Pasta follows the dreams and successes of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera Italian restaurant.
Yoo-kyung finds it tough to decide whether to go to Italy to receive cooking training because it would mean that she'd be apart from Hyun-wook.
Hyun-wook announces that Seok-ho and his team can enter the New Chef Cooking Competition on the condition that everyone pull together and help.
Hyun-wook and the La Sfera chefs are shocked when they read about Sae-young's confession in a news conference. Overwhelmed, San calls Sae-young.
Hyun-wook and his team of chefs return to La Sfera after Sae-young tells him that she doesn't have the confidence to cook again.
Hyun-wook quits his job. When Yoo-kyung insists he should stay, Hyun-wook tells her that if she wants to work together with him, she can quit, too.
Seol sees Yoo-kyung and Hyun-wook cuddling and he reports what he saw to San. San orders him to pretend that he doesn't know that the two are dating.
After her friends see her giving a box of chocolates to Hyun-wook, Yoo-kyung explains that she has a crush on him but that they are not dating.
Sae-young tells Yoo-kyung that she once dated Hyun-wook. The chefs warmly welcome back Eun-soo, who finally decided to return.
When Eun-soo announces that he'll quit, everyone at La Sfera is shocked. Eun-soo tells Hyun-wook that he knows he is dating Yoo-kyung.
Hyun-wook tells Yoo-kyung that he likes her too. She's concerned that they might get caught, but Hyun-wook says they'll just have to be careful.
Hyun-wook and Yoo-kyung begin to get closer at the hospital. He asks if she's concerned about the kitchen staff finding out about their relationship.
Yoo-kyung and Hyun-wook bandy about metaphors of fish, cutting boards and love. Exasperated with Hyun-wook's mixed signals, Yoo-kyung storms off.
Former President Seol pays La Sfera a visit. San berates Seol for not only pocketing so much money, but for making Seo Yoo-kyung his scapegoat.
Hyun-wook and Yoo-kyung share a special breakfast while on a trip to the seaside to buy fish.
Team Korea muses that perhaps the head chef has become addicted to firing people. Meanwhile, Kang makes her move on Philip.
Yoo-kyung concedes that she received $8,550 from the egg vendor, but insists that despite appearances, she's innocent.
Yoo-kyung is stunned to be named the winner of the blind audition, and everyone agrees that her dish is deserving.
After Yoo-kyung loses the lunch challenge, San and Se-young see Hyun-wook firing her and feel pity at her crushed reaction.
Soon after Hyun-wook makes his startling suggestion to date, Yoo-kyung must make a decision.
Seo Yoo-kyung, the lowest-ranking member of the kitchen staff at a top Italian restaurant, is promoted to assistant to the pasta chef.
Pasta follows the dreams and successes of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera Italian restaurant.
as Seo Yoo Kyung
as Choi Hyun Wook
