Tastefully Yours- Episodes 7-8

Tastefully Yours Turns Up the Heat in Sapporo and Seoul

Episode 7 of Tastefully Yours doesn’t just raise the emotional stakes — it throws everything into the fire. Old betrayals bubble up, secrets get exposed, and by the end of the hour, everyone is either locking someone in a garage or breaking into a kitchen. Let’s break it down.

Trapped, Tipsy, and Two Steps Behind

We start with Manager Lee Yu-jin waking up inside Chun-seung’s garage — where Beom-woo stashed him last episode. He finds a “recipe book,” but it’s just full of newspaper clippings. Chun-seung’s version of psychological warfare.

Meanwhile in Japan, Beom-woo finds out from Young-hye that Min is replacing her as head chef at La Lecel. Furious, he’s ready to storm back into the restaurant… until he sees Min and Yeon-joo laughing together. Min, as always, is working both angles — trying to pull Yeon-joo back to Le Murir, while also cutting deals with Sun-woo back in Seoul.

A Ramen Revelation and a Kiss That Counts

Yeon-joo and Beom-woo spend the evening bar-hopping and reminiscing. When they stop at a ramen shop, the owner turns out to be a former protégé of Chef Tatsuo. A flashback reveals the shop’s signature uni ramen was originally Yeon-joo’s creation — something she cooked for the staff that Tatsuo never forgot.

Beom-woo suggests that’s what she should cook for Tatsuo, and before running off to gather ingredients, Yeon-joo kisses him. A small kiss, but a real one.

Garage Wars and Recipe Theft in Seoul

Back in Korea, Chun-seung lets Yu-jin out of the garage — only for Young-hye to show up, lock Chun-seung in hisown garage, and demand Yu-jin deliver Yeon-joo’s recipes before the weekend. The Diamant inspectors are coming to Motto, and she wants a win.

Yu-jin sets his sights on the real recipe book. Beom-woo, meanwhile, knows something’s brewing and starts trying to stay one step ahead.

Confrontations and Confessions

Back in Sapporo, Yeon-joo and Beom-woo recreate the uni ramen for Chef Tatsuo. When he tastes it, the moment finally clicks — he remembers Yeon-joo, and more importantly, remembers how much he valued her. He apologizes for the pufferfish scandal that forced her out. Their reconciliation is simple, honest, and years overdue.

Then comes Min’s big announcement: he’s now chef-owner of Le Murir and has secured an outside investor. But Yeon-joo finds pills in the trash — Alzheimer’s medication — and calls him out. She accuses him of hiding Tatsuo’s condition to buy time and sell the restaurant. Min doesn’t deny it. He says he was trying to save it, any way he could.

Boardroom Moves and a Punch in the Face

Unbeknownst to anyone, Beom-woo had already flown back to Korea earlier, crashed a Hansang board meeting, and used a favor from his mother to get reinstated as a board member. His first move? Blocking the Hansang–Murir merger.

When Min finds out, he punches Beom-woo. Hard. Chef Tatsuo stops the fight and gives Min some tough love: selling the restaurant isn’t the solution. If he really wants to honor Murir, they’ll find a better way — together.

Later, Yeon-joo and Min share a calm, mature goodbye. On the flight back, Yeon-joo leans on Beom-woo’s shoulder. He’s clearly thrilled. Then comes a text from his mother: “You owe me.” Always strings attached.

Back Home: One Garage, One Missing Book

Back in town, Beom-woo and Yeon-joo discover Chun-seung is missing. Beom-woo rushes to the garage, expecting Yu-jin — but finds Chun-seung, who explains what happened.

By the time Beom-woo gets to the restaurant, it’s too late. The real Jungjae recipe book is gone. A flashback shows Yu-jin and Young-hye breaking in and stealing it.

Now, in Seoul, Young-hye is suiting up. Her team is prepping for the Diamant inspectors, armed with Yeon-joo’s stolen recipes. Beom-woo jumps in his car and floors it toward the city.

The race is on.

Tastefully Yours Delivers Betrayals, Confessions, and a Temple Retreat No One Saw Coming

Episode 8 of Tastefully Yours wastes no time throwing us back into the fire — literally and emotionally. Stolen recipes, buried guilt, surprise getaways, and one long-overdue confession collide in an episode that proves nothing in this world — not even love — is safe from a little soy sauce-fueled sabotage.

