A Recipe for the Heart (1997)

Original title

美味天王

Cast

Bobby Au Yeung, Lydia Shum, Esther Kwan, Paul Chun, Louis Koo, Maggie Cheung, Jessica Hsuan, Cheung Tat Ming

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 29 episodes

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Hong Kong comedy drama centered on food and family. A group of characters run a restaurant and deal with personal relationships and rivalries. The show is from 1997 and features many popular actors and actresses in cameo roles.

lightheartedfunnostalgicwarmplayfuleasygoingcheerful

What happens

A Recipe for the Heart (Chinese: 美味天王 jyutping: Mei5 Mei6 Tin1 Wong4, pinyin: Měi Wèi Tiān Wáng) is a 1997 TVB comedy drama with a food theme. Produced by Tommy Leung, it stars Bobby Au-yeung, Esther Kwan, Lydia Shum, Paul Chun, Louis Koo, Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee and Jessica Hsuan as the main cast. The drama is TVB's 30th anniversary drama. Multiple TVB's lead actors and actresses also have cameos in the drama. Original broadcast began on November 10 till December 20, 1997, on TVB Jade channel airing weekdays during the 7:30 to 8:30 pm timeslot. In 2005, the series aired repeated episodes throughout Monday to Friday at 10:45 to 11:45 am. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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