After 10 episodes, we’re nearly halfway through the drama, and I think I can safely say at this point that while I am liking Gourmet, I don’t love it. I probably won’t grow to love it, either, but the acting is strong and I like seeing what fictitious food preparations they jazz up for their “gourmet” offerings. (I’m no foodie, but I think a lot of the fancy dishes are explained with a lot of decorative language that makes them sound complicated and high-class, but are not necessarily so in reality.) But since I’m not hung up on “food realism,” I just go with it and suspend my disbelief. Hey, other dramas can have car chases and secret love babies, so I’m gonna let this one slide with its faux haute cuisine.
Still, while Gourmet isn’t a total home run for me, I like it enough to keep going. It’s entertaining, and Kim Rae-won is SO emotive. Watching him act makes me want to run out and watch everything he’s ever done. Except Love Story In Harvard. I still refuse to watch that.