There were only three good reasons to watch this show: the food, Koo Dae Young, and Vara-ssi.

All the other characters were annoying and one-dimensional at times. The plot kept shoe-horning random violent mysteries, which felt out of place. A lot of the stereotypes, while I get were probably meant to be humorous at the time, felt cruel and problematic from the perspective of a North American in 2020. For example, I hated how Ms. Oh was always the butt of every joke for her appearance, or how a supposed solution to a bad boss is to spit in their cups.

But this show shines when people gathered to share a meal together. I loved looking at all the food, and all the rich descriptions from Koo Dae-Young. While I'm a huge fan of AMSR cooking videos on Youtube, I DIDN'T like the gratuitous close-ups of people chewing with their mouths open and moaning — and there were a lot of these. Thank goodness for the ability to fast-forward!

Still, by the end of the last episode, I was grinning from ear-to-ear. Everyone got an ending that felt right for them. Also, the Lee Il-Hwa cameo was PERFECT. What a great way to end a show.