COOKING

After a major screw-up at work, Hyunho is pretty much ready to give up on life. What he receives instead of punishment, however, is a delectable strawberry cream custard tart. Thinking it's his last meal alive, Hyunho gobbles it up, licking every last dollop of cream off of Seung-yun's fingers. This lights a certain spark within Seung-yun, which gets him thinking about all the other wild things he could make Hyunho do with his tongue...

A rich and beautiful girl, and the heiress to the GBS broadcasting center. A handsome aspiring news anchor with limitless ambitions. A gorgeous backstage producer with a secret. Three people with different goals and desires. A triangle love thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seats!

Can a princess's food save a kingdom? Luana is reborn as an illegitimate princess inside a book. Resigned to her fate, she decides to spend her days cooking. Not long after, the cursed Duke Legion arrives and sacks the kingdom, but instead of falling for the princess, he's bewitched by Luana's food. He orders her to cook for him or die!

From Aerandria Scans: Men - they're the root of Takanashi Chiwa's problems, which is why she never had the time nor the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad's debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high-class customer has her fired. Then the next day, she's called in to see the president - whom she had never even seen before in the office - only to find out she's to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa's problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!

Seo Jaewoo wakes up to find himself in the world of a BL novel. But he isn’t just any random person. He’s actually the lousy side top character who’s meant to torment the main bottom, Yoo Hyeonjin. What’s worse is that by the novel’s conclusion, all of Jaewoo’s despicable actions catch up to him, and he is killed by the story’s crazy main top and Hyeonjin’s love interest, Choi Mujin. In order to avoid his death, Jaewoo decides to change his original role and get on Hyeonjin’s good side. His method: lure him in with food, of course! While his tactic proves effective and he slowly befriends Hyeonjin, that doesn’t become the only major change to the plot. After an unexpected encounter with Mujin, Jaewoo’s position as the “lousy side top” gets completely flipped upside down…

The Mandarin House, a kitschy B&B on Jeju island. Lured in by an ad featuring a hot guy, first-timer Yeonwoo is a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 23 year old that has come to work here, looking for a little fun and excitement over the summer. The hot guy in the photo? Tae-hoon, your classic tsundere. Hard(body) on the outside, but you know he’s got that soft, gooey interior that just needs to be coaxed out. But things aren’t all soju and sun in paradise. Insatiable front desk manager, Hyun-soo, wants to get to know the newbie too. Soon, Yeonwoo is smack dab in the middle of a love triangle he had never anticipated. This is no reality show! Who will find love, who will get over the past and who will just get their rocks off this summer in "Love in Kitsch"?

The curse of twelve stars, a girl who plays piano with a dream of becoming a chef, because of an odd job that she pretends to be a boy. What's waiting for Yue Hui is a mysterious mansion and 12 boys who have the curse of 12 stars which fall upon each of them. What's awaiting her? Where are her and the boys' destiny leading to? A love song for 1000 years, the legend of 12 beautiful stars, everything is in《Starry Night Club》

Do-hee Woo and Hae-Gyung Kim are both young and single, each with a history of broken relationships in their past. They meet one day while trying to dine alone at the same restaurant and they soon become friends who eat together every week. But with each meal, their friendship grows deeper as they help each other heal from the heartbreak they have suffered and soon they must redefine what they mean to each other.

"I've never eaten... a woman this sweet." This guitarist's rough, calloused fingers are rubbing inside me, making me wet... Wanting him to hold me gently, I keep on lying to him. A regular at the caf? I work at is the guitarist of a band I love. I'm so lucky to work so close to the performer I love! However, he's completely convinced that I'm a man... One day I tried putting on a skirt and makeup, but rather than noticing "me", he fell in love with the "dressed-as-a-woman me"!? After continuing the charade and disguising (?) myself as a woman, I ended up becoming his. My feelings of guilt and misery just keep on piling up...

When he lost his ability to taste and smell, Lee Rim’s life as a chef ended. Just as he’s sinking deeper and deeper into depression, Rim discovers [Real], an incredibly immersive VR game that simulates all five senses. There, he’s able to regain his senses of taste and smell. Not only that, but he can cook, too! Although he does need to hunt his own monster ingredients down… Now, Rim is here to cook up delicious food, hunt some dangerous monsters, and maybe even build a whole new legacy along the way. Welcome to Lee Rim’s new life as “Rice”, the gourmet gamer!

Kuniyuki Kobayashi works for a publishing company, and is a completely regular guy, save for one thing. His body switches between male and female whenever he reaches the peak of physical pleasure. When he gets assigned to Haru Misaki, a wildly popular author and his best friend as his editor, he changes into his female self, Yuki to keep his job. Everything is going well until Haru finds out Yuki's secret and demands that she serve him as a woman to make up for all the lies! What's Kuniyuki to do!?

30-year-old Jo Minjoon has always wanted to become a chef. He started his culinary career late in life, however, and is currently chopping onions at a restaurant. Regretting his life choices, he wishes he could go back to change it all and falls asleep. Meanwhile, someone out there is willing to give him another chance and send him back in time. How will he use the new powers he obtained from this mysterious being?

I'm an orphan who only ever dreamt of cooking until I fell into the clutches of the Zhao Manor. Due to my perfect looks, I found myself in constant peril, but as fate would have it, this top assassin kidnappe— I mean, employed me to be his personal chef! When he first brought me to his lair, I thought, "What the heck am I doughing here?" But he's a fierce fighter who protects me from danger, and I, Willow Ye, am determined to become a master chef! We make a great pear~ You butter believe it!

Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a school that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And cacn he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!

To fulfill his dying mother’s wish Romiard leaves his home for the Ice Castle of Larmanilla, a magician notorious for both his beauty and cruelty. Led by a bear with snowy-white fur, Romiard reaches the castle, but… the ruthless magician suddenly orders him to make a magic soup! Luckily, the soup is so delicious that the magician has a request: “Be our slave… No, I mean our castle’s chef!” And so begins a winter wonderland romance between a cruel magician, who has a heart of ice, and a friendly, warm chef!

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!

The storyline revolves around Momoko Naitou and the key protagonists Shinobu Handa. They understand each other since childhood and Shinobu fell in-love from the very first day they fulfilled with Momoko. Now registered within an all-girl high-school, days gone by has been forgotten about by Momoko, but Shinobu hasn't. Shinobu still expects for Momoko to recall their assurance from long ago, although both follow their particular manners. Characters Shinobu Handa (Manga Based) Shinobu is among the key characters of the tale. She creating her way on earth or does not have any trouble with cash. She's a bourgeois-only-child. She adores girls no matter age. With reference to sleeping in class, usually being a delinquent arriving late and a failure mark, she's ahead of the curve. Nevertheless, it appears that she was once an ideal pupil right out of some picture. She's in-love with Momoko Naitou the most although Shinobu is involved with a harem with the majority of her schoolmates. Momoko Naitou The primary character of the show. Momoko is an associate of the disciplinary committee of the school's that's a responsibility that she frequently sets her at odds with Shinobu and takes very significantly. She's quite gluttonous (although she never seems to gain any fat), irritable, and has almost no tolerance for other people's jokes (although she's revealed to really have a mischievous aspect of her own). She's kind to her school mates, nevertheless, which makes her quite popular. Momoko constantly wears a somewhat powerful-smelling cologne which often gives her existence away before she causes it to be understood. Several years prior to the show she first met with Shinobu in a park when they both were quite young. Shinobu and Momoko inturn gave her a biscuit and a kiss, respectively. This meeting left Shinobu for Momoko with heavy feelings of love, although Momoko doesn't recall in any way. After recognizing that Shinobu is really kind and really adores her, Momoko finds it difficult to warm up to Shinobu due to the promiscuity of the latter, but afterwards reciprocates her feelings. She even hits on an upperclassman, who'd pushed herself on Shinobu, which triggered the upperclassman hitting on her head right against a fire-extinguisher leaving her unconscious.

Yoojung Seo is a hardworking tattooist who loves nothing more than to eat good food while reading her favorite novel during her downtime. One particular day, she is doing exactly that when she suddenly hears a strange voice coming from outside her apartment. She steps out to see what’s going on but loses her footing and falls down a flight of stairs. When she regains consciousness, she finds herself in a whole new world and in the body of someone completely different. As it turns out, a fairy, who was dimension traveling, was responsible for Yoojung’s accident and revived her as a botanical sorcerer out of guilt. Yoojung adapts quickly and names herself “Sylvia Arbor” to fit in and avoid any suspicion. But soon, “Sylvia” learns that she had in fact been revived in the world of the novel she was reading right before she died; and in this novel, the main character, Felix, suffers from ageusia as a result of years of abuse by his stepmother. Will Sylvia’s love of food and ability to use magic be Felix’s salvation...?

Seonghoon Kang has been the cook’s helper at Jewelria, a third-rate hotel, for years, causing his self-esteem to plummet lower than his standing in the kitchen. However, he has a secret that makes him a cut above the rest… he can see the “memory” of an ingredient with just one touch! The sear of the kitchen may scorch the meek, but can this rookie chef survive the heat and prevail over the grueling struggles of life? Or should he just get out of the kitchen for good?

Eunsoo is a pâtissier that has hit a slump with his business, while he is pestered by dreams of a beautiful man that he thinks to have imagined since childhood. One visit back to his childhood home leads to the man of his dreams visiting him in his sleep. But the Goblin, Verdant, a divine guardian, is very much real, and has actually known Eunsoo since Childhood. Beginning with a steamy, dreamy encounter that reunites the two of them, Eunsoo decides to marry Verdant, bringing him into his life.

Shin Nitta is abruptly smashed with debt, but his loan broker tells him he could be freed of the debt if he keeps a particular girl "company". Over time, he learns that doing so is as difficult as he believed. The connection between Kanoko and Shin Nitta starts out badly. He initially simply runs errands to keep Kanoko met at a bare minimum, as Nitta simply views Kanoko as a spoiled brat who can not care less about anyone but herself. As time passes, Nitta shortly finds the facets of the life of Kanoko that led to her self centered isolation: the stepmother of Kanoko /aunt caused her dad's sickness throughout the string in addition to her mom's passing. From the conclusion of the show, Nitta and Kanoko have both fallen in love with each other. But since her dad's business has been taken over by Kanoko, she cannot be with Nitta as they both concur that Kanoko must concentrate on her new duty. Three plus a half years after, a brand new job has been began by Nitta and her dad's business has been taken over by Kanoko. Her aunt has been detained for her offenses. Kanoko and Nitta reunite only to find that Kanoko must travel overseas to enlarge the company. At first, she is seen by him however he falls in love along with her. Kanoko Kikuchiya A wealthy girl that Shin was delegated to. Kanoko is a solitary man belonging to some family that is wealthy, having a stepmother, Yoriko as well as a father. In the beginning, her relationship with Shin just is apparently a relationship that is forced, with Kanoko taking great advantage of the debt to order Shin to do her errands. Nevertheless, this shifts as Shin learns of her youth, and bonds closer with Kanoko. Kanoko is dependent on sex, as her other pals affected her. Yoriko Kikuchiya Kanoko's step mother who commands the company aspect of Kikuchiya hospital. She seems to be sort and worries about Kanoko but it's simply a facade; she's a manipulative girl who happens to be the one that gave his debt to Nitta. Yoriko is having an affair with among the physicians in the hospital.

Earning Korea’s first Michelin star. Aspiring chef Taehwan Ryu dreams of earning the first Michelin star in Korea, even turning down a job offer from a renowned restaurant in France. Meanwhile, Eunbi Park, the owner of La Petit Maison, a restaurant in Korea, is clueless to her restaurant’s waning quality. What will happen when Taehwan decides to intervene in La Petit Maison’s kitchen?

The story set in the contemporary South Korea. Some 30 years ago, unidentified creatures appeared out of nowhere and have attacked people. They have caused massive destruction wherever they go. The monsters are called "Trouble"s, and get the world have fallen into chaos. Along with the first appearance of the "Trouble"s, some number of humans were born with or acquired supernatural abilities. These mutants called "Trace"s are the only ones who can fight the "Trouble"s. The "Trace" are also considered freaks and generally shunned by the community because some of them misused the powers for their own interest. The plot revolves around two main characters. Sa Ghang-Gwon, a high school student born as a "Trace" who attempts to hide his ability. The other is Kim Yun-Sung, who acquired his "Trace" abilities during his early 30's. Webtoon from Daum

Sota Kitaoka, 20 years old, working at Ginza's fmaous "Tomikyu" under a strict but passionare boss, struggling and aiming to be a chef. One day he will make food that reaches peoples hearts...

Sato gets dumped by his girlfriend after she tells him that she likes more reliable men. Falling into despair, a thought crosses his mind as he dozes off. "If only I were a woman..." Waking up the next day, he finds himself in the form of a girl! Although he knows he shouldn't go to work in his current state, he hopes if he explains that everyone will understand. However, upon arrival he is mistaken as a temp worker and winds up organizing documents with his colleague, Takahashi. After work, they end up going out for drinks. He finds himself quickly getting drunk in his new body and is taken back to Takahashi's home!!

