Delicious Rendezvous

Delicious Rendezvous (Korean: 맛남의 광장; Hanja: 美味的廣場; RR: Mannamui gwangjang; MR: mannamŭi kwangjang) is a South Korean show. It airs on SBS TV on Thursdays at 21:00 (KST).

Delicious Rendezvous
Also known as	Tasty Square, A Palatial Residence
Hangul	맛남의 광장
Genre	Cuisine Reality show
Starring	Baek Jong-won Kim Hee-chul Yang Se-hyung Yoo Byung-jae Kim Dong-jun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
Production
Running time	95~100 minutes
Release
Original network	SBS TV
Original release	December 5, 2019 – present
External links
Official website

Korean name
Hangul	맛남의 광장
Hanja	美味的廣場
Revised Romanization	Mannamui gwangjang
McCune–Reischauer	mannamŭi kwangjang

Audience rating

Audience rating	Time	Broadcast date
+12	September 13, 2019	Pilot
	December 5, 2019 ~ January 23, 2019 February 6, 2020 ~ June 25, 2020 July 9, 2020 ~ August 13, 2020 August 27, 2020 ~ present	1 ~ 8 10 ~ 30 32 ~ 37 39 ~ present
+15	January 30, 2019 July 2, 2020 20 August, 2020	9 31 38

Broadcast timeline

Period	Time (KST)	Type
September 13, 2019	Friday 8:40 PM ~ 9:30 PM (Part 1) Friday 9:30 PM ~ 10:20 PM (Part 2)	Pilot
December 5, 2019 - February 27, 2020	Thursday 10:00 PM ~ 10:40 PM (Part 1) Thursday 10:40 PM ~ 11:10 PM (Part 2) Thursday 11:10 PM ~ 11:50 PM (Part 3)	Regular
March 5, 2020 – August 27, 2020	Thursday 10:00 PM ~ 10:40 PM (Part 1) Thursday 10:40 PM ~ 11:10 PM (Part 2) Thursday 11:10 PM ~ 11:40 PM (Part 3)
September 3, 2020 – September 17, 2020	Thursday 8:55 PM ~ 9:35 PM (Part 1) Thursday 9:35 PM ~ 10:05 PM (Part 2) Thursday 10:05 PM ~ 10:35 PM (Part 3)
September 24, 2020 – present	Thursday 8:59 PM ~ 9:37 PM (Part 1) Thursday 9:38 PM ~ 9:50 PM (Part 2) Thursday 9:51 PM ~ 10:26 PM (Part 3)

Format

Delicious Rendezvous is a program that develops new menus using low demand local specialties to help farmers. Originally, the concept was to sell these menus at meeting places with large floating populations, such as rest areas, airports, and railway stations, to make them popular dishes, but this part of the concept was removed after it was noticed that these places simplified the recipes and sold unsatisfactory version of the dishes to the public, leading to negative comments. It was originally scheduled to be aired for only 12 episodes, but continued on for the first half of 2020 due to favorable reviews.[1][2]

• Delicious Shopping Live – The show's live home shopping broadcasts feature the cast selling a specific local specialty to viewers in order to help out local farmers, and they already have an impressive record of consistently selling out their product each week.
• The King of Salesmen – Baek Jong-won tries to sell a specific local specialty to companies for consumer consumption by developing various products such as home meal kits and new desserts. The products have been reported to have continuously sell out in stores.

Cast member

Cast member	Episode(s)	Ref.
Baek Jong-won, Yang Se-hyung, Jay Park, Baek Jin-hee	Pilot	[3]
Baek Jong-won, Kim Hee-chul, Yang Se-hyung, Kim Dong-jun	Episode 1 - 35	[4]
Baek Jong-won, Kim Hee-chul, Yang Se-hyung, Yoo Byung-jae, Kim Dong-jun	Episode 36 - present	[5]

List of episodes

Series overview

Year		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Pilot	1	September 13, 2019	September 13, 2019
	2019	4	December 5, 2019	December 26, 2019
	2020	52	January 2, 2020	December 24, 2020
	2021	TBA	January 7, 2021	TBA

2019

List of episodes in 2019 (episode 1–4)

Episodes	Broadcast date	Region	Local Specialties	Remark
Pilot	September 13, 2019	Chungcheongbuk-do, Yeongdong-gun Gyeongbu Expressway, Hwanggan Service Area	Shiitake, Maize, Peach
1	December 5, 2019	Gangwon-do, Gangneung-si Donghae Expressway, Okgye Service Area	Korean sandlance, Beni-zuwai Crab, Potato
2	December 12, 2019			Special Guest: Chung Yong-jin (via phone)
3	December 19, 2019	Jeollabuk-do, Jangsu-gun Tongyeong–Daejeon Expressway, Deogyusan Service Area	Hanwoo, Apple
4	December 26, 2019

