Today (1st) at 7:50 p.m., TV CHOSUN's 식객 허영만의 백반기행 heads to Gwangju with "son of the wind" Lee Jong-beom. Lee Jong-beom, who was born and raised in Gwangju, seeks out his personally chosen and carefully selected regular eateries in Gwangju.
The palate of the "baseball genius" was unmistakably that of a "Gwangju native." Lee Jong-beom visits an old hanwoo gomtang restaurant he frequented so often during his playing days that the threshold was worn down, and which he even pioneered the "delivery culture" for. Lee Jong-beom's Jeolla-do-style "jang cheerleading" unfolds, saying, "Tender boiled pork must be dipped in chojang to taste right." He also reveals a tearful anecdote from the past when, visiting a famous jokbal restaurant in Seoul with manager Sun Dong-yeol, they were handed soy sauce and vinegar instead of chojang and were embarrassed, proving the Jeolla man's deep "love for chojang."
Although he is called a "baseball legend," because of his major leaguer son Lee Jung-hoo, the "$113 million man," he is now more often called "Jung-hoo's dad." When the host bluntly asked, "Do you get allowance from your son?" he replied, "I'm still young, so I don't hold out my hand," displaying the dignity of a father who is still in good form. At the same time, he does not spare his gratitude toward his wife, who for more than 30 years has selflessly supported their baseball-rich family.
Meanwhile, the bittersweet(?) past hidden behind his on-field charisma is exposed. Anecdotes include that, during his playing days when the club was suffering financial difficulties, they received a "snack gift set" instead of beef as a championship bonus, and the behind-the-scenes legend of how he released a music album with singer Yang Soo-kyung under manager Sun Dong-yeol, and, after manager Kim Eung-yong's scolding of "send him to a nightclub," he swung the bat harder and even grabbed the MVP. Honest, candid dark-history talk will be revealed in the broadcast.<
[Photo] 식객 허영만의 백반기행
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