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A Recipe for the Heart

1997 · 1 season · 40m per episode · Drama, Comedy

A heartwarming drama about two chefs competing for the coveted title of “Master of All Chefs”, “A Recipe for the Heart” is a delightful combination of gracefully concocted food and great comedy. Shek (Chun Pui) was the chef as well as the owner of the restaurant Delicious Garden. He disappeared after defeating by his good friend Shan (Bobby Au-Yeung) in a cooking contest, leaving behind his wife Yuen (Lydia Shum) and his daughter So So (Esther Kwan). Shan then disguised as Kut to help the two women and inspired So to be a good chef. The two became an odd couple but admired each other. Their relationships got complicated when Song (Jessica Hester Hsuan) claimed to be Kut’s fiancee... .

Seasons

• Season 1 — 29 episodes (November 10, 1997)

Cast

• Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
• Jessica Hsuan Huen
• Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah
• Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
• Paul Chun Pui as Chun Man Sek
• Esther Kwan Wing-Ho
• Louis Koo
• Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
• Felton Law Gwan-Joh as 杜向风
• Cheung Tat-Ming
• Maggie Wong Mei-Kei
• John Tang Yat-Kwan

Details

First aired

November 10, 1997

Episodes

29

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Network

TVB Jade

Status

Ended

TMDB score

8.2 / 10 from 5 votes