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September 15, 2008
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Le Grand Chef aka Gourmet the Movie 식객

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Le Grand Chef

  • Alternative Title: Shikgaek
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Korea Casts:
    Kim Kang Woo, Lee Ha Na, Lim Won-Hie
  • Description:

    Based on a popular comic book, the film tells the story of two chefs competing for the title of heir to the last Royal Chef of the Joseon Dynasty.
    (source: Wikipedia)

This is the movie based on the comic that came out before the TV show. It’s a wonderful, touching movie that’s all about Korean food. Warning: if you are following the tv show, there will be spoilers and differences from the show. I am in love with Lee Ha Na, the journalist. I call dibs.

Dan

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Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.
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