I was pleased to see that Lee Sun Gyun, from Coffee Prince, is the main actor in Pasta, as Choi Hyun Wook. His character is quite interesting - at first he is introduced as a slick gentleman, and then we get to see his nasty temper as a head chef. His character, though interesting, is quite typical in Korean dramas (and even more so in Japanese comics...) - the cold, harsh male character that probably has some heartbreaking past relationship that made him this way. We see a bit of this in episode 2, when the famous television chef Oh Sae Young (portrayed by Lee Ha Nui) is working out at the gym and having a few flashbacks of her relationship with Choi Hyun Wook, when they were apparently younger chefs in training.
The fashion sense of the main female lead Seo Yoo Kyung (played by Gong Hyo Jin) is quite.... I don't have the right words for it. Her hairstyle is outdated, she's in a rush in the morning so she looks even more unpresentable, and she kind of dresses like a teenager or child, rather than a young adult. I guess this is to show that she's a more innocent character that is more concentrated on her work and love of food rather than on her looks.
Already in the first two episodes, we see the main character Yoo Kyung faced with a few dilemmas. First off, the egg supplyman paid off Yoo Kyung for keeping his secret and keeping him as their restaurant's supplier... which Yoo Kyung thought she had resolved, but unknowingly didn't do so when she handed the money to her just-fired boss, Chef Tutti. Then, she gets fired, but stubbornly forces her way back into the kitchen. Some other questions arise throughout the episode. What is up with those photos of cacti in Yoo Kyung's locker? Who exactly Kim San (the rich guy that eats at La Sfera, played by Alex of Clazziquai) and why exactly does he pick on our heroine? Why did the relationship between Sae Young and Hyun Wook end? Was the gym Sae Young was working out at the same gym that Hyun Wook enters? Will the other female chefs work their way back into the kitchen as well? And why does Hyun Wook not want women in his kitchen? All these questions just keep teasing me to watch the next episode, but I will wait patiently.
On a less formal note... I cannot stand the couple that makes out in the kitchen and freezer. I'm wondering if all the female chefs live together - an interesting living situation, especially if a few of them get rehired and some of them don't. La Sfera means "the Sphere" - so we can look out for some symbolism. We should also keep an eye out for things like goldfish, which seem to represent our main character.
And now, I am craving actual pasta...
Yes, those 2 looneys annoyed me too. If it was me I will not step into a resturant with cooks like that, who knows what they might do to the food. Haha :D
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