-in-law! - Mom!

We've got great squash and potatoes today.

Sure, but when will you meet my daughter?

She's the one who's busy.

- That rotten girl. - How much is this?

Okay, okay.

Call me if she turns up. I'll run right over!

- I'm coming! - Sung-chan!

Here's your water.

I'll be right there!

Wait just one minute, please.

Should we wait, or go somewhere else?

I'm hungry. Let's just go.

But...

Let's wait a bit. This place looks good.

Bro!

You were so good to me when we were at Woonam-jung.

Bong-ju hit me all the time, so I finally left.

Luckily, I met her, started this,

and made some money.

That's great.

I wanted to be just like you.

You punk...

Why don't we start over?

It was awesome watching you cook.

You know how many customers I have?

I'm king of the produce business.

Yeah, right.

OK, drop the chit chat.

I'll bring veggies from tomorrow.

Of course!

- See that? - No way!

I got mosquito bites all over me from sleeping in the car!

You know how much my back hurts sleeping here?

I'll buy you a cool patch.

Sign it.

Why let your talent go to waste?

Sorry.

It was one mistake! Don't be so hard on yourself.

You were never once happy cooking?

Sorry for wasting your time.