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A Recipe for the Heart

IMDb 8.2 1997 • 40 min • DramaComedy

Director

N/A

Country

HK

Plot Summary

A heartwarming drama about two chefs competing for the coveted title of ā€œMaster of All Chefsā€, ā€œA Recipe for the Heartā€ 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... .

Top Cast

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hsuan
Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah
Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
Paul Chun Pui
Paul Chun Pui Chun Man Sek