KDrama to Maybe Watch: Let's Eat (2014)

Let's Eat (2014)
Grade: B-
16 Episodes
Platform: Netflix

Lee Soo-kyung is a divorced office worker living alone in a small apartment with her cute pet Pomeranian. She's not interested in a new relationship ever since her painful divorce, but Soo-kyung loves eating out at delicious restaurants and can't bear to eat alone - a true dilemma for a foodie such as herself. One day a younger, cheerful girl moves into the vacant studio apartment next to Soo-kyung (the previous tenant had choked to death - all because she lived alone) and draws Soo-kyung back out into life. Yoon Jin-yi and their other neighbor - Goo Dae-young, the fast-talking, charming insurance salesman - form a "food club" so none of them will have to eat alone anymore. What happens when a dangerous series of random assaults on women starts up in their neighborhood? Is this sudden interest from her neighbors connected in any way? Why does her boss treat her so poorly? And how will Soo-kyung react when she discovers the true identity of her favorite food blogger?

*I loved seeing all the different kinds of dishes that are available in Korean cuisine. I thought I already knew the primary meals that Koreans typically enjoy, but there is a much larger variety than that. If people smacking their food while they eat bothers you, then do not watch this show, as at least twice per episode, they have a food-eating sequence lasting several minutes. There was a slight element of mystery thrown in to spice up the drama, but it came across as so dark that it threw the overall tone of the show out of balance. It also took several episodes before the story finally drew me in at all (I only finally did because of the cute dog). I don't know if I'd watch this again, but it was okay for one view.*