{{short description|South Korean reality television show}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = Yoon's Restaurant | image = Youn's Kitchen (poster).jpg | image_size = 210 | caption = Promotional poster for Season 1 | genre = Cooking show<br />Reality show | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 20 | starring = See list | director = Na Young-seok<br />Lee Jin-joo | writer = Lee Woo-jung | location = {{plainlist| *'''Season 1''' (Gili Trawangan, Indonesia) *'''Season 2''' (Garachico, Spain) }} | runtime = 100 minutes | company = CJ E&M | channel = tvN | first_aired = {{start date|2017|3|24}} | last_aired = {{end date|2018|3|23}} | related = {{plainlist| *Youn's Stay *Jinny's Kitchen *Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building }} }} '''''Youn's Kitchen''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^윤_식당|rr=yes}}) is a South Korean television reality show that aired on tvN on Fridays nights from March 24, 2017, to March 23, 2018, for a total of twenty episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2017/03/20/30/3001000000AEN20170320011051315F.html|title=(LEAD) 'Yoon's Restaurant' aims to one-up food shows by opening overseas shop|website=Yonhap News Agency|date=March 20, 2017|last=Chang|first=Dong-woo}}</ref>
==Cast== ===Season 1=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !style=width:200px| Name !style=width:100px| Episode !style=width:100px| Notes |- |Youn Yuh-jung || 1 – 9 || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/younskitchen/6/Contents/Html|title=Cast Member Introduction (Season 1)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2022-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302215508/http://program.tving.com/tvn/younskitchen/6/Contents/Html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Shin Goo || 2 – 9 |- |Lee Seo-jin || 1 – 9 |- |Jung Yu-mi || 1 – 9 |- |}
===Season 2=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !style=width:200px| Name !style=width:100px| Episode !style=width:100px| Notes |- |Youn Yuh-jung || 1 – 11 || rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/younskitchen2/2/Contents/Html|title=Cast Member Introduction (Season 2)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2022-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302215507/http://program.tving.com/tvn/younskitchen2/2/Contents/Html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Lee Seo-jin || 1 – 11 |- |Jung Yu-mi || 1 – 11 |- |Park Seo-joon || 1 – 11 |- |}
== Main dish == ===Season 1=== Youn's main ingredient was bulgogi, which was available in three dishes: Bulgogi Rice, Bulgogi Noodles and Bulgogi Burger. Prior to filming, Youn met with Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon to ask for advice, and received expertise on how to operate Youn's Kitchen, including menu development and restaurant management. From the 4th episode, new items were added to the menu, such as fried dumplings and buns, egg rolls, dumplings, and ramyeon. From the 5th episode, chicken was added.<ref name=MainDish>{{Cite journal|date=March 24, 2018|script-title=ko:윤식당|url=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/윤식당#주요_요리|journal=위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전|language=ko}}</ref>
===Season 2=== The main dish of Youn's Restaurant was bibimbap, and there were initially three varieties: bulgogi bibimbap, spicy pork bibimbap, and vegetable bibimbap. For this season, Youn again met chef Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon for advice and received further know-how on restaurant operations. Kimchi was also on the initial menu. From the 2nd episode, a traditional noodle dish called japchae was added. From the 3rd episode, the spicy pork bibimbap was removed and Korean fried chicken was added. From the 4th episode, ribs were added. From the 6th episode, kimchi fried rice was added.<ref name=MainDish/>
