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Post by TheBo on Aug 4, 2010 14:54:29 GMT -5
Finally! Somebody told Bong-joo and Min-soo where to get off. THAT was rewarding. And Butcher Kang is reconciled with his daughter. A little sappy, but acceptable K-drama stuffings. Is anyone else enjoying this at all?
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Post by Ken on Aug 5, 2010 18:39:46 GMT -5
Hi, Bo! Joanie and I are enjoying this show - it took a little while to get going, but kitchen-related intrigue is usually fun! We've turned Thursday into Chinese food night and that's added a lot to the enjoyment. Even though it doesn't have the depth of The Great Jang-Geum, it does have a few of the elements that made that show so great, especially with the evil forces in the kitchen and the cooking secrets passed down through generations. It makes you hungry the same way, at least!
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Post by TheBo on Aug 10, 2010 11:07:32 GMT -5
Oh, man, that sounds FUN. You guys really know how to watch K-drama. I hope discussion can pick up here a little, though, it's hard to talk about with people who don't watch.
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Post by Ken on Aug 11, 2010 18:10:36 GMT -5
  After a few years of watching K-dramas, I guess it IS possible to get better at it! In light of the Petal the cow storyline, we're really glad we didn't order the beef last week! ;D Having Korean or Chinese food for dinner really has made watching this series a lot more fun, and I think I enjoy watching Joanie watching this one as much as I do the show itself, especially last week - you should have seen her when the evil butcher guy was driving too fast with the cow in the back!
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Post by TheBo on Aug 12, 2010 13:39:22 GMT -5
... Petal the cow storyline.... ....I think I enjoy watching Joanie watching this one as much as I do the show itself, especially last week - you should have seen her when the evil butcher guy was driving too fast with the cow in the back! Hah! I can sympathize with her; I was at work, watching it on my computer (with headphones), lecturing the screen the whole time. I sounded like halmonyi sputtering at a hapless DIL. LOL. Also, those guys in the cars following were completely oblivious! What jerks! What did you make of the restaurant's whole cow farming scheme? I could not quite figure out what they were up to, but when they talked about substituting one cow for another, I figured it was "no good." I like the little dig at technology; Kang the butcher took 3 seconds and his own brain to know what Bong-jo's gang needed a huge operation and expensive equipment to find out. The old "technology is bad" mantra has been replaced with "technology is stupid." I like it. So, your translation said the cow's name was Petal. Mine said Sang-wha (or something close to that). Petal is more interesting--I'm sure you have a little better translation to look at than I do, but it's pretty good. Bo |
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Post by ginnycat5 on Aug 13, 2010 16:37:36 GMT -5
Bo, where are you watching this? I missed the last 2 episodes, and I'd like to catch up if I can. Is it a free link? Thanks! I found the opening bit on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7RLclHpJ6k and discovered that the first run-through is herky-jerky, but when I replay it, it's all loaded, and it plays right through. How is it on the site you're watching? Of course, having it play twice will take a loooong time.... but it may be worth it if it prevents me getting seasick.  |
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Post by Ken on Aug 14, 2010 16:15:53 GMT -5
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Post by TheBo on Aug 17, 2010 10:01:42 GMT -5
Okay, gangsters running a kindergarten sounds really familiar, but I can't think why. You're calling the restaurant people gangsters, aren't you. Which is ironic, because Kang/Seong-chan's boss really is a petty gangster, but he is not acting like one. But the restaurant people are. We're gonna have to name the two gangs to tell them apart. Sorry, Gin, just saw your post. I am watching on dramafever.com. I went ahead and paid for a premium membership, so the ads breaking in is not a problem, but they still seem to have limited bandwidth so at lunch and later in the afternoon I tend to come to a screeching halt, but otherwise I've been satisfied with it. You can watch there for free, but there are a lot of ads. www.dramafever.com/drama/39/1/Gourmet/Bo |
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Post by pilseung on Aug 17, 2010 11:57:20 GMT -5
Okay, gangsters running a kindergarten sounds really familiar, but I can't think why. Bo Bo, You might have been reminded of the KBS Kdrama,Great Expectations aka Kindergarten Love aka Great Inheritance.That's the one about gangsters and one of them inheriting a kindergarten from his mom. I'm pretty certain you have some posts in the corresponding thread on this board.  By the way,Grand Chef is a really nice Kdrama which I highly recommend.Keep watching!!If you guys like the food,try PASTA as well.Another good kdrama,in my humble opinion.It definitely makes you get interested in pasta... |
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Post by ginnycat5 on Aug 17, 2010 20:15:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the links, Ken and Bo!
