Yoon Nam-no Opens First Restaurant with 600 Million Won Debt—Ramen Appears in Staff Meals

On the 6th, on MBC's 'The Manager,' Chef Yoon Nam-no will reveal his first restaurant, which he completed by pouring in blood, sweat, tears, and 600 million won in debt.

A kitchen equipped with everything from ultra-expensive ovens costing tens of millions of won to large walk-in facilities will be revealed. In this process, it was reported that he invested more than 30 million won just on cutlery, plates, and glassware, surprising everyone. The observers and junior chefs could not help but admire the 'dream kitchen' that Yoon Nam-no personally decorated.

However, behind the glamorous kitchen, the harsh reality for a novice owner-chef was waiting. As Yoon Nam-no prepares to open the restaurant, he sighs, saying that the immediate expenses, such as monthly rent and various equipment costs, amount to tens of millions of won.

Due to his tight financial situation, he reveals his own 'begging food map,' stating that he has been eating meals provided by chef friends.

In the past, he drew attention for preparing staff meals using premium ingredients like abalone, beef, Spanish mackerel, and scallops without hesitation, but things have changed since becoming a business owner. He shows a realistic side, looking around at his employees' reactions while taking out 10 bags of ramen to cook Jjamppong ramen.

He even reaches a situation where he eats ramen with a fork because there are no chopsticks, vividly revealing the sorrows of a self-employed business owner hidden behind the glamorous image of a chef.