Season 1 Plot
A Korean man gives up his entire luxurious life in Seoul in search of someone he’s never forgotten all these years in the hopes that she would fall in love with him, not for who they were back then or who they are now, but for what they can aspire to be: happy, fulfilled and blissfully in love with one another.
Secret Ingredient Season 1 aired on April 30th, 2024.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Hors D’Oeuvre
Jack gives up his luxurious life in Seoul and travel to Jakarta in search of his childhood girlfriend. Mr. Davis will celebrate his brithday at Palm Garden. Chef Arif decided to create a challenge for his team by coming up a new menu. Maya and Jack partner up to compete the challenge.
2. Soup
Maya tries to redeem herself to Arif by preparing a dish using a hard to find ingredient. Ha-Joon tries to make for his mistake by helping Maya find this rare fruit called kepel.
3. Appetizer
Although it goes against company policy, Ha-Joon and Stella encourage Maya to create a side business by selling food to hotel employees in order to pay back her debt.
4. The Main Course
Maya, Ha-Joon and Stella join the International cooking competition in order to create more opportunities for Maya.
5. Cheese
Little Ha-Joon and his mom must leave Korea and start their new life in an uknown country.
6. Dessert
Maya must find her voice and shine in order to win the culinary competition. Ha-Joon flies back to Korea in order to fight for what is rightfully his.