2020

List of episodes in 2020 (episode 5–55)

Episodes	Broadcast date	Region	Local Specialties	Remark
5	January 2, 2020	Gyeongsangbuk-do, Yeongcheon-si Saemangeum–Pohang Expressway, Yeongcheon Service Area	Domestic pig, Garlic
6	January 9, 2020			Kim Dong-jun's parents made a surprise visit
7	January 16, 2020	Jeollanam-do, Yeosu-si Yeosu Airport	Mustard Green, Japanese anchovy
8	January 23, 2020
9	January 30, 2020	Jeju-do, Seogwipo-si Jeju Olle Tourist Center	Olive flounder, Carrot, Mandarin orange	Guest: Lee Na-eun (April) Lee Na-eun's parents made a surprise visit (Ep. 12)
10	February 6, 2020
11	February 13, 2020	Chungcheong-do, Gongju-si Nonsan–Cheonan Expressway, Tancheon Service Area	Chestnut, Strawberry
12	February 20, 2020
13	February 27, 2020	Gyeongsangnam-do, Namhae-gun	Spinach, Hard-shelled mussel	Guests: Jay Park, Lee Na-eun (April)
14	March 5, 2020
15	March 12, 2020
16	March 19, 2020	Jeollanam-do, Jindo-gun	Scallion, Bomdong	Guest: Song Ga-in Song Ga-in's parents made a surprise visit (Ep. 17)
17	March 26, 2020
18	April 2, 2020
19	April 9, 2020	Jeollanam-do, Haenam-gun	Gim, Sweet potato	Guests: Hong Jin-young Special Guest: Lee Na-eun (April) (Ep. 21)
20	April 16, 2020
21	April 23, 2020
22	April 30, 2020	Jeollabuk-do, Gunsan-si	Webfoot octopus, Yeolmu	Guest: Soyou Special Guest: Lee Na-eun (April)
23	May 7, 2020
24	May 14, 2020
25	May 21, 2020	Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si	Mu, Bok choy	Guest: Kyuhyun (Super Junior) Special Guests: Jay Park (via phone) (Ep. 25), Lee Na-eun (April) (Ep. 26-27)
26	May 28, 2020
27	June 4, 2020
28	June 11, 2020	Jeollanam-do, Wando-gun	Dasima, Abalone Special Ingredient: Back Leg	Guest: Jay Park Special Guests (Ep. 28): Lee Na-eun (April), Kyuhyun (Super Junior), Ham Young-joon (via phone)
29	June 18, 2020
30	June 25, 2020	Gangwon-do, Cheorwon-gun	Bell pepper, Milk	Guest: Yang Dong-geun
31	July 2, 2020
32	July 9, 2020
33	July 16, 2020	Gyeonggi-do, Yeoju-si	Eggplant, Pearl oyster mushroom	Guest: Yoo Byung-jae
34	July 23, 2020
35	July 30, 2020
36	August 6, 2020	Gyeongsangnam-do, Tongyeong-si	Whitespotted conger, Sweet potato stems	Yoo Byung-jae joins as a fixed cast member
37	August 13, 2020
38	August 20, 2020
39	August 27, 2020	Gyeonggi-do, Yangpyeong-gun	Garlic chives, Mung bean sprouts	Guest: Sunmi
40	September 3, 2020
41	September 10, 2020
42	September 17, 2020	Gangwon-do, Yanggu-gun	Siraegi	Guest: Jisoo (Blackpink)
43	September 24, 2020
		Gangwon-do, Hwacheon-gun	Zucchini
44	October 1, 2020
45	October 8, 2020	Chungcheongnam-do, Yesan-gun	Yesan Apple, Shishito Pepper	Guest: Jung Joon-ho
46	October 15, 2020
47	October 22, 2020
48	October 29, 2020	Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje-si	Red seabream	Guest: Arin (Oh My Girl)
49	November 5, 2020	Jeollanam-do, Boseong-gun	Brown Enoki Mushroom
50	November 19, 2020		Domestic Duck, Chives	Guest: Taemin (Shinee) Special Guest: Lee Na-eun (April) (Ep. 51-52)
51	November 26, 2020
52	December 3, 2020
		Gangwon-do, Sokcho-si	Korean sandlance, Beni-zuwai Crab	Guests: Fromis 9 (Gyuri, Jisun) One Year Anniversary Special
53	December 10, 2020
54	December 17, 2020
55	December 24, 2020	Jeju-do, Jeju-si	Cabbage, Yellow Corvina	Guest: Lee Ji-ah

