Gourmet (TV series)
| Gourmet | |
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| Also known as | Trencherman Best Chef The Grand Chef |
| Genre |
Romance Drama Cooking |
| Based on |
Sikgaek by Huh Young-man |
| Written by | Choi Wan-kyu Park Hoo-jung |
| Directed by | Choi Jong-soo |
| Starring |
Kim Rae-won Nam Sang-mi Kim So-yeon Kwon Oh-joong |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lee Jin-saek |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | June 17 – September 9, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tokyo Sun Shower |
| Followed by | Tazza |
| Related shows | Le Grand Chef |
Gourmet (Hangul: 식객; RR: Sikgaek) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS from June 18 to September 9, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
It was adapted from Sikgaek, a popular manhwa by Huh Young-man, which was first serialized in newspapers in 2002. The TV series explores the theme of cooking through the rivalry between two hansik (Korean cuisine) chefs, as one of them travels around the nation looking for the best ingredients and recipes.
Kim Rae-Won stars as the warm hearted chef-in-training Lee Sung-Chan, while actress Nam Sang-Mi plays a silly country girl, Kim Jin-soo, who trails Lee with high hopes of becoming a food columnist. Veteran actor Choi Bul-Am appears as Master Oh Sook-soo, Lee's stepfather and the only person who truly believes in Lee's potential.
Sung-Chan is a happy and bright young man who loves to cook. Leaving the heavy responsibility of becoming the head chef of Oh's famous restaurant to his stepbrother, he explores the world of cooking and discovers that he's actually good at it. When Oh announces that he will not choose his own son to become the owner and head chef, cold-hearted jealousy and competition arise.
Source: TNS Media Korea
The television series was released on DVD in November 2008 by YA Entertainment in two-volume boxed sets. Each volume included four discs, with Korean audio and English-language subtitles.
It aired in the Philippines on the GMA Network beginning July 18, 2011.
It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 every Monday to Friday at 1.40 p.m. starting from August 14, 2012.
Le Grand Chef - 2007 film based on the same manhwa.
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