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Tag: food

  • The Botany of Desire

    Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants’ point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.

  • Prince Coffee Lab

    Gao Xing is a young lady often mistaken for a boy. Her dad left her a coffee diary after he passed ten years ago and she has always dreamed of following in his footsteps. However, the responsibilities of taking care of the family rests entirely on her shoulders and in order to pay off their debts, she applies for a job at a coffee shop that only hires male employees.

  • Coffee Prince

    Han Kyul gives his family’s café a new spin, hiring only good-looking men to work there — plus an androgynous-looking girl he mistakes for a man.

  • The Recipe

    A man on death-row wants to taste “doenjang jjigae” (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin’s heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

  • I Am Love

    Emma has left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son’s friend, makes her senses kindle.

  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.

  • Soft-Boiled Familia Recipe for Hungry Peko Brother

    A comedy-drama with a culinary twist, centered around the everyday experiences of Akari Fudeya, a food-loving writer, and her delightful interactions with her niece and nephew.

    (Source: MyDramaList)

    ~~ Adapted from the manga series “Hanjuku Famiria Hara Peko Kyoudai no Jukusei Reshipi” (半熟ファミリア 腹ペコ兄妹の熟成レシピ) by Hatori Marie (羽鳥まりえ).

  • Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father’s legacy.

  • Flavorful Origins

    Delve into the delectable world of Chaoshan cuisine, explore its unique ingredients and hear the stories of the people behind its creation.

    In the second series of “Flavorful Origins”, we discover the cuisine of Yunnan .

    The third series of Flavorful Origins takes us around the cuisine of Gansu.

  • Fresh Guacamole

    In this follow-up to his stop-motion hit Western Spaghetti, director PES transforms familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole.