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n television series, starring Sung Yu-ri,

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and Lee Sang-woo. The series follows the fate of two girls whose identities were switched and later become rival chefs of traditional royal cuisine. It aired on MBC from February 4 to May 20, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:50 for 32 episodes.

Plot

At the center of the drama is Arirang, a renowned restaurant that specializes in royal Korean cuisine. For generations, Arirang has chosen only the most expert and gifted chefs to continue its heritage of making traditional Korean food. When Sung Do-hee (

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) is appointed the next successor, rival Baek Seol-hee (

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) will stop at nothing to claim her stake on the restaurant. The forces of greed and jealousy drive both women to risk family and happiness until unimaginable tragedy and loss strike both of their lives. Several years later, Arirang is looking for a new successor. The hard-working and provincial Go Joon-young ( Sung Yu-ri) becomes an unlikely candidate for the institution's next seat of power. However, Ha In-joo (

), the daughter of Sung Do-hee, is determined to fill her mother's shoes. Joon-young and In-joo, it turns out, share more than just a desire to master Korean cuisine—their pasts, their loves, and who their identities are tangled in a breathtaking, tragic, and triumphant drama about what it means to preserve truth and integrity in the midst of lies and corruption.

Cast

* Sung Yu-ri as Go Joon-young ** Jung Min-ah as young Joon-young *

as Ha In-joo / Song Yeon-woo **

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as young In-joo *

as Choi Jae-ha * Lee Sang-woo as Kim Do-yoon *

as Sung Do-hee *

as Baek Seol-hee *

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as Sun Noh-in *

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as Ha Young-bum *

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as Ha In-woo *

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as Im Do-shik *

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as No Young-sim * Sean Richard Dulake as Daniel *Son Hwa-ryung as Kim Shin-young * Yeon Min-ji as Jane

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* At the 18th Shanghai Television Festival in June 2012, the broadcast rights of the show were sold to Thailand. * It aired in Vietnam on

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beginning March 18, 2013, under the name Bữa tiệc của các vị thần. * It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 Family beginning January 2, 2015.

References

External links

''Feast of the Gods'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * *{{IMDb title, 3216592, Feast of the Gods South Korean cooking television series 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows MBC TV television dramas South Korean romantic comedy television series