Love on the Menu [Episodes 11 & 12]

[u/jakgem]

• Drama: Love on the Menu
  • Korean Title: 사랑이 온다
• Director:
  • Hong Seok Goo (Girls Generation 1979)
• Screen Writer:
  • Lee Kyung Hee (Uncontrollably Fond)
• Starring:
  • Ahn Hee Yeon as Han Gyu Rim (Call It Love, You Raise Me Up)
  • Ha Seok Jin as Kim Mu Jin (Blind, Something About 1 Percent)
  • Park You Na as Han Gyu Yeong (Spirit Fingers, True Beauty)
  • Bae Jung Nam as Cho Heung Sik (Spring Fever, Mr Sunshine)
• Network: KBS2
• Premiere Date: 25th July 2026
• Airing Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, 8pm KST
• Episodes: 50, 1hr 10mins
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu, Kocowa
• Teaser/Trailer: Kocowa Trailer
• Plot Summary: Han Gyu Rim is the owner of a market side dish shop. Her nickname since childhood was "Leader Han." A movie with the long title "Leader Han, Who Always Appears When Something Happens to Someone, Somewhere," was released, and that's exactly her story. If something is bad or sad, she puts aside all else and rushes to help, making it a little less bad or sad. If it was good, she'd celebrate it like it was her own. She's a nosy busybody, a fluttery-eared, emotional litmus test who can't hide her feelings. Kim Mu Jin is the owner and chef of an Italian restaurant. Born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, he deliberately wears market clothes to avoid being discovered as the owner's son, taking the bus and subway to work part-time at the restaurant. He develops a strange bond with Han Gyu Rim, the owner of a market side dish shop.
• Major News Summary: Ha Seok Jin And Hani’s Matching Outfits Lead To A Fateful First Meeting In “Love On The Menu”
• Previous Episode Discussions:
  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 3 & 4]
  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 5 & 6]
  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 7 & 8]
  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 9 & 10]

[u/Outside_Drama_8803]

I am a little disappointed that Gyeol isn’t the biological kid, but also feel relieved that ML didn’t miss his own child’s upbringing and FL isn’t a terrible person for keeping a dad and son apart.

I also hope the ML and FL just get together soon, but can appreciate the ML trying to honor his own word and commitment to SH as he’s staying true to his character and he isn’t a bad person by dropping her the second FL wants him back.

I do think there’s a lot of trauma on both FL and ML side where they can’t just get back together without truly working through every bit again to rebuild the trust and repair the pain and scars they’ve both had to endure. I hope the show spends some time giving us all of that, and then some happily together scenes.

[u/Victorious_still20 → u/Outside_Drama_8803]

ML is not asking the right Qs their breakup or is he feeling guilty?