Love Cuisine
| Love Cuisine | |
|---|---|
 Love Cuisine promo poster | |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Created by | Sanlih E-Television |
| Written by | Lai Wan Rong 賴婉容 (Screenwriter coordinator) Lai Yi Lin 賴意林 Liu Rui Xuan 劉蕊瑄 Bi Cui Si 碧翠絲 Gua Gua 呱呱 |
| Directed by | Xu Pei Shan 許珮珊 |
| Starring | Lego Li 李國毅 Allison Lin 林予晞 Duncan Chow 周群達 Nita Lei 雷瑟琳 |
| Opening theme | We Are Young 我們青春 by Dino Lee 李玉璽 |
| Ending theme | Why Not Love? 怎麼還不愛 by Rosie Yang 楊凱琳 feat. Ryan Yu 余楓 |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original languages | Mandarin, Hokkien, French, English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 + 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Xu Shu Fen 許淑芬 |
| Producers | Kuo Chien-Hung 郭建宏 Zhang Man Na 張曼娜 Yang Qi Xian 楊啟仙 |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | TransWorld Production Co. 映畫傳播事業股份有限公司 Sanlih E-Television 三立電視 |
| Original release | |
| Network | SETTV ETTV |
| Release | 7 August 2015 – 1 January 2016 |
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Love Cuisine (Chinese: 料理高校生; pinyin: liao li gao xiao sheng; literally "Cuisine High School Students") is a 2015 Taiwanese romance, comedy drama television series produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring Lego Li, Allison Lin, Duncan Chow and Nita Lei as the main cast. Filming began on July 13, 2015 and will be filmed as it airs. First original broadcast began August 7, 2015 on SETTV channel airing every Friday nights at 10:00-11:30 pm.
Synopsis
Things get hot in the kitchen when Oscar Han (Lego Li), a lively young chef, starts mixing up trouble under the nose of disciplined Chef Fang Xiao Rou (Allison Lin). But as these complete opposites struggle to create mesmerizing meals, they eventually discover that cooking with gas requires more than technical skills and bravado. In fact, romance just may be the secret ingredient Oscar and Xiao Rou have been searching for all along.[1]
Cast
Main cast
- Lego Li 李國毅 as Han Jie 韓杰（Oscar Han）
- Allison Lin 林予晞 as Fang Xiao Rou 方小柔
- Duncan Chow 周群達 as Wen Zhen Yu 溫振宇
- Nita Lei 雷瑟琳 as Jiang Pei Ying 江佩穎
Supporting cast
- Hank Wu 吳仲強 as Su Ying Jun 蘇英俊
- Calvin Lee 地球 as Li Zhi Chao 李志超
- Fu Lei 傅雷 as Han Jia Xiong 韓嘉雄
- Chu Lu Hao 朱陸豪 as Fang Ming Kai 方明凱
- Sing Hong 洪言翔 as Ma Chong Sheng (Ah Sheng) 馬崇勝（阿勝）
- Ben Wu 吳思贤 as Wang Mai Zhi (Mai Zi) 王邁致（麥子）
- Xiao Xuan Su 蘇小軒 as Liu Xuan 劉璇
- Chen Jing Xuan 陳敬宣 as Fan Ai Mi 樊艾咪（Amy）
- Zhang Luo Ti 張洛偍 as Tang Hao (Tang Xiao Niu) 唐豪（唐小牛）
- Yi Guang 易光 as Kong Meng Zhe 孔孟哲
- Huang Xin Hao 黃新皓 as Li Ming Xiu 李明秀
- Wu Ji Xuan 吳季璇 as Fang Xiao Hua 方曉華
- Qiao Ya Lin 喬雅琳 as Zhang Xuan Ya 張喧雅
- Lin Guan Ting 林冠廷 as Qiang Na Sen 強納森
- Mornin Chen 陳夢晨 as Chen Meng Chen 陳夢晨
- Hong Yu Qing 洪于晴 as Wei Qi Zhen 韋奇珍
Cameo
- Qiu Long Jie 邱隆杰 as bar owner
- Hu Pei Lian 胡佩蓮 as Xu Man Fen 許蔓芬
- Lung Shao-Hua 龍劭華 as an old man
- Wang De Sheng 王德生 as Old Chen
- Amanda Liu 劉紀範 as nurse
- Wang Dao-Nan 王道南 as Boss Chen
- Tsai Ming Xiu 蔡明修 as organic gardening radishes’s owner
- Phoebe Huang 黃嘉千 as Hao Mei Li 郝美麗
- Paul Hsu 許騰方 as Raymond
- Lin Jia Wei 林家磑 as hotel’s MC
- Guo Tai Wang 郭泰王 as Hakka stir fry restaurant's chef
- Lia Lee 李相林 as stir fry restaurant's wine promoter
- Lu Hsueh-Feng 呂雪鳳 as Chong Sheng’s grandma 馬奶奶
- Amanda Chou 周曉涵 as Yao Xin Shi 姚心媞（Cindy Yao）
- Zhao Bai Han 趙柏翰 as elementary school student
- Zhang Yun Yun 張昀昀 as MC
- Ji Tian Yu 姬天語 as MC
- Ba Zheng Kun 巴正坤 as competition judges
- Pan Wei Xiang 潘瑋翔 as competition judges
- Annie Duan 段可風 as competition judges
- Zoe Li 李若玹 as Lin Hui Mei 林惠美