I don't get the beef farming, though. Do they have to select one tender delicious animal or do they have to maintain a reliable source of the same high quality and have a whole herd of cattle?
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Post by Ken on Aug 17, 2010 21:41:16 GMT -5
Okay, gangsters running a kindergarten sounds really familiar, but I can't think why. Bo Bo, You might have been reminded of the KBS Kdrama,Great Expectations aka Kindergarten Love aka Great Inheritance.That's the one about gangsters and one of them inheriting a kindergarten from his mom. I'm pretty certain you have some posts in the corresponding thread on this board. By the way,Grand Chef is a really nice Kdrama which I highly recommend.Keep watching!!If you guys like the food,try PASTA as well.Another good kdrama,in my humble opinion.It definitely makes you get interested in pasta... Right you are, Pilseung, Great Expectations/Kindergarten Love is the drama I was referring to. I love the alternate universe effect in these dramas - Joanie and I recently watched Yi San and the female lead was none other than the cute kindergarten teacher from Great Expectations, which is probably why I brought that up. There's a lot of that in the Grand Chef too. There are some really serious lapses in the Grand Chef that keep me from rating it too highly, although it is enjoyable. For example, the bit last week about the reporter and her boss fumbling through their TV play-by-play (and then being asked back!) was particularly weak and stuff like that keeps this show from being a great one. There are some things I love about it, though, like when all the chefs in the kitchen shout in unison, "Life is Delicious!" From what I remember, part of the beef farming scheme had to do with Sungchan's sponsor's idealism about providing good beef "to his people" whatever that means - I don't remember exactly what the deal was, but the scheme wasn't only about the competition. |
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Post by TheBo on Aug 18, 2010 10:45:21 GMT -5
Yes, I do remember the beginning of Kindergarten Love, but I don't remember anything that happened after the first few episodes and the initial premise. Isn't that odd.
Gin, I think they don't have to maintain a whole herd. When Sung-chan's sponsor provided one cow, that was sufficient. I wonder, though, whether they are using that beef (the way the original restaurant contest worked), or if another source of beef is being provided to them. If they have to use that particular beef, it might be a problem, as they might run out of whatever cut they need. I suppose they could use practice cattle, though.
Eugh. That is disturbing. They do seem to waste a lot of food on this show, which fits in with cooking for royalty, I guess.
All right, am I the one who has to name the gangs? I think the restaurant gang should be the "Kingsmen" and the Sung-Chan/Kang gang should be the 'Beefaronis." I don't know their Korean names. LOL.
Bo
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Post by zorro on Aug 27, 2010 7:53:14 GMT -5
[quote There are some really serious lapses in the Grand Chef that keep me from rating it too highly, It seems I'm the only one who likes it less than everyone else. GC has what might be the worst dialogue of any I can remember… unless it's lost in translation, but I doubt it. I still can't believe I watched Sung Chan ingesting raw meat (how many months had that beef been kept in that freezer??) while at the same time recalling in a flashback that his mentor/father told him to chew it like a cow… Yeah, I like a little irony mixed in with my dry heaves. This show is so preoccupied with meat, I feel like I'm watching one big beefomercial. |
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Post by TheBo on Aug 27, 2010 11:50:20 GMT -5
LOL. It does seem to be an endless infomercial for the Korean Beef Board.
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