2021

List of episodes in 2021 (episode 56–present)

Episodes	Broadcast date	Region	Local Specialties	Remark
56	January 7, 2021	Jeju-do, Jeju-si	Cabbage, Yellow Corvina	Guest: Lee Ji-ah Special Guests: BTS (via video call) (Ep. 57)
57	January 14, 2021	Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang-si	Spinach, Gwamegi
58	January 21, 2021
59	January 28, 2021	Chungcheongnam-do, Cheonan-si	Pork	Guest: Shin Ye-eun Special Guests (Ep. 59): Park Hae-woong (via video call), Kwon Ki-beom (via video call), Lee Geun-jun, Heo Tae-geon, Lee Sung-hee, BTS
60	February 4, 2021
61	February 11, 2021	TBA	TBA	Guests: Jung Joon-ho, Lee Sun-bin, Song So-hee Seollal Special
TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Guests: Jay Park, Lee Na-eun (April)
TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Guest: Kim Jung-eun

Rating

List of ratings in 2019 (episode 1–4)

2019[6][7][8]
Ep. #	Broadcast date	TNmS			AGB Nielsen
		Nationwide			Nationwide			Capital area
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
Pilot	September 13, 2019		6.7%	－	3.8%	6.0%	－		6.7%	－
1	December 5, 2019		5.0%	5.5%	4.1%	5.1%	5.9%	5.4%	5.5%	6.8%
2	December 12, 2019	5.7%	6.1%	6.7%	5.3%	7.0%	7.2%	6.2%	8.4%	8.8%
3	December 19, 2019	6.0%	6.7%	6.8%	4.9%	5.8%	6.6%	5.2%	6.5%	7.4%
4	December 26, 2019	6.4%	6.9%	7.9%	5.5%	6.3%	8.2%	6.2%	7.4%	9.2%

List of ratings in 2020 (episode 5-55)

