I have realized that I like food dramas.
First, I watched
Bambino![/url] and I really, really loved it (I consider it one of my favorites). Then I watched the cute Antique with all those amazing cakes... Recently I watched Dinner. This made me realize I want to watch more food related dramas! But which one should I watch next? This is where I need your help! I already have some on my PTW list but I don't know what to choose first. It could also be something that's not yet on my list.
I'll list some things I want:
+ I plan to watch the movie Antique Bakery soon, but now I'm looking for a drama.
+ I prefer Japanese dramas, but other would be fine, too.
+ I prefer short (short-ish) dramas, around ten episodes. Or not longer than 20.
+ It doesn't have to be about a restaurant, it can just as well be a bakery. It can be either food or pastries (or even both).
+ It should not only take place in a restaurant/bakery, but be about food/cooking/baking and people who enjoy eating/cooking/baking. (My Name Is Kim Sam Soon does not count as a "food drama", imo. She does think about food a lot, but doesn't spend a lot of screentime on baking.) In other words, food/cooking should be a major part of the plot in one way or another.
+ Many close-ups on yummy food and gorgeous cakes is definitely a plus, I like eyecandy of the edible variety. ;)
Something about what I don't like:
- As for the plot, anything goes [u]except super melodramatic romance... Actually, I prefer if it's more about friendship, but I don't mind if there's a bit of romance. I like it cute, simple and heartwarming. A touch of comedy wouldn't be wrong but it's not a must.
- I prefer if there's
no annoying evil character who tries to sabotage the main character's love life, etc!! (Well, okay, so this is dramaland - there will almost certainly be at least some hints of that in most dramas, and I'll live with that... but there are some that are refreshingly free of it.)
- I also
don't want a male lead who is a total jerk who tries to control his love interest's life. I don't mind to sometimes see a male lead who's a bit cold and distant at first (if he's otherwise kind-hearted, smart and awesome), but I don't like it if it turns into stupid posessiveness and so on. (Of course, this is perhaps not very relevant as long as it isn't a romance drama. The male lead in Dinner is my kind of guy, though, even if there was no romance.)
I don't mean to sound like I'm picky or asking for too much when I list all these details of my likes/dislikes; the main point is that I want a good food-related drama! :) I'm just trying to spare you guys the trouble of recommending something that I'm not really looking for.