Shik-gaek

Season

2008

8.1

Talented chefs Bong Joo and Sung Chan were raised like brothers after Sung Chan was orphaned and taken in by Bong Joo's family. Bong Joo's family owns a famous traditional Korean restaurant and claims descent from the last royal chef of the Joseon Dynasty. Bong Joo assumes that as the eldest, he will be the one to take over his family's restaurant and marry Joo Hee when his father makes a surprising announcement about a special cooking contest! Sung Chan is seen as a threat by some because of his youth, talent, creativity and non-conforming ways. Feeling sorry for him, Joo Hee tries to help him. Discovering the truth about their great-grandfather causes a crisis for Bong Joo, but he later becomes even more determined to be a success while Sung Chan decides to leave. Sung Chan becomes a food peddler, specializing in the freshest and best ingredients in traditional Korean cuisine. Will he ever become a chef again? Will they ever become united as "brothers"?

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

Chef Oh grooms his two sons -- his adoptive son Sung Chan and his biological son Bong Soo -- in the art of culinary cooking while running his nationally renowned restaurant Woo Nam Jung, acclaimed for serving traditional Korean cuisine.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

Much to Bong Soo's dismay, Chef Oh announces that the inheritor of his restaurant Woo Nam Jung will be determined by a series of cooking contests.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

A North Korean diplomat's arrival at Woo Nam Jung places added stress to the kitchen staff. Meanwhile, Sung Chan, Bong Joo, and Min Woo are tasked with creating dishes that will suit the unique serving dishes that each are assigned.

S1 • E4

Episode #1.4

The truth about Sung Chan's past strains Bong Joo and his adoptive brother's once-close relationship. Meanwhile, Jin Soo, the aspiring food critic, struggles with her new position at Woo Nam Jung.

S1 • E5

Episode #1.5

Sung Chan's sudden departure from Woo Nam Jung causes Chef Oh to postpone the cooking competition. Meanwhile, a notoriously stringent food critic arrives at Woo Nam Jung.

S1 • E6

Episode #1.6

As his new profession as a food peddler, Sung Chan embraces his new life of searching for the very best ingredients. He runs into a familiar acquaintance in Jin Soo while looking for the best snow crabs.

S1 • E7

Episode #1.7

Sung Chan is reunited for a brief meeting with his brother Bong Soo. Chef Oh meanwhile becomes ill from heartache as he recalls when he first brought Sung Chan into his home.

S1 • E8

Episode #1.8

An upcoming beef competition has both Sung Chan and Woo Nam Jung busy preparing for the event. Sung Chan looks for a famous butcher, who has been suffering a series of bad personal and professional fortune.

S1 • E9

Episode #1.9

A band of thugs go after Sung Chan to bring him to a man interested in hiring him for his culinary background. Meanwhile, a butcher struggles to come to terms with his estranged daughter.

S1 • E10

Episode #1.10

The beef competition brings together brothers Sung Chan and Bong Joo in a face-off that heightens the present tensions in their relationship. After an unexpected slip up, Sung Chan must find a replacement cow for the judging.

S1 • E11

Episode #1.11

For the next rounds of the beef competition, the cow must be butchered. Jin Soo is tapped to be a replacement MC for a television broadcast of the event.

S1 • E12

Episode #1.12

With the last round of the beef competition soon arriving, Sung Chan must prepare to cook the beef for service. Meanwhile, Seok Deong has quit Woo Nam Jung, having had enough with Min Woo's abuse.

S1 • E13

Episode #1.13

Sung Chan, forever the perfectionist, searches for the choicest charcoal over which he will cook his beef. Bong Joo decides to cook on behalf of Woo Nam Jung during the competition, much to Min Woo's disappointment.

S1 • E14

Episode #1.14

The beef competition has come its conclusion. Sung Chan returns to his former life peddling food while Bong Joo is named the successor of Woo Nam Jung.

S1 • E15

Episode #1.15

Sung Chan and Jin Soo bond while helping an old woman prepare kimchi. Meanwhile, Bong Soo travels to Napa Valley with plans to serve wine along with the traditional Korean cuisine at Woo Nam Jung.

S1 • E16

Episode #1.16

Jin Soo's article is published, and Woo Nam Jung falls into chaos as it tries to deal with the unexpected bad publicity. Sung Chan accompanies Jin Soo as she visits her mother.

S1 • E17

Episode #1.17

Sung Chan is upset with Jin Soo's article. His confrontation results in a decision to terminate their friendship.

S1 • E18

Episode #1.18

Joo Hee runs unexpectedly into Sung Chan while visiting Seok Dong. The pair rekindle their affections for one another during the trip.

S1 • E19

Episode #1.19

Sung Chan attempts to resolve things with Joo Hee. They find themselves both on a fishing trip where Chef Oh and an old friend teach the two how to find and cook the best trout.

S1 • E20

Episode #1.20

After his fallout with Joo Hee, Bong Joo confronts Sung Chan and must deal with the sudden change in taste of the Woo Nam Jung's kimchi.

S1 • E21

Episode #1.21

Sung Chan finds himself engaging again with the operations of Woo Nam Jung. While he attempt to care for a heartbroken Joo Hee, he also reconciles with Jin Soo.