August 2025

Chapter 1: Prologue

“Why is the store so stuffy? Didn’t you turn on the air conditioner? No wonder you don’t have any customers.” No. It’s the opposite. There are so few customers that…

Chapter 7: A Taste of Mastery

“I’m thinking about quitting…” Hayoon said. Sihoo’s mind reeled. If Hayoon left, he’d be alone—prepping ingredients, cooking, serving, handling payments, cleaning. All by myself? That’s tough. He shook his head.…

Chapter 6: Change

Kanghoon couldn’t believe the customer’s claim. Staring at the scale’s numbers, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief. “What? Was she right?” His chef’s life—exercise through labor, a nightly beer with…