2020[6][7][8]
Ep. #	Broadcast date	TNmS			AGB Nielsen
		Nationwide			Nationwide			Capital area
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
5	January 2, 2020	6.3%	7.4%	8.2%	5.2%	6.2%	7.2%	5.6%	6.7%	8.3%
6	January 9, 2020	5.4%	5.9%	5.9%	5.3%	5.8%	6.6%	6.2%	6.6%	7.9%
7	January 16, 2020		5.4%	5.9%	4.6%	5.2%	5.9%	5.2%	5.9%	6.5%
8	January 23, 2020		5.8%	6.4%	5.6%	5.7%	6.5%	6.0%	5.9%	6.9%
9	January 30, 2020				5.0%	6.2%	6.0%	5.4%	6.7%	6.8%
10	February 6, 2020		5.4%	5.4%	5.0%	5.8%	5.8%	5.8%	6.8%	6.5%
11	February 13, 2020	6.0%	6.6%	6.4%	5.1%	6.0%	7.0%	5.5%	7.0%	8.2%
12	February 20, 2020		5.0%		4.0%	4.8%	4.9%		5.5%	5.5%
13	February 27, 2020	5.8%	6.3%		4.5%	5.5%	5.7%		6.4%	6.7%
14	March 5, 2020				4.7%	5.1%	5.1%	5.4%	5.7%	5.8%
15	March 12, 2020				3.9%	4.1%	4.0%		4.9%
16	March 19, 2020			6.8%	4.3%	6.0%	5.8%		6.9%	6.8%
17	March 26, 2020		6.8%	6.1%	5.3%	6.8%	6.1%		7.5%	6.8%
18	April 2, 2020	5.4%	6.2%		5.2%	5.7%	4.7%	5.6%	5.8%	5.2%
19	April 9, 2020		5.9%	6.4%	5.1%	6.2%	6.6%	5.3%	6.8%	7.0%
20	April 16, 2020		6.5%		5.4%	7.6%	5.7%		7.5%	5.5%
21	April 23, 2020	5.6%	7.7%	6.3%	5.2%	7.4%	5.9%	5.3%	7.7%	6.3%
22	April 30, 2020		6.5%	6.6%	4.4%	5.7%	5.4%		6.0%	5.9%
23	May 7, 2020		5.6%	5.3%	3.9%	4.9%	4.3%		5.1%	4.5%
24	May 14, 2020	4.3%	5.5%	5.6%	3.8%	5.6%	4.6%		5.1%	4.4%
25	May 21, 2020		5.5%	5.6%	3.5%	4.4%	4.8%		4.4%	5.1%
26	May 28, 2020			5.3%	3.3%	2.9%	4.2%			4.2%
27	June 4, 2020		5.6%		3.3%	5.1%	3.7%		5.5%
28	June 11, 2020	5.2%	5.9%	5.8%	4.7%	5.2%	5.6%	4.8%	5.6%	6.2%
29	June 18, 2020		5.2%	5.2%		4.8%	4.6%		5.1%	5.1%
30	June 25, 2020		5.2%	4.9%	3.1%	4.9%	4.4%		5.5%	5.2%
31	July 2, 2020			4.9%	3.1%	3.8%	3.6%		4.3%
32	July 9, 2020		5.6%			5.0%	4.6%		5.2%	5.2%
33	July 16, 2020	4.1%	5.0%			5.1%			5.2%
34	July 23, 2020		5.4%	5.5%		5.1%	4.8%		5.7%	5.4%
35	July 30, 2020		5.0%	5.2%		5.0%	4.7%		5.6%	5.4%
36	August 6, 2020		5.8%	5.4%		4.9%	4.9%		5.7%	5.5%
37	August 13, 2020		4.9%	4.9%		4.1%			4.4%	4.1%
38	August 20, 2020		5.3%			4.4%			4.6%	4.1%
39	August 27, 2020		5.3%			5.3%			5.4%	5.4%
40	September 3, 2020	5.2%	5.1%	5.1%		4.9%	5.3%		4.8%	5.8%
41	September 9, 2020		4.4%			4.2%		4.2%	4.5%
42	September 17, 2020	5.3%	5.6%	4.7%	4.5%	4.8%		5.0%	5.4%	4.1%
43	September 24, 2020		4.5%			4.4%			4.4%
44	October 1, 2020					3.3%
45	October 8, 2020	4.1%			4.6%			5.0%	4.8%	4.7%
46	October 15, 2020	4.6%	5.0%	4.4%	4.6%	4.7%		5.0%	5.0%
47	October 22, 2020			4.3%	4.7%	4.7%	4.7%	5.6%	5.2%	5.5%
48	October 29, 2020					4.4%			4.4%
49	November 5, 2020		4.6%			4.8%			5.2%	4.6%
50	November 19, 2020			4.8%		5.2%	5.1%	5.1%	5.9%	5.6%
51	November 26, 2020		5.6%	6.3%		5.4%	5.5%		5.5%	5.9%
52	December 3, 2020	5.1%	4.8%	4.7%			4.7%			5.0%
53	December 10, 2020		5.5%	4.4%		5.4%			5.3%
54	December 17, 2020		4.6%		4.6%			4.8%
55	December 24, 2020		6.2%	5.4%		5.4%			5.9%	4.9%

List of ratings in 2021 (episode 56–present)

2021[6][7][8]
Ep. #	Broadcast date	TNmS			AGB Nielsen
		Nationwide			Nationwide			Capital area
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
56	January 7, 2021		6.1%	5.6%		5.8%	5.7%	5.4%	6.3%	6.3%
57	January 14, 2021	4.9%	5.2%		5.4%	7.0%	6.7%		6.4%	5.6%
58	January 21, 2021	5.7%	5.5%	5.0%	5.0%	5.4%		5.2%	5.9%
59	January 28, 2021		5.1%			4.9%			5.1%	4.9%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2019	13th SBS Entertainment Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Baek Jong-won	Nominated
		Lifetime Achievement Award		Won	[9]
		Honorary Employee Award	Yang Se-hyung	Won
		Excellence Award in Reality Category	Kim Hee-chul	Won	[10]
		Best Challenge Award	Kim Dong-jun	Won	[11]
2020	56th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Entertainment Program	Delicious Rendezvous	Nominated	[12]
	47th Korean Broadcasting Awards	Entertainment / Variety		Won	[13]
	14th SBS Entertainment Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Baek Jong-won	Nominated	[14]
			Yang Se-hyung	Nominated
		Scriptwriter of the Year	Hwang Bo-kyung	Won	[15][16]
		Top Excellence Award in Reality Category	Kim Hee-chul	Won
		Producer Award	Yang Se-hyung	Won
		Excellence Program Award in Reality Category	Delicious Rendezvous	Won
2021	Korea First Brand Awards	Best Cooking Variety		Won	[17]

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