Delicious Rendezvous — Season 1

Aired 5 December 2019 • 90 min

Baek Jong Won takes Yang Se Hyeong, Kim Hee Chul, and Kim Dong Jun to Okgye Service Area, where they cook and sell dishes made with Korean sandlance and red crabs, local products of the Gangneung area in an effort to promote consumption and help out with the fishermen struggling to get by.

Aired 12 December 2019 • 90 min

After a successful lunchtime run, the crew sells potato cheese balls and fried Korean sandlance, in an effort to promote consumption of Korean sandlance and so-called “ugly potatoes” which are potatoes that lack commercial value but are totally consumable.

Aired 19 December 2019 • 90 min

The crew goes to Jangsu, where apple farms have taken a hit from the typhoons. They sell apple pizza as a way to encourage consumers to find ways to eat apples with scars and bruises in other ways, and Korean beef rice soup, to encourage the consumption of less-popular parts of Korean beef.

Aired 26 December 2019 • 90 min

This week, they visit Jangsu which is famous for its Korean beef and apples. Jong Won visits a farmer and finds out what difficulties they're having currently. Se Hyeong, Dong Jun, and Hee Chul also come up with creative recipes using Jangsu's Hongno apples. Moreover, you can find out ways to enjoy the nonpreferred parts of beef.

Aired 2 January 2020 • 90 min

This week's destination is Yeongcheon, a city of garlic and Korean pork. The garlic farmers here are having a hard time due to the price drop caused by overproduction. Also, the pig stock farmers have been suffering since the African swine fever had devastated the region. Baek Jong Won, once again, focuses on making dishes using unfavored pork parts, hind legs, with garlic sauce to boost both pork and garlic consumption.

Aired 9 January 2020 • 90 min

This week, they visit Yeongcheon which is famous for its pork and garlic. To support pig farmers and promote pork consumption, Jong Won gives each member a homework. Se Hyeong, Dong Jun, and Hee Chul have come up with creative recipes using nonpreferred parts of pork and garlic.

Aired 16 January 2020 • 90 min

This week, they visit Yeosu, a city located on the south coast and famous for its leaf mustard and anchovies. The leaf mustard farmers already failed to harvest it three times this year due to continuous typhoons. Jong Won struggles to make new recipes using leaf mustard which people can easily try at home. This time, they sell their new dishes at the cafeteria in Yeosu Airport!

Aired 23 January 2020 • 90 min

The new menus that use Yeosu anchovies and leaf mustard to be sold in Yeosu Airport are revealed after a few days of research! It's gimbap with Yeosu leaf mustard and garak noodles with Yeosu anchovies. This time, Hee Chul plays a great role in selling the dishes. Find out how much the customers enjoy the new menus at Yeosu Airport!

Aired 30 January 2020 • 90 min

This week's destination is Jeju Island! Mr. Baek and his apprentices work on to promote the consumption of Jeju flatfish and tangerines, the local specialties. Mr. Baek visits a tangerine farm, flatfish farm, and even tangerine wine brewery. Also, Na Eun of April visits them to give a helping hand. Check out which menu they come up with!

Aired 6 February 2020 • 90 min

The last week in Jeju begins. They introduce new menus made with Jeju carrots and tangerines for afternoon sale. Se Hyeong's idea of making gimbap with carrots and Yeosu leaf mustard is selected. This time, they make tangerine juice mixed with carrots so that people who don't like carrots can easily drink. Also, make sure to check out the first non-food item Hee Chul prepared!

Aired 13 February 2020 • 90 min

This week, Mr. Baek and his apprentices visit a new region, Gongju. Gongju in Chungcheongnam-do is famous for its marrons and strawberries. Mr. Baek runs here and there to figure out ways to help marron farmers who are financially-struck by a drop in the price. As always, Se Hyeong comes up with a creative and tasty recipe using marrons!

Aired 20 February 2020 • 90 min

The Delicious Rendezvous restaurant is open at Tancheon Service Area. The marron rice meal set with spinach doenjang soup and marron cream bun are served in the morning as planned. In the afternoon, they decide to sell only dessert menus instead of meals. Make sure to check out the incredible dessert made of Gongju's marrons and strawberries.

Aired 27 February 2020 • 90 min

There is a special guest that comes to help the Delicious Rendezvous restaurant. He's going to spice up the show. Meanwhile, Se Hyeong has trouble with his homework. And Hee Chul visits the site with Jong Won and tries the food the spinach farmers cook up with spinach. Jong Won comes up with a dish that can use up a lot of spinach.