The Heist Is On

We open with Young-hye and Yu-jin pulling off their recipe book heist at Jungjae. They swipe Yeon-joo’s carefully guarded book and head straight to Motto, where Young-hye doesn't just replicate Yeon-joo’s dishes — she uses her actual soy sauce. It’s culinary plagiarism at its finest.

Beom-woo races to Motto but arrives too late. Young-hye confronts him head-on, cool and smug. She reminds him that every dirty trick she’s using, he taught her. Then she tosses the recipe book back at him like it's yesterday’s menu and tells him to pack it up and come home.

Secrets, Sick Days, and Suspicions

At Jungjae, Yeon-joo finds a note from Beom-woo saying he’s unwell. She doesn’t buy it, especially after learning that Young-hye was in town. Later that night, she catches him sneaking the recipe book back into its place. Instead of an argument, she gives him porridge. Compassion always wins with her — for now.

Meanwhile, Myung-sook and Chun-seung are still at each other’s throats after Chun-seung skipped work. Yeon-joo’s solution? A vacation. Time to reset.

A Ghost from Beom-woo’s Past

But before they can relax, a mysterious customer drops in, orders a one-set meal, doesn’t eat a bite, and leaves behind a thick wad of cash — and a red lighter. Beom-woo recognizes him instantly. He’s the same man who once protested outside Hansang, accusing Beom-woo of destroying his life.

The red lighter triggers a darker memory: it’s the same one found half-melted after the Jungjae fire.

Beom-woo borrows a truck and chases him down to a warehouse job. The man confesses. He stood outside Hansang for 93 days and was ignored. Jungjae, to him, was just another soulless project — so he set it on fire.

The Truth and the Ultimatum

Beom-woo visits Chairman Han, his mother, who already knows about the arsonist. She tells him it’s time to shut down Jungjae and return to Motto. The restaurant is soaring. The Diamant inspectors are impressed. Her message is clear: success is calling, leave your conscience at the door.

But Beom-woo hesitates. He can’t bring himself to crush something that’s finally given him purpose.

Temple Time and Silent Truths

Instead of a luxury retreat, Yeon-joo surprises her team with a visit to a temple. It’s serene, grounding, and deeply personal — this is where she was raised. She introduces Beom-woo to the monk who helped raise her, someone she considers her true mother.

That night, Yeon-joo opens up about her love for cooking and how it all started with her mother’s food. When she asks Beom-woo to share his story, he can't. Not yet.

Three Stars, One Betrayal

Back in Seoul, Sun-woo receives a text from Beom-woo: he’s done. No more Motto. No more chasing the Hansang throne. And yet, the celebration kicks off — Motto has officially earned three Diamant stars.

Yeon-joo and her team return from their trip, recharged. Beom-woo finally tries to come clean. He begins to talk about how much he’s changed, how this place changed him — but Yeon-joo cuts him off with a kiss. It’s tender, hopeful.

And then Sun-woo shows up.

He wastes no time dropping the bomb: Beom-woo originally came to steal Yeon-joo’s recipes and shut down Jungjae. Worse? The dish that earned Motto its third star was hers.

The fallout is immediate. Yeon-joo is stunned, betrayed, furious. She tells Beom-woo to leave.

DramaZen's Opinion

Just when I thought this show couldn’t get more intense, Tastefully Yours dropped episodes 7 and 8 — and wow, we’re officially in heartbreak territory.

Episode 7 had everything: a stolen recipe book, emotional redemption with Chef Tatsuo, and Beom-woo crashing a Hansang board meeting like a total boss. Watching Yeon-joo cook uni ramen and finally get the closure she deserved? Beautiful. But then we get hit with the gut-punch twist: Min’s betrayal, the secret merger, and Beom-woo fighting to protect her behind the scenes. That shoulder lean on the plane back? Softest moment of the season.

Then episode 8 happened — and tore it all apart. Young-hye using Yeon-joo’s recipes to win three stars? Beom-woo getting exposed just as he was about to confess everything? Brutal. Yeon-joo’s temple trip added such depth to her character, and the final scene… her silence said it all. That kiss turned heartbreak? Painfully earned.

These episodes were raw, emotional, and impossible to look away from. I’m not sure how they’re going to fix this, but I need to see how it all plays out.