Series synopsis
Wasabi Mon Amour, also known as 和味濃情 is a drama comedy television series that premiered on TVB Jade on January 28, 2008. It ended on February 22, 2008. It was created by Wai-kin Chong. It stars Michael Tao Tai-Yu, Louisa So Yuk-Wah, Paul Chun Pui and Bernice Liu Bik-Yee.
Wasabi Mon Amour is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in January 2008. Japanese cuisine chef Chung Lai-Wo (Michael Tao) has long been in love with his childhood friend Ko Yau-Mei (Louisa So), 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 fav ...
Premise
Wasabi Mon Amour is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in January 2008. Japanese cuisine chef Chung Lai-Wo (Michael Tao) has long been in love with his childhood friend Ko Yau-Mei (Louisa So), 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), 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 Ko Yim-Lai (Bernice Liu) 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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Tao Tai-Yu
- Louisa So Yuk-Wah
- Paul Chun Pui as Ko Shau
- Bernice Liu Bik-Yee
- Joyce Tang Lai-Ming
- Dexter Yeung Tin-King
- Kara Hui Ying-Hung
- Patrick Dunn
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | January 28, 2008 | February 22, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Staffs of the Japanese restaurant “Ichigo Ichie” are busily preparing food for dinner. Chef CHUNG YAU WO prepares Japanese sushi set for his boss KO SHAU’s daughter KO YAU MEI. SHAU’s younger sister KO KWAI insists that she will not take MEI’s order and WO voluntarily pays the bill for MEI. MEI is having a film shooting session for a TV commercial and she fights for the costume with the model SUKI. WO visits her with freshly made sushi and sashimi. MEI distributes the sushi to all the filming staffs and she gives the sashimi to the director to please him. MEI finally earns the chance to be the heroine of the TV commercial. During the film shooting, MEI nearly drowns herself and WO jumps into the swimming pool to save her. MA TSOI YAT, the boss of a big restaurant group, invites SHAU to be their spokesperson but SHAU refuses to take the offer. MEI becomes very popular after acting in the TV commercial and SHAU is upset.… ... |
January 28, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 MEI gives up having the breast implant surgery and she runs away from the clinic. MEI loses her wallet and she calls SHAU for help. SHAU tells WO about it and WO rushes to Japan to save MEI. WO finds that MEI has rescued an old man KO YEA from committing suicide. YEA misses his deceased wife very much so he has stopped eating. KEA’s wife used to prepare Unagi rice bowl to him all the time. KO tries to prepare Unagi rice bowl to KEA and KEA regains his desire to live. YEA is a famous food critic in Japan and he misconceives that MEI is the one who prepared the Unagi rice bowl for him. The Japanese reporters come to interview MEI and they name her as “ The Beauteous Chef”. MEI’s interview segment has reached Hong Kong audience as well… Encouraged by YEA, WO decides to propose marriage to MEI and MEI agrees. MEI comes back to Hong Kong and announces her marriage plan to everybody. SHAU is happy about it.… ... |
January 29, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 SHAU discovers that MEI treats WO as a tool for developing her career. He scolds her and hurts his hand accidentally. MEI asks WO to go to Japan with her but WO wants to stay with the injured SHAU. MEI goes to Japan for filming alone. The executive producer YIM LAI challenges MEI all the time but MEI manages to escape by playing tricks. LAI tries to arrange a contest between MEI and the King of Lamen. MEI needs to make dumpling in front of everybody and she is worried. WO suddenly arrives and teaches her how to make dumpling… MEI and the others go to the Lamen shop to prepare for the contest. AH KONG, a trainee from Hong Kong, suddenly comes to complain that the shop owner is not teaching him how to make dumplings. MEI tells WO about this and WO suggests her to invite KONG’s mother to the contest. In this way, KONG will be encouraged to stay in Japan and MEI will not need to demonstrate her poor cooking skills in front of the public. |
January 30, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 28, 2008 |
| Last aired | February 22, 2008 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |