Drama Digest
Lin Ke Song is blessed with a sense of taste she has got extraordinary ability to identify ingredients. Despite of rare blessing, she had never been a cook nor given a thought to pursue a career in culinary arts. At least not until she met Jiang Qian Ryan, a Michelin chef. Ke Song decided to follow her love to America to win his affection. But all her plans are derailed. The acclaimed chef is intrigued by