Me too, or at least, she was her nice self and he was charmed (as were most of us).
How refreshing to have the Korean chef be talented but also happy about her life instead of plying us with why we should feel sorry for her. That said, I could not identify more with Abused Chef when he said he gets, "Wait till father gets home feeling" in the pit of his stomach. I felt for him but this is exasperating. We don't tune into Chopped for a Lifetime drama; we tune in for the cooking.