The CEO's Secret Recipe (K-Novel)
20 parts Ongoing When Yoo Ha-Rin, a passionate yet struggling food critic, gets fired after a scathing review backfires, she stumbles into a new job at Korea's top food conglomerate, Daehan Foods. But there's a catch--her new boss, Kang Ji-Hoon, is none other than the cold, calculating CEO whose beloved family restaurant she unknowingly destroyed with her last review.
Ji-Hoon is ruthless in business but secretly obsessed with recreating the perfect taste from his childhood--one that no chef has ever managed to replicate. Despite their rocky history, he strikes a deal with Ha-Rin:
- She'll work as his personal taste tester,
- In return, he won't fire her yet... yet.
What starts as a tense, reluctant partnership soon turns into something else entirely. As they argue over flavors, challenge each other's palates, and share late-night cooking sessions, the lines between work, rivalry, and romance blur. But when old secrets about Daehan Foods' hidden past start to resurface, Ha-Rin realizes she might be more tangled in Ji-Hoon's life than she ever expected.
Because love, just like food, is all about balance--the perfect mix of sweet and salty.