

A Recipe for the Heart
1997-11-10 · 40 min / episode · ★ 8.2
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... .
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Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Jessica Hsuan Huen
Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Paul Chun PuiChun Man Sek
Esther Kwan Wing-ho
Louis Koo
Miriam Yeung Chin-wah
Felton Law Gwan-joh杜向风
Cheung Tat-Ming
Maggie Wong Mei-kei
John Tang Yat-kwan
Sung Chi-Ling
Lo Meng
Chor Yuen
Alice Fung So-bor
Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
Daniel Kwok Cheuk-wah
Lau Kong
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