From VIZ: In company-owned rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can't afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex in which high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled over by the rumor mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachibana's bad side, and life becomes hell. When Hatsumi has to buy a pregnancy test because her popular sister Akane's period is late, Mrs. Tachibana's son, Ryoki, who used to bully Hatsumi as a kid, promises not to tell the world about Hatsumi's secret, only if she becomes his slave. Suddenly, Azusa Hatsumi's protector in their youth, reappears to save her again! He's moving back into the neighborhood! Despite the budding romance between Hatsumi and Azusa, Ryoki has control over her through the secret that could ruin the lives of everyone in Hatsumi's family, and he hasn't forgotten who his slave is!

A spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for! Married to the Enemy Nao has followed in her mother's footsteps to become a traditional Japanese sweets maker. Even at 21, her skills are unparalleled, landing her a spot at a world-class confectionary company. However, when she meets the young, handsome heir to the company, she recognizes Tsubaki: her first friend, and the same boy who framed her mother for murder over a decade ago. As the only witness to the crime, Nao seizes her chance to get close to him, but instead of finding answers, she falls deeper for Tsubaki's allure...

High school student Ao decides he’s in love with Ryoumei-san, a priest at the local shrine and Ao’s childhood friend. Not one to beat around the bush, Ao immediately tells Ryoumei he wants to do perverted things together, but it will take more than a little persuading to get the shocked Ryoumei into bed. Between bad advice, romantic rivals, and Ryoumei’s scruples, there are many obstacles in the path of true love.

We're cooking up a scandal! Washed-up singer Rosa is at the end of her rope. She's jobless, her agency's just about given up on her, and her boyfriend is a deadbeat. But what happens when she's suddenly invited on to the reality show Celeb Kitchen Battle? And how will she react to meeting her one true love?

The lively yet clumsy new maid June does nothing right except cause trouble and yet, instead of berating June, the young and gracious madam forgives her and shows favoritism among the maids. Both have admiration and affection for one another, but will it turn into something more? One of the Third Prize winners of the 2nd LEZHIN World Comic Contest

Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?

There are too many cooks in the kitchen! Dogun Yoon's head chef spot is threatened by total stranger Jungwoo Choi. As they battle it out, Dogun's phobia of being touched is as strong as ever… But why is it okay with him? Will their saucy arrangement lead to love, or will things boil over?

By all appearances, Western Restaurant Nekoya is a normal restaurant serving normal people-but unbeknownst to the regulars, it also attracts an alternative clientele. Every Saturday, all manner of fantastical beings come to dine, and what is familiar fare to humans can be downright exotic for visitors from beyond. To these customers, Nekoya is known by a different name: Restaurant to Another World. READERS BEWARE: Opening this book may lead to uncontrollable drooling and a grumbling belly!

Hayan Lee loves to cook, but it’s like she’s cursed! After a failed cooking livestream, a burned-down apartment, and a trip to the ER, her family has forbidden her from following her passion. Yet when a sassy cat appears and leads her to Kitchen Oblivion, a place where spirits go on the way to the afterworld, everything changes. Now she’s feeding spirits and trying to collect enough han to fulfill the deal she’s made. Will her food satisfy these wandering souls and her own culinary dreams?

Really? Chocolate for breakfast? Despite having 0 interest in food, Mia is a longtime fan of the famous cooking YouCuber Woonha, aka “Cook-it-All.” In a strange turn of events, he ends up moving into her place, where he discovers her horrifying eating habits. This just makes him want to make her a nice, home-cooked meal...!

Sakurai-san, who looks like a delinquent, is the type of person to give short advice as he passes by. Although people tend to be intimidated by him at first, his warm heart and thoughtful advice quickly make his friend circle grow. He is kind, caring, knowledgeable, and even athletic! While ticking all the boxes of what a delinquent should look like, and with a huge gap between his looks and personality, Sakurai-san is ready to make someone’s day a little brighter with some advice!

Inuzuka is a teacher who has been caring on his own for his little daughter, Tsumugi, since his wife's death. He's no good at cooking, so they've been eating packaged meals from the convenience store. A series of events lead him one evening to a restaurant run by the mother of one of his students, Kotori. Her mother isn't there, but Kotori does her best to feed them both. It turns out that Kotori is often alone, since her parents are divorced and her mother is frequently not around. The three of them begin to meet and cook tasty food together.