==Viewership and ratings== ===Viewership=== <section begin="ratings" /> {{Television ratings graph | title = Youn's Kitchen | refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20180105|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> | average = y | legend1 = 2 | width = 400 | height = 200 | country = South Korea | - <!-- S2EP1 -->|3.560 <!-- S2EP2 -->|3.674 <!-- S2EP3 -->|3.518 <!-- S2EP4 -->|3.998 <!-- S2EP5 -->|4.127 <!-- S2EP6 -->|3.171 <!-- S2EP7 -->|1.974 <!-- S2EP8 -->|3.156 <!-- S2EP9 -->|3.056 <!-- S2EP10 -->|3.226 <!-- S2EP11 -->|2.416 <!-- S02_AV -->|3.261 }}
===Ratings=== *In the tables below, {{color|blue|'''blue'''}} marks the lowest ratings in each season and {{color|red|'''red'''}} marks the highest ratings. *This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
====Season 1==== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- ! rowspan=2|Ep. !! rowspan=2|Broadcast date !! colspan=2|AGB Nielsen<ref name=agb>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|access-date=July 1, 2016|language=ko}}</ref> !! TNmS<ref name=TNmS/> |- ! Nationwide !! Metropolitan !! Nationwide |- ! 1 | March 24, 2017 || {{color|blue|'''6.215%'''}} || {{color|blue|'''6.785%'''}} || {{color|blue|'''7.2%'''}} |- ! 2 | March 31, 2017 || 9.554% || 10.957% || 9.0% |- ! 3 | April 7, 2017 || 11.298% || 12.454% || 12.3% |- ! 4 | April 14, 2017 || 11.191% || 11.837% || 11.9% |- ! 5 | April 21, 2017 || 13.278% || 14.348% || 12.0% |- ! 6 | April 28, 2017 || {{color|red|'''14.141%'''}} || {{color|red|'''16.376%'''}} || {{color|red|'''13.5%'''}} |- ! 7 | May 5, 2017 || 13.820% || 15.168% || 12.5% |- ! 8 | May 12, 2017 || 11.600% || 13.401% || 13.0% |- ! 9 | May 19, 2017 || 9.032% || 10.811% || 7.8% |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|'''11.125%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''12.460%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''11.0%'''}} |}
====Season 2==== thumb|right|Promotional poster for Season 2 {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- ! rowspan=2|Ep. !! rowspan=2|Broadcast date !! colspan=2|AGB Nielsen<ref name=agb/> !! TNmS<ref name=TNmS>{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&ie=utf8&sm=tab_etc&query=윤식당+2|title=TNmS Ratings on Naver|via=Naver|access-date=January 19, 2018|language=ko}}</ref> |- ! Nationwide !! Metropolitan !! Nationwide |- ! 1 | January 5, 2018 || 14.074% || 16.389% || 13.7% |- ! 2 | January 12, 2018 || 14.840% || 17.208% || 14.9% |- ! 3 | January 19, 2018 || 14.440% || 16.574% || {{color|red|'''15.2%'''}} |- ! 4 | January 26, 2018 || 15.249% || 16.886% || 15.1% |- ! 5 | February 2, 2018 || {{color|red|'''15.986%'''}} || {{color|red|'''18.701%'''}} || 14.7% |- ! 6 | February 9, 2018 || 13.104% || 14.908% || 12.4% |- ! 7 | February 23, 2018 || {{color|blue|'''8.477%'''}} || {{color|blue|'''10.019%'''}} || {{color|blue|'''7.4%'''}} |- ! 8 | March 2, 2018 || 13.583% || 16.197% || 12.3% |- ! 9 | March 9, 2018 || 12.816% || 15.503% || 11.7% |- ! 10 | March 16, 2018 || 13.371% || 15.563% ||12.4% |- ! 11 | March 23, 2018 || 10.695% || 11.975% ||9.9% |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|'''13.330%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''15.448%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''12.7%'''}} |}
== Franchise == ''Youn's Kitchen'' has produced three spin-offs: ''Youn's Stay'' (2021), ''Jinny's Kitchen'' (2023–), ''Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building'' (2023).
While the first spin-off is a result of an unanticipated change of format due to the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref name="pandemic">{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/04/26/yuh-jung-youn-viki-travel-reality-show-youns-kitchen-watch|title='Youn's Kitchen' to 'Youn's Stay,' TV show producer talks about changes after pandemic|website=The Korea Times|date=January 6, 2021|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee}}</ref> all spin-offs starting from ''Jinny's Kitchen'' have been developed with the goal of forming a franchise.
