Delicious Is You (2024)

Chef employee-restaurant employer romance with a lot of heart & good acting

I don't remember what made me want to watch this drama but when I was keen a few months ago, links to Delicious is You had been removed. However Jwells found new link & notified me a few days ago. I watched it today & it was a delightful watch. It had so much heart!

What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - Huo Xiang is a chef with different type of training so some people looked down on her at the beginning of her employment. I loved that she is confident & assertive. This is my first drama of Peng Dai Dai and wow, I was captivated by her performance.
2. Romance - Great balance of push & pull. I enjoyed watching the progress of FL & ML's relationship as I could sense that they were slowly falling in love with each other. I even felt the heartbreak when FL discovered that ML had a sweetheart.
3. Supporting characters - I liked ML's assistant - his monologues were entertaining. ML's grandpa appeared in only a few scenes and he was good at scheming haha.
4. ML characterisation - I liked that ML is not typical boss - aloof & imposing. It was wonderful to see his inner conflict between white moonlight (past) and his love interest (present).
5. Allergy - What a good plot device! I loved watching the after effect of consuming FL's homemade remedy & seafood. Refreshing approach to aphrodisiac.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonist - SFL had too many identity / goals. I was fine with her being FL's professional rival but when she wanted to become Mrs Huo, she became a typical green tea.
2. Styling - Gosh SFL had long nails which is unbelievable for a 3-star Michelin chef. I also disliked FL's evening gown. Her velvet gloves downgraded the look.
3. Plating - I watched The Grand Maison Tokyo 3 weeks ago and Masterchef Australia is one of my favourite cooking shows. The plating for dishes was underwhelming considering the chefs are from Michelin star restaurants. The dishes looked like they had been cooked by street hawker.

Favourite scene
When ML had severe allergic reaction but his assistant couldn't feed him FL's remedy

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