Da Huo (2025)

Its been far too long since a GOOD cooking drama comes in, but with the ladies

I agree. Its refreshing to see cooking theme series. Its been wayyy too long since they make one, a really good one here. For once, I enjoyed every episodes, though I found myself needing to catch a breather in between. Romance wise, a bit of a slow cook (uh huh, no pun intended lol) but it pays of well.

What stands out the most for me is the display, the presentation of every single dish is WOW. They took the time to explain about each of them, giving you an understanding on its origin, what they did differently. Oh yes, the way they feature the chef, ML cook is soooo tempting. Spot on! for the effect. You can see the team is really giving their 101% for it.

And

Its a pretty heartwarming theme aside from its comedy. It has a meaning to the reason why the ML took the role as a chef, which as you watch you will find out.

Most of the loopholes here, I hope they will show us when season 2 comes out.

What suprised me?? I mean...the finale seems a bit like, a somewhat borrowed idea from Stephen Chow. So, I unintentionally started to expect things to unfold as it is. Some lines in there too were rushed, so you only get 3/4 of the effect. If they slow it down, and add more time to let it sink, you will get people to tears....it would have been so much more better. Oh well, since we have a season 2 coming...I can close an eye for the scene. The whole finale, 2nd part felt rushed.

If not, this would have been a 9.5/10. I decided to give this an 8/10.

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Chef Son-in-Law's Harem

For those that enjoyed Miss Mystery, the FL returns in a modern drama alongside Chang Long. Fans of Chang Long may be delighted that he's finally getting ML role after quickly establishing himself as a popular supporting actor. In fact, he seems to have scored a 3 for 1 deal. In addition, this also checks off the box for ML role for a mini-drama, as well as starring in a BMW commercial.

Yes, there is an abundance of BMW product placement in this show as our ML Chang Long breezes through the plot in this pseudo-haremish male fantasy joyride 爽剧. And while the Chinese title has specific connotations of a man marrying into a rich woman's family, I felt more embarrassment for BMW marrying into a mini-drama production. If anyone's wondering whether Chinese EVs are really leaving foreign luxury automakers in an utter bloodbath, you don't have to look further for evidence of BMW's shrinking marketing budget.

While this clearly screams low budget and throws in a laundry list of tropes, don't let my low score dissuade you from giving it a try, it might be enough of a straightforward joyride to make for a casual, fast watch. If you enjoy micro/mini-dramas every so often, this may just hit the spot.

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