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- Movie: Final Recipe
- Revised romanization: Paineol Resipi
- Hangul: 파이널 레시피
- Director: Gina Kim
- Writer: Gina Kim
- Producer: Gina Kim, Steven Nam
- Cinematographer: Kim Young-Ho, Kim Jun-Young
- World Premiere: September 21, 2013 (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
- Release Date:
- Runtime: 98 min.
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Language: English, Mandarin
- Country: South Korea, China
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Hao was once a famous chef but his Chinese restaurant is now an unpopular destination due to changing tastes of modern people. He despises the fact that people nowadays do not respect traditional dishes and has become a bitter old man who is difficult to deal with. Hao's only hope is that his grandson Mark enters a prestigious university, but Mark's dream is to follow his grandfather's footsteps and become a chef and take over the restaurant.
Due to Hao's difficult personality, the restaurant is on the verge of bankruptcy and he finally collapses. In order to save the restaurant, Mark enters a cooking contest without his grandfather's knowledge and consent in Shanghai. He competes against talented chefs from Japan, Korea and Australia, and freely shows of ravishing cooking skills that he has accumulated from his grandfather over the years.
Meanwhile, contest producer Julia hopes that her husband and world-reknowned chef David enters the contest and rediscovers his love for cooking. As Mark wins round after round and gains attention, Julia notices something particular about him, then she slowly realizes that Mark and her husband David resembel each other...Fortissimo Films
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