===''Youn's Stay''=== {{main|Youn's Stay|l1=Youn's Stay}} While the initial plan was to produce the third season of ''Youn's Kitchen'', the cast and crew weren't able to travel abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and shutdown in 2020. Instead of opening a small Korean restaurant overseas, the production choose to open a traditional hanok guest house in South Jeolla Province in Korea to share part of the Korean culture to the guests who were mainly foreigners.<ref name="pandemic"/>
In December 2020, the new season is renamed "''Youn's Stay''" to reflect the change of format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202012220053|script-title=ko:[단독]'윤식당'→'윤스테이' 외국인 손님 받았다… "1월 첫방송"|website=Ilgan Sports|date=December 22, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref> The show premiered on tvN on January 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/tv/article/2020123145114|script-title=ko:돌아온 '윤식당' 멤버들…'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫 방송 [공식]|website=Tenasia|date=December 31, 2020|last=Jung|first=Tae-geon|language=ko}}</ref>
The reality TV show stars original ''Youn's Kitchen'' cast members Youn Yuh-jung as the owner and CEO, Lee Seo-jin as the Vice President, Jung Yu-mi and Park Seo-joon as managers.<ref name="Ilgan1026"/> Actor Choi Woo-shik<ref name="Ilgan1026">{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202010260073|script-title=ko:[단독]박서준·최우식, '윤식당3' 함께… "내달 촬영 시작"|website=Ilgan Sports|date=October 26, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref> also joined as the new intern of the hotel. He starred in ''Summer Vacation'' alongside Jung Yu-mi earlier in the year<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:나영석PD 新예능 '여름방학' 17일 첫방 확정, 정유미X최우식 출연(공식)|trans-title=PD Na Young-seok's new entertainment 'Summer Vacation' first aired on the 17th confirmed, and Jung Yu-mi X Choi Woo-shik appeared (official)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000296295|via=Naver|website=|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=July 2, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109041835/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000296295|url-status=live}}</ref> and is known for the highly awarded movie ''Parasite'' in which actor Park Seo-joon also played.
===''Jinny's Kitchen''=== {{main|Jinny's Kitchen|l1=Jinny's Kitchen}} Early 2023, a second spin-off series is announced. The original cast of Youn's Stay-minus Youn Yuh-jung-is back, with Lee Seo-jin as the new owner whose philosophy is all about revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/10/398_345940.html|title=V shares unexpected experience from 'Jinny's Kitchen'|website=The Korea Times|date=February 23, 2023|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee}}</ref>
Singer V of BTS joined the cast in season 1<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=2023-01-10|title= |script-title=ko:나영석 PD 새 예능 '서진이네' 2월 방송, 이서진→뷔 케미 어떨까[공식입장] |url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202301101223442510 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Newsen|language=ko}}</ref> and is replaced by actress Go Min-si for season 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/07/398_377681.html|title=TvN 'Jinny's Kitchen' returns with ambitious intern Go Min-si replacing V|website=The Korea Times|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref>
===''Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building''=== {{main|Jinny's Kitchen#Spin-off|l1=Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building}}
===International adaptation=== Taiwan became the first country to adapt the show outside South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=台版《尹食堂》來了！《艾嘉食堂》獲官方授權、羅PD 跨刀支援、張艾嘉領軍 節目定檔10月播出|url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/ais-kitchen-premiere-october|website=Vogue Taiwan|language=zh-TW|date=August 27, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref> Titled ''Ai's Kitchen'', the cast include Sylvia Chang as the owner, Tony Yang as the manager, Alice Ko as co-chef, and Darren Wang as the bartender.<ref>{{cite web|title=影后張艾嘉領軍！柯佳嬿加盟台版《尹食堂》「豪華大咖卡司」曝光|url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/2807136|website=ETToday|language=zh-TW|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref> (G)I-dle's Shuhua and Austin Lin also joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|title=《艾嘉食堂》官宣神級嘉賓實習生：舒華許願當內場洗碗、林柏宏人生首次餐廳打工|url=https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/tvshow/81659|website=Marie Claire Taiwan|language=zh-TW|date=September 17, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref> The show was filmed in Koh Samui, Thailand and premiered on SET Metro on October 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=(G)I-DLE舒華加盟《艾嘉食堂》！羅PD親手打造台版《尹食堂》，10月上線Netflix|url=https://www.elle.com/tw/entertainment/gossip/g61992862/ai-s-kitchen/|website=ELLE Taiwan|language=zh-TW|date=September 27, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {|class=wikitable !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref. |- |2018 |54th Baeksang Arts Awards |Best Entertainment Program |''Youn's Kitchen 2'' |{{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/html/136/NB11615136.html|script-title=ko:제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개|date=April 6, 2018|website=JTBC|language=ko}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/younskitchen/|Official Website for Season 1}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{official website|https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/younskitchen2/|Official Website for Season 2}} {{in lang|ko}}
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