Lim Seong-keun, the winner of "Korean Food War 3" and a cast member gaining popularity on Netflix's "Culinary Class Wars: season 2," was recently reported to have helped a restaurant that suffered a no-show.
A proprietor, identified as Mr. A, who runs a charcoal-grilled bulgogi restaurant in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang, posted about a no-show on his social media account on the 29th of last month.
According to Mr. A, at about 4:30 p.m. on the 27th of the same month, he received a reservation call from a party of 10—six adults and four children—asking him to prepare four servings of soy sauce-grilled meat and six servings of gochujang-grilled meat, for a total of 10 servings, for a visit at 11:30 a.m. on the 28th.
Mr. A grilled 10 servings of meat in time for the reservation, but the customers did not show up and did not answer calls. Chef Lim, who happened to be visiting the restaurant as a customer, heard that Mr. A had suffered a no-show and asked for the already grilled meat.
On his social media, Chef Lim said, "The owner complained about a no-show by 10 people, and as an aspiring owner about to open a place, my heart ached," adding, "I asked for the meat that was grilled in advance, and it was so good that I polished off four servings."
Chef Lim was also said to have offered advice and recipes about the food to Mr. A. Mr. A posted a photo taken with Chef Lim, saying, "Thank you sincerely for visiting our restaurant. You also gave us advice."