"Will this be okay? They all came out different shapes." "What should I do? The filling is spilling out." Inside a shared kitchen in Seoul's Seodaemun District on Sunday, 15 middle-aged and older men wearing aprons looked anxiously at the blueberry muffins and ham-and-cheese sandwiches they were making. The muffin batter had been piped unevenly into the molds, and sandwich fillings spilled out from the sides. But as the freshly baked muffins emerged from the oven, filling the room with the aroma of butter, laughter broke out. Eager to share their creations with their families, the participants hurried home with the food they had made. The district's cooking program, "Kitchen Independence for Middle-aged Men — Today, I'm the Chef," has attracted men in their 50s to 70s preparing for the next chapter of their lives. The theme of Sunday's class was "Men Who Bake Bread." Although mixing batter and piping it into molds were unfamiliar tasks, the participants carefully completed each step despite their inexperience. Looking at his finished muffins, one participant said with a smile, "Bread t