Saliendo en la cocina (2020)

Both related food + romance. Both have romantic & protective male lead. Female lead become great chef with the help of male lead.

If you enjoyed Dating in the kitchen, you'll probably like GGS. It all depends on your mood to watch these types of dramas.

Similarities:
- Lighthearted drama.
- Age gap
- Mature ML
- Cute FL
- Have lots of funny/cute scenes.

Differences:
- DITK is about chefs/cooking, while GGS is more like computer/coding/programming.
- in DITK ML chases FL first. GGS is the opposite.

'This is not what I expected' is the movie adaptation of the book 'Dating in the Kitchen' is based on.

Both dramas has the same type of romance and:

Both male leads send mature vibes and are nice
Both ML has a woman at their side who tries to meddle with the couple
Both has a second male lead with resentment towards the ML
The FL is very good in what she does for living, cook/clothes design and are hard working
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Romcom with a heavy focus on food. Quirky and endearing FL vs. more stoic ML who falls for her cooking. Many delicious-looking scenes of food preparation.

Romance centered around food and restaurants. Mostly sweet and light tone with a happy ending. Delicious looking shots of food.

Both are food based dramas.
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The same actor plays similar personages: the CEO's at their own companies and winning at their carrier, losers at their love life... picky about everything. They are more than 10 years older than the female lead with which their work-related life collides at first. They move to live at same building as the female lead, which is a troublemaker. y At first they are very reluctant to understand they had fallen in love and are bad at it..., but the actor express it well through his expressions.

The female leads are the same. Love better than immortality is a fantasy, romance series of tencent video. A girl who went to the past for experiences love. And there she fall in love with two different persons who are like black and white. In order to the rules when she open her eyes which person she see first he will be her destiny.

- FL's job is connected to food
- ML is FL' boss
- ML makes FL cook for him
- rich ML - poor FL
- cute FL

Both Female leads are gifted assistant Chefs. Both get involved romantically with their boss. Both shows are light & fluffy at the start but get a bit heavier towards the end.

Both talking about food.......... That's it!!!
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Main couple with a ton of chemistry. Dating in the Kitchen has the advantage of maintaining the chemistry throughout and not having too many episodes.

Working at the Zijing Hotel, Gu Sheng Nan was an underestimated commis inside the kitchen, but she was free to express herself through her food as she sharpened her skills as a chef. To make matters worse, an unfortunate misunderstanding lands her on the wrong side of her soon-to-be boss, the sharp-tongued CEO, Lu Jin.

As a business prodigy, Lu Jin isn’t afraid to make tough decisions. Ready to condemn the Zijing Hotel, Lu Jin changes his mind after a happy accident brings one of Sheng Nan’s dishes his way. A hardcore foodie, Lu Jin is impressed with Sheng Nan’s skill as a chef and readily recognizes her talent. Sharing a love of food, this unlikely pair begins to form an unexpected bond that leads them to a place neither of them ever expected to be.

Both are Chinese dramas that have a talented culinary FL who meets the picky ML and wins his heart with her food.