Best Chef
Sikgaek
SBS Mon/Tues. drama (2008) - 24 episodes
For SBS homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to: 
tv.sbs.co.kr/sikgaek/
Aired in Korea:  June 16, 2008 to Sept. 9, 2008  on SBS Monday and Tuesday nights at 9:55 p.m. (replaced Tokyo, Sun-Shower).
Aired with English subtitles on KBFD-TV in Hawaii:   Aug. 11, 2008 to Oct. 28, 2008 Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:45; replayed next afternoon at 3:00 (replaced Tokyo, Sun-Shower).

Cast:
Lee Seong-chan (27-29):  Kim Rae Won (What Planet Are You From?)
Kim Jin-soo (24-26):  Nam Sang Mi (Between Dog & Wolf)
Bong-joo (29-32):  Kwon Oh Joong (Secret Lover)
Min-woo (27-29):  Won Ki Joon (Jumong)
Joo-hee (28-30):  Kim So Yeon (All About Eve)
Master Oh Sook-soo (Seong-chan's stepdad, 60):  Choi Bool Am (More Than Love)
Ms. Jo: Kim Ae Kyung (Gift)
Jong-goo: Lee Wong Yong
Dal-pyeong: Lee Wong Jong (War of Money)
Ki-jung: Shim Hoon Ki
Sang-ki: Kim Sun Hyuk
youngest __:  Choi Jae Hwan
__:  Do Yoon Joo
Manager Kang: Kim Hye Jung
Ja Woon (60):  Jang Jin
Joo-hee's dad (60):  Shim Yang Hong (Romance)
Chief Han: Kang Nam Kil (Farewell to Sorrow)
For more information (in Korean) on the cast from SBS,
click here.

For a summary of this drama by SBS
Global,go to:  global.sbs.co.kr/English/AboutSBS
Pro/Drama/drama.jsp?vod_id=. (SORRY, THE SBS GLOBAL WEBPAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE.)

Read about this drama's focus on Korean cuisine, in a 6/10/08 Korea Times article at:
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/
art/2008/06/201_25631.html
.

Read about the unusual broadcast schedule for the first 2 episodes of this drama in Korea, in a 6/12/08 KBS Global article at: 
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/
news/1529240_11858.html
.

Read about the initial ratings for this drama, in a 6/5/08 KBS Global article at: 
english.
kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1527853_11858.html
.
Shopping:
For info from YesAsia about the DVDs (region-1 with English subtitles, click on Vol 1 & Vol. 2.   For previews of the DVD, click on Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.  For info about Vol. 1 of the OST for this drama, click here or on the OST photo above.  For info about Vol. 2 of the OST, click here.  Using links on the KoreanWiz website to shop at YesAsia will benefit the KoreanWiz website at no additional cost to you.

Staff:

Screenwriter:  Park Hoo Jung
Director:  Choi Jong Soo & Han Chul Soo

Learn Korean:


Variations of drama name
:
Best Chef (title used by KBFD-TV)
Gourmet (title used by YesAsia)
Cooking Up Romance (title used by KBS Global)
Le Grand Chef
The Grand Chef (title used by YA Entertainment)

For SBS Photos from this drama,
click here.  Spoiler alert:  The photo gallery may contain spoilers.

For SBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to: 
click here.

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