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Time of India
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator' fame Chef Maeng Ki Yong gets married
Chef Maeng Ki Yong from ' Please Take Care of My Refrigerator ', a popular online variety show, has officially gotten married! The star chef recently announced that he has tied the knot with his girlfriend, now his wife. The couple shared photos from their wedding day to commemorate the happy moment! Former celebrity chef Maeng Ki Yong gets married On July 22, Ki Yong took to his online social media account to share a series of photos that surprised everyone. The former star chef shared photos from his wedding day celebrations recently and announced that he has officially tied the knot! He posted photos of himself posing alongside his wife in wedding attire, with the caption 'We're married. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay !!!!!!!!!!!!!' His wife, Izabela Maeng , also shared photos of the two on her social media account to celebrate the happy moment. She shared a few photos from their wedding day with the caption, 'On July 19th, I said yes when they asked me if I want him close forever'. She then continued to recall their first date and thanked Ki Yong for not minding when she was late. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo She continued thanking her friends and family members for being there for them on their special day. 'For the second time now, my heart is tugged with great emotions, and good tears come to my eyes every time I try to say "husband", but what I'm really trying to say, so straight from the heart GUYS THINK I GOT MARRIED?!?!?!', she continued in her post. About Maeng Ki Yong Ki Yong is one of the most prolific celebrity chefs in South Korea; however, he has officially retired more the business and now has shifted his focus to modelling. He first went viral and garnered a massive fan audience back in 2014 for his feature on the show 'The Best Cooking Secrets'. The next year, he managed to skyrocket to fame when he featured on one of the most popular variety shows in the country, 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'. He has appeared in various other cooking shows and variety programs throughout his career as a chef in Korea. However, after a certain point in time, he decided to retire and shift to Poland. Ki Yong now works as a fashion model in the country.
Tatler Asia
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
10 Korean cooking shows worth bingeing
2. 'Chef & My Fridge' ('Please Take Care of My Refrigerator') (2014-present) In this beloved variety-meets-cook-off show, celebrity guests bring their actual home fridges (leftovers and all) and elite chefs must whip up a five-star dish from the odds and ends. Kimchi pancake with passionfruit vinaigrette? Why not. The fridges are chaotic, the hosts are sharp and the food somehow always hits the mark. Korean cooking shows are always a bit wild, but this takes the cake. 3. 'Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant' (2019-present) In this delicious celebrity showdown, stars compete to develop the next hit convenience store meal. It's absurd and MSG-level addictive. Watching celebs like Jung Il-woo or Lee Seung-gi get very serious about gimbap presentation is the kind of guilty pleasure we fully endorse. Bonus: the winning dishes get mass-produced and sold nationwide. 4. 'Korean Food Made Simple' (2014) Hosted by Korean-American chef Judy Joo, this one's for the home cooks who don't just want to watch food; they want to recreate it. With sleek visuals and recipes that balance traditional flavours with modern flair, it's part travelogue, part how-to and totally doable (with some gochujang and patience). 5. 'Three Meals a Day' (2014-2020) Camping meets cooking in this cooking show where the menu depends on what you catch, forage or haggle for. Each season sends a trio of celebrities to a rural or seaside location where they must cook every meal with minimal help. Firewood must be chopped, fish must be caught and rice must be coaxed from ancient pots. Cha Seung-won is the surprise culinary MVP here. It turns out he can cook everything. Three Meals a Day is rustic, charming and the ultimate slow TV. 6. 'Delicious Rendezvous' (2019-2021) Korean cooking shows almost always double as variety shows. The goal here is to highlight lesser-known local ingredients from Korean provinces, then turn them into mass-market hits. Starring Kim Hee-chul and chef Baek Jong-won, it's a blend of cooking, PR and regional pride, with plenty of chaotic shopping mall taste tests to keep things fun. Farm-to-table? More like farm-to-fame. 7. 'The Backpacker Chef' (2022-2024) Stars like Baek Jong-won and Ahn Bo-hyun travel to unexpected locations—think fire stations, army bases, remote villages—and are given mystery missions to cook massive meals with limited tools. It's part survival show, part pop-up banquet—and watching celebs sous-chef under pressure is surprisingly therapeutic. 8. 'Culinary Class Wars' (2024-ongoing) Welcome to the cooking show where elite chefs battle it out like it's the Olympics of plating. With Michelin and top chefs battling up-and-comers, this high-stakes competition delivers everything: stress sweats, sous-vide drama and enough kitchen egos to sauté a small army. There's teamwork, rivalry and genuinely stunning food. Who knew tension could taste so good? Don't miss: Why are people obsessed with Netflix's latest reality cooking competition, 'Culinary Class Wars'? 9. 'The Best Cooking Secrets' (2000-2020) Airing since October 2, 2000, The Best Cooking Secrets holds the title of South Korea's longest-running cooking programme. The 30-minute show focuses on teaching viewers how to prepare practical, everyday meals. Each week features a chef or celebrity who demonstrates different dishes. The host tastes the final product, offering insights and personal reactions. 10. 'Cook King Korea' (2014-2015) Above 'Cook King Korea' (Photo: SBS) This show pits celebrity chefs and challengers against each other in rounds of intense cook-offs, culminating in a final showdown judged by food experts. Cook King Korea has serious 'white coat tension' energy, with close-up shots of sweating brows, sizzling pans and countdown clocks. As far as Korean cooking shows, it's pretty standard, but we give it bonus points for the epic orchestral music.
