Magic Kitchen | |
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Traditional Chinese | 魔幻廚房 |
Simplified Chinese | 魔幻厨房 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Mó Huàn Chú Fáng |
Jyutping | Mo1 Waan6 Cyu4 Fong2 |
Directed by | Lee Chi-ngai |
Screenplay by | Lee Chi-ngai |
Based on | Magic Kitchen by Lam Wing-sum |
Produced by | Lee Chi-ngai John Chong |
Starring | Andy Lau Sammi Cheng Jerry Yan Maggie Q Nicola Cheung |
Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$20,228,159 |
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Yau became the proprietor and head chef of a successful restaurant since her mother died six months ago. Yau cooks according to the large collection of recipes her mother, who had tremendous talent as a culinary artist but never found success in the restaurant scene due to sexism, created over the years, but has no confidence in herself as a chef. When she visits Japan with her assistant Ho at the invitation of an Iron Chef style cooking show, she has a chance run-in with an old boyfriend, Chuen. Over the next weeks back in Hong Kong, Yau struggles with resurgent feelings for Chuen even as she discovers that one of her best friends has started seeing him. In the meantime, her steadfast supporter and assistant for the last three years, Ho, pushes her to be more bold in her art and experiment. Love and food intersects with surprising twists as she finally decides to leave the past behind and compete in the cooking challenge. In the end, love is the secret ingredient.
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