King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
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Chocolate
FoodRomanceMedical
The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him.Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon, who once dreamed of becoming a chef. As a child, Moon Cha Young once met Lee Kang at a small restaurant in the seaside town. There, Lee Kang cooked and gave her a meal, which in part inspired her to become a world-famous chef. Many years later, the two meet again at a hospice ward and together they heal their own emotional scars by preparing meals for the patients there.Not counting the commercials, each episode is 60-65 min long.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Korean
- Premiered
- November 29, 2019
- Ended
- January 18, 2020
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