Sparks fly when busy restaurateur Justin meets handsome waiter Jake at a themed “butler service” cafe. He relishes the idea of bossing someone around, and Jake’s service is excellent—he even saves Justin from a rogue wine bottle! Then it’s just one revelation after the other: They’re neighbors! Jake cooks like a master chef (and Justin will eat all his treats)!! And even a possible past encounter...! So will Justin pursue business or pleasure? Can he have Jake’s tasty cakes and eat them, too?

"From now on, you will be my wife." Reifa, a daughter of a fallen family, is bought for 100 gold coins in a faraway foreign country to pay off her family's debt. In a land where she can't speak nor understand the language, she was almost treated as an object. But, she is rescued by the beautiful and (rumored) sickly, head of a noble family, Sin Yu. A story of married life, that aims to be the ideal couple with cooking and compassion.

Newly hired kindergarten teacher Atsuko Minamino tries to rescue a cat, Kosuke, who's lying unmoving by the side of the road... but she gets mistaken for a cat thief! The misunderstanding is soon cleared up, and the cat's owners treat her to dinner at Pub Kitajima in apology. Atsuko's happy that Ryo Kitajima, the pub's owner, is her type?handsome but sad. He even makes Atsuko food to help her health condition. So, Atsuko can't help but get excited. Not only that, but Ryo's son Toma attaches himself to her. When Ryo smiles and asks her to come again, she can't stop herself from falling in love. This is a love story between a teacher and a single father.

Taira is a handsome but aloof university student who rejects every girl who asks him out, no matter how gorgeous. He has no interest in love or food, taking in the bare minimum nutrition required as he spends all his time at either university or his part-time job at a TV station. One day, he comes home drunk and passes out in the hallway outside his apartment. His neighbor, Koto, takes him in and treats him to a delicious meal. Being an avid cook, she asks, "How does it taste!?" But, instead of providing helpful feedback, Taira says, "I don't care about food as long as it suits my taste..." "Please stop trying to feed me!" He can't be won over with romance or food?it's an impossible love story!

A car accident made Fang Yin Yin into a cat. As well as being a full-time nurse for three kittens, she also has to deal with an overbearing president. “From today on, you’re my cat, remember this in your head.” “You damn stray cat, so ugly and yet you’re still trying to entice me.” “It’s so troublesome being so dazzling all the time. Being my cat, you also feel tired, right?”

Hino-kun is good-looking and a rumored delinquent. Actually, he is a kind-hearted high school student who looks after his young nephew. He can see that Mizusawa-kun is good at making sweets so for the sake of his fatherless nephew, he asks him to, “Please marry my older sister!” But instead, he receives a reverse proposal from Mizusawa saying, “I want to marry you.”…?!

Trama: Fuku vive sola col fratello, e ha difficolta' a prendersi cura di se. Un giorno poi incontra Souta, il suo vicino di casa.... Una storia d'amore e di cibo!! Capitoli 5/15

Komomo is a spoilt princess who enjoys bossing her servants around. She has taken a particular liking to Natsu, the son of her family's favourite patissier; so the poor boy has to endure every one of her whims until his family moves away to France.<br />Years later, Komomo's family has lost their social standing, and the inexperienced girl is left in the care of strangers. Around the same time, Natsu returns to Japan as an acclaimed patissier. How will their paths cross after their lives and positions have changed so much?

A young girl—Chloe La Forêt—is alone and unconscious in the Corpse Forest. Well, it's too bad. At least the monsters will finish her off within a few days. Except this girl gets rescued in the nick of time. And the man who finds her? He's her new boss, Alchemist Kurakazu Rintarou. Chloe has a knack for cleaning and thus becomes his housekeeper. But she quickly reveals another hidden talent of hers—necromancy! Watch as this story of science and fiction unfold under one roof.

Audrey is a 30-year old employee at a small startup where she's been working for 5 years. How does she pull through the stressful, hard work? It's food--whenever the clock strikes lunchtime, she goes out to the streets to find new dishes. All from Kimbap Roll to Bibimbap, Audrey invites you to a journey of delicious cuisines in South Korea.

A romance between Aram and Seolhyung in the kitchens of St. Augustin.