- Guan Jin Zong 管謹宗 as Boss Zhao
- Chris Wang 宥勝 as Chris Yao
- Wang Lei Zhen (Lei Lei) 王蕾榛（蕾蕾）
Soundtrack
- We Are Young 我們青春 by Dino Lee 李玉璽
- Why Not Love? 怎麼還不愛 by Rosie Yang 楊凱琳 & Ryan Yu 余楓
- SHOUT by Dino Lee 李玉璽
- For You by Dino Lee 李玉璽
- Love More by Bii 畢書盡
- Stay 我不離開 by Princess Ai 戴愛玲 & A-Lin
- Never Forget 不忘 by Rosie Yang 楊凱琳
- You've Been In My Heart 你一直在心中 by Wu Mochou 吳莫愁
Broadcast
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETTV |  Taiwan |
August 7, 2015 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| ETTV | August 8, 2015 (until October 31, 2015) |
Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| November 7, 2015 | Saturday 8:30-10:00 pm | ||
| Astro Shuang Xing |  Malaysia |
August 7, 2015 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| E City |  Singapore |
August 30, 2015 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm |
Episode ratings
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- SET Taiwan - An Adopted Daughter
- FTV - Justice Heroes
- TTV - Youth Power, Taste of Love
- CTV - Doctor Stranger
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2015 | 1 | 1.92 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 2 | 1.93 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2015 | 3 | 2.12 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 4 | 2.19 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2015 | 5 | 1.59 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2015 | 6 | 1.94 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2015 | 7 | 1.79 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 8 | 1.89 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 9 | 2.01 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2015 | 10 | 2.03 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2015 | 12 | 2.14 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 13 | 2.16 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | 14 | 2.27 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 15 | 2.13 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 16 | 2.10 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 17 | 1.93 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 18 | 1.96 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 19 | 2.09 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | 20 | 2.12 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 21 | 1.96 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 22 | 2.01 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Special Eps 1 | 1.22 | 2 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Special Eps 2 | -- | -- |
| Average ratings | 2.02 | -- | |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Actor Award | Lego Li | Won |
| Best Actress Award | Allison Lin | Nominated | ||
| Best Screen Couple Award | Lego Li & Allison Lin | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss Award | Lego Li & Allison Lin | Nominated | ||
| Best Green Leaf Award | Nita Lei | Nominated | ||
| Best Potential Award | Ben Wu | Won | ||
| Sing Hong | Won | |||
| Xiao Xuan Su | Won | |||
| Best Selling S-Pop Magazine Award | Lego Li | Won | ||
| Allison Lin | Nominated | |||
| Viewers Choice Drama Award | Love Cuisine | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 51st Golden Bell Awards | Best Newcomer in a Television Series |
Ben Wu | Nominated |
External links
- Love Cuisine SETTV Official website Template:Zh icon
- Love Cuisine ETTV Website Template:Zh icon
- Love Cuisine Official Facebook page Template:Zh icon
References
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