Wasabi Mon Amour <<和味浓情>> Coming Soon on Jan'2008

English Title: Wasabi Mon Amour
Chinese Title: 和味濃情
Cantonese Title: Woh Mei Nung Ching
Casts: Michael Tao, Louisa So, Bernice Liu, Paul Chun, etc.
Length: 20 episodes (Cantonese)
Release Date: January 2008
Genre: Modern Drama/Culinary/Comedy

Synopsis:
Melting in the mouth, glowing in the heartCome experience different tastes of life

Japanese cuisine chef Chung Yau Wo (Michael Tao Tai Yu) has long been in love with his childhood friend Ko Yau Mei (Louisa So Yuk Wah), who is always interested in pursuing a career in showbiz. To realize her dream, Wo lies to the press and refers to Mei as “a most talented chef of the time”. With Wo’s help, Mei has finally landed a job as the host of a food program. As Mei is completely clueless about cooking, Wo decides to do her a favor by offering to be her assistant, which irritates his mentor - Ko Shau (Paul Chun Pui), who is also father of Mei - beyond measure.

Although the food program turns out to be very popular, Mei often gets picked on by her half-sister Yim Lai (Bernice Liu Bik Yi) while at work. Lai is angry with Shau for being bad to her mother and she means to make things difficult for Mei as revenge. In order to boost her fame and the ratings, Mei reveals to the media the private life of Wo and herself, consequently leading Wo’s career to a downfall. To escape from the misery of failure in both career and relationship, Wo decides to leave for Japan and starts a new life there. Shau feels the need to give Mei a lesson and resolves to reveal the truth to the press. In the meantime, Lai has also exposed a long-kept secret of Shau, which has severely tarnished his reputation in his field overnight…

My Comment:
I love series about food! It’s been a long time since TVB has done a culinary-centered series. I quite like the cast and the producer is quite good (he produced some favorites of mine such as the delicious Happy Ever After, the excellent and classic series that is A Step Into the Past, and entertaining Love and Again), so I just may watch this series.

(Cast: Michael Tao, Louisa So, Paul Chun, Bernice Liu, etc.)