Aired 5 March 2020 • 90 min

Mr. Baek and his assistants come up with three menus for the morning gourmet event. They invite the local farmers to taste spinach salad, spinach dips with bread, and phat spinach mu sap. Mr. Baek also came up with a secret recipe while they had their staff dinner before the shoot. What will it be?

Aired 12 March 2020 • 90 min

The recipes they came up with are fantastic. They make thick mussel kalguksu, mussel al Ajillo, and mussel rice. Also, a special menu is made by a special guest who comes to cheer them up. Jay Park, who is not fond of mussels, tries to eat all the dishes. How will he evaluate the dish? And will this be enough to please the farmers of Namhae and the viewers?

Aired 19 March 2020 • 90 min

The guest today is the daughter of Jindo, Song Ga In. She’s here to help promote her hometown. Mr. Yang tries to recover his title as the best pupil after he failed his dish using spinach. Will he succeed this time? Meanwhile, Mr. Baek comes up with another fantastic dish that will have your mouth watering.

Aired 26 March 2020 • 90 min

It’s the day of the gourmet event and everyone busily prepares for the guests. Song Ga In shows what she’s made of when she cooks up a seasoned cabbage. Mr. Baek brings out the sweetness of the green onions with the soup. Meanwhile, Hee Chul tries to cook on his own. Will he succeed? The members try their best to make the green onion the main dish ingredient.

Aired 2 April 2020 • 90 min

Last week’s morning gourmet event ended in success. And now, it's time for the afternoon gourmet event. They rename the spring cabbage to winter cabbage since it's grown during winter, and it tastes better during winter. The meal consists of the winter cabbage bibimbap and winter cabbage sandwich.

Aired 9 April 2020 • 90 min

This week they research Haenam's specialty produce, laver, an edible seaweed that’s one of the most popular ingredients in Korea. After listening to the hardships of farmers, they study hard to come up with dishes. With that, they try making laver bugak, laver pancakes, laver stew, and laver noodles. Would these products satisfy consumers? Find out on Delicious Rendezvous.

Aired 16 April 2020 • 90 min

It's the day of the gourmet event. The course meal consists of laver pancakes for starters, laver stew as main, and laver bugak for dessert. For their breakfast in the morning, Hee Chul thinks up a fantastic idea and makes laver ramyeon. However, trouble awaits them as they make unexpected mistakes.

Aired 23 April 2020 • 90 min

Mr. Baek and pupils show us their work. Jong Won comes up with a spicy and tangy sweet potato salad that goes well with rice. Se Hyeong comes up with a soufflé that needs a bit of work. Lastly, our guest Jin Young makes sweet potato pizza that's modified in the hands of the master.

Aired 30 April 2020 • 90 min

Mr. Baek and his pupils show us the dishes they came up with. Dong Jun's webfoot octopus tteokbokki makes the list right away, and so does Se Hyeong's deep-fried webfoot octopus. The guest for today's show is Soyou.

Aired 7 May 2020 • 90 min

Mr. Baek and the team cook up dishes using the webfoot octopus of Gunsan. Today’s dishes are webfoot octopus tteokbokki, deep-fried webfoot octopus, and spicy pork belly. They give us a little glimpse of what they’ll cook next week, too.

Aired 14 May 2020 • 90 min

At the moment, the price plummeted three times. People don’t buy summer radishes because all they can come up with is making kimchi. Both Mr. Baek and Soyou came up with their own noodle dish. Who will win the battle of noodles?

Aired 21 May 2020 • 90 min

The radish farmers require help from the farm produce Avengers. Kyuhyun, a guest, is here today. He helps the team cook up amazing dishes. The dishes are radish salad, radish and pork rice, and another tteokbokki dish Dong Jun came up with.

Aired 28 May 2020 • 90 min

Hee Chul cooks up yet another delicious breakfast for the farm produce Avengers. Meanwhile, Kyuhyun is trying to compete with Se Hyeong to become Mr. Baek’s best pupil. Mr. Baek challenges him to make the poached eggs to go with the ramyeon for breakfast.

Aired 4 June 2020 • 90 min

The Yangcho battle begins. Kyuhyun and Se Hyeong battle each other to find out who is the best pupil of Mr. Baek. Meanwhile, the gourmet event begins. The foods served are dry gochujang pot and bok choy steamed pork.

Aired 11 June 2020 • 90 min

The team visits Wando. Their specialties are kelp and abalones. In this week’s episode, they focus on kelp. Due to lack of consumption, they have a whopping 2,000 tonnes of kelp stored, and it needs to be sold fast.

Aired 18 June 2020 • 90 min

Abalone was once considered precious and expensive, but now, the price has dropped by almost half in less than ten years. Mr. Paik shows you how to shuck abalone with ease. It’s so easy that Jay Park, who’s clueless about cooking, can shuck one smoothly.

Aired 25 June 2020 • 90 min

Bell pepper used to be the best export product of Cheorwon. However, the price plummeted after a series of unfortunate events. How will Mr. Paik make people consume more? Today’s guest is Yang Dong Geun. The two Yangs are going against each other.

Aired 2 July 2020 • 90 min

Jong Won comes up with Chines-style bell pepper pork and two versions of seasoned bell pepper using doenjang and gochujang. They cook up boiled chicken to energize you from this hot weather. Then they compete with each other for a late-night snack.

Aired 9 July 2020 • 90 min

Hee Chul is unsure what milk ramyeon will taste like as he’s never had it before. Meanwhile, they split into two teams. One goes to the market and the other one stays to cook lunch. On the way back from the market, they get really hungry and eat corn. Will Mr. Paik find out?

Aired 16 July 2020 • 90 min

Today's guest is Yoo Byung Jae. He teams up with Se Hyeong to match Hee Chul and Dong Jun in a cooking challenge. Also, Delicious Rendezvous teamed up with Naver so that viewers can submit their recipes using the specialties.

Aired 23 July 2020 • 90 min

As a project between “Delicious Rendezvous” and Naver, the viewers can participate in the recipe challenge online. The farm produce Avengers divide themselves into two teams and go on a match again. Who will win this time?

Aired 30 July 2020 • 90 min

In this third episode of Yeoju, Mr. Paik decides who the winner of the recipe challenge is. However, the delicious food even got Mr. Paik fooled. He’s surprised by how their pupils improved on their cooking skills. Also, they make 50 lunchboxes for senior citizens.

Aired 6 August 2020 • 90 min

Dong Jun reports to the crew about how conger eels are not selling. Mr. Paik finally gets his knife out and cooks delicious meals for the farm produce Avengers.

Aired 13 August 2020 • 90 min

This is the second episode of Tongyeong. Team Heedong and Team Hyeongjae challenge each other again with recipes from the viewers. But before they start cooking, they need to battle for a better kitchen. The team who gets a higher score by singing on the karaoke machine will be the winner.

Aired 20 August 2020 • 90 min

This is the third episode of Tongyeong. Team Hyeongjae is determined to win this time by cooking up a stew with crab and sweet potato stem. Who will be the winner? And will Mr. Paik guess correctly this time?

Aired 27 August 2020 • 90 min

This is the first episode of Yangpyeong. The specialties of Yangpyeong are leeks and bean sprout. They cook salads, kalguksu, and gangdoenjang using leeks. Meanwhile, SUNMI who is here as a guest, makes fun of Byung Jae too.

Aired 3 September 2020 • 90 min

It's the second episode in Yangpyeong, a beautiful region one hour outside of Seoul where the Bukhangang River and Namhangang River meet. Hee Chul always wakes up early to cook breakfast, but today, he wants to sleep in! They do the Jenga challenge to decide who´'ll cook breakfast the next morning. Also, Mr. Paik visits a bean sprout farmer.

Aired 10 September 2020 • 90 min

In the third episode highlighting the local cuisine of Yangpyeong County, the Farmvengers cook up delicious meals with bean sprouts, one of the specialities native to Yangpyeong. As part of the live home shopping segment, the Farmvengers aim to sell 300 boxes of bean sprouts in one day.

Aired 17 September 2020 • 90 min

It’s the first episode of Yanggu. Their specialties are dried radish greens and zucchini. Jong Won and Dong Jun visit the farm together to check how bad it is. The recipes they pick for the challenge are braised pork belly with radish greens and dried radish green soup.

Aired 24 September 2020 • 90 min

It's the second episode of Gangwon-do. Dried radish greens are Yanggu’s specialty, which Mr. Paik negotiates to sell as a meal kit. The second specialty is Hwacheon zucchini. They make rosé zucchini-getti and zucchini dumplings with the special ingredients.

Aired 1 October 2020 • 90 min

It’s the third episode of Gangwon-do. Today’s ingredient is a specialty of the northern region of Gangwon-do. Zucchinis. Today, they place Jenga to decide who cooks the meals. Also, they go live to sell 300 boxes of zucchinis.

Aired 8 October 2020 • 90 min

At Jong Won’s hometown, Yesan, the specialty is apples! It reminds the team of earlier episodes they’ve done together. The team comes up with new recipes to please the palates of consumers along with the owners of a company, where Jong Won goes to negotiate.

Aired 15 October 2020 • 90 min

Yesan apples are in trouble due to the weather and neglect by consumers, so the farm produce Avengers come to the rescue! Jong Won makes use of apple compote and transforms it into three simple and easy-to-make desserts.

Aired 22 October 2020 • 90 min

The final episode of Yesan! Everyone has finished cooking with apples, and now, they cook with Yesan shishito peppers. Today, Jong Won goes fishing with Byung Jae. The two teams left in the venue cook a rice dish and noodle dish. Will Jong Won guess the right team this time?

Aired 29 October 2020 • 90 min

The specialty of Gyeoje is red seabreams. The teams are in trouble for an unexpected reason. The farm produce ‘Avengers’ are here to rescue the farmers from this ordeal. They find out that the turmoil started with the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics.

Aired 5 November 2020 • 90 min

For the last episode of Geoje, the members use their very own specialty, brown needle mushroom, to create a genuine dish the farm produce Avengers created on their own. They have a special prize for the winners, the Paik’s calibur.

Aired 19 November 2020 • 90 min

The first episode of Jeonnam! The specialty Jeonnam is known for is duck. Due to COVID-19, they’re in trouble because people have stopped eating in restaurants. In times like these, the first to be affected are foods eaten on special occasions, which includes duck.

Aired 26 November 2020 • 90 min

"Paik's Midnight Diner" comes to a close with a few dishes. One of the dishes brings tears to Dong Jun’s eyes because it reminds him of his childhood. The next specialty is chives. The members need to come up with recipes!

Aired 3 December 2020 • 90 min

Chives and sand lances make an encore as the theme for this episode. The team has to sell 1,000 boxes of chives today, which is the largest amount ever sold on the show. Meanwhile, Mr. Paik visits the sand lance fisheries for the second time.

Aired 10 December 2020 • 90 min

Today’s the second episode of sand lance and the last chance to win the Paik’s caliber for Se Hyeong. He competes against Byung Jae again. Meanwhile, Mr. Paik opens a snack cart for the production crew to celebrate the anniversary.

Aired 17 December 2020 • 90 min

For the first anniversary, they bring back red crabs as the specialty once again, following last week’s Korean sand lance. The red crab meat is packaged without shells, so it’s convenient to use. Mr. Paik comes up with simple dishes easily cooked at home.

Aired 24 December 2020 • 90 min

Their 22nd rendezvous is Jeju Island. Their specialty is cabbage. They’re having trouble selling smaller cabbages because of misconception. Meanwhile, the special guest today is Lee Ji Ah. She cooks a meal to fool Jong Won with Se Hyeong.

Aired 7 January 2021 • 90 min

The second specialty of Jeju island is yellow corvina. They have 5,600 tonnes of it stored in their cold storage, and fisherpeople can’t fish anymore. So the farm produce Avengers are to their rescue to sell 2,000 boxes of them.

Aired 14 January 2021 • 90 min

Today’s specialty is Pohang spinach. The price dropped so much that it costs more to produce them. Also, the cook-off returns once again for Ji Ah. She’s so hungry for the Paik’s calibur. Jong Won tries so hard to guess it right.

Aired 21 January 2021 • 90 min

It’s the last episode of Pohang. Today’s specialty is a must-try dish in Pohang, billfish. All the festivals and events were canceled due to COVID-10, which took a toll on the billfish industry. So the farm produce Avengers to the rescue!

Aired 28 January 2021 • 90 min

The leftover stock of hind legs is a whopping 4 tonnes. The farm produce Avengers are here for the rescue! Jong Won develops hind leg ham and goes to sell them. Special helpers are waiting for him there.

Aired 4 February 2021 • 90 min

It’s the second episode of the Korean pork special. The main ingredient for chop steak and juicy and crispy dumplings is pork hind legs. Ye Eun doesn’t like the spotlight, but she sings and dances to sell hind legs on the show.

Aired 11 February 2021 • 90 min

It’s the Lunar New Year’s special episode. So they made a whole new set to meet people in person. It’s the return of the rendezvous venue that they can serve food while complying with the quarantine guidelines.

Aired 18 February 2021 • 90 min

The lunchtime finishes successfully with noodles getting praised. Now, they prepare for dinner. The guest Sun Bin arrives to help promote the specialties. She brought potatoes as they’re her favorite. Mr. Paik makes potato pancakes with hind legs for dinner.

Aired 25 February 2021 • 90 min

It’s the first episode of Haenam. Also, it’s a reunion of old members of “Delicious Rendezvous.” Jay Park and Na Eun are back for the retro set of the “Paik’s Midnight Diner.” Meanwhile, Jong Won learns from the expert how to make sponge toffee.

Aired 4 March 2021 • 90 min

It’s the last episode of Haenam. Everyone cooks delicious meals using Haenam laver. After a year, the laver farmers are in trouble again. During the live show, Jay Park and Se Hyeong do a collaboration.

Aired 11 March 2021 • 90 min

Today’s episode is about Cheongdo water celery. As for the guest, actress Kim Jung Eun is here. For the cooking competition, Jung Eun cooks a dish they’ve never have seen before. She’s better than Jong Won.

Aired 18 March 2021 • 90 min

Masan produces 60 to 70 percent of mussels in Korea. But due to typhoons and monsoon, they lost 70 percent of mussels. Do not worry. The farm produce Avengers and Jung Eun are here to save the day.

Aired 25 March 2021 • 90 min

Today is the first episode of Ulsan and Busan. The specialty they’re going to cook is sole. Also, Han Go Eun is here as a guest. She’s the best cook ever on the show. She’s even better than Jong Won, and now he feels like he’s useless!

Aired 1 April 2021 • 90 min

The price of Gijang seaweed dropped because there was a decrease in consumption. To save them from being discarded, Byung Jae and Jong Won go to the farm to hear their story. Then, they come up with recipes for you to enjoy fresh seaweed at home.

Aired 8 April 2021 • 90 min

Everyone returns to Jeju Island to help the radish farmers. They're in trouble as the production cost is higher than the market price. For this episode, Lee Chung Ah is here to participate in the promotion of radish.

Aired 15 April 2021 • 90 min

The local divers in Jeju island are in trouble as they can't export horned turbans to Japan due to COVID-19. Most of them can't make a living, so they need to do other jobs to survive. The farm produce Avengers are coming for their rescue!

Aired 22 April 2021 • 90 min

The guest today is Sung Yu Ri, the original and eternal fairy. She’s in Wando with the farm produce Avengers to save the hijiki farmers. They make food various simple dishes, and even Yu Ri cooks for the fans!

Aired 29 April 2021 • 90 min

Aired 6 May 2021 • 90 min

Sung Si Kyung, the gourmet singer, joins the crew to help the perilla farmers that are struggling. Will they be able to come up with some delicious recipes that will encourage people to buy perilla leaves, an ingredient that's always just eaten as a side?

Aired 13 May 2021 • 90 min

The food produce Avengers work with Sung Si Kyung, the celebrity known for his cooking skills, to promote button mushrooms to the public! Se Hyeong and Jong Won set out on an adventure searching for the next specialty, bamboo shoots.

Aired 20 May 2021 • 90 min

The Delicious Rendezvous crew welcomes Oh Na Ra, the actress, as a guest for the first time in the Delicious Research Lab. What kind of groundbreaking bamboo shoot dishes will the cooks make here?

Aired 27 May 2021 • 90 min

With the help of Oh Na Ra, the actress, the farm produce Avengers saves the fresh anchovy industry by serving some delightful dishes at the Fresh Anchovy Plaza.

Aired 3 June 2021 • 90 min

The potatoes are back as a specialty, and this time, it's potatoes from Buan. They're damaged from cold waves, which inhibited them from growing larger. Uee visits and presents her potato cooking. Mr. Paik and farm produce Avengers come up with recipes to promote the sales and save them again. Recipes that will break people's prejudices are going to be served!

Aired 10 June 2021 • 90 min

The members of “Delicious Rendezvous” try to help the tomato farms in Jeongeup this week. They make cold tomato soup, tomato ramyeon, and homemade ketchup to show people how to use tomatoes. Also, we say goodbye to three members of the show and welcome three new researchers. Watch who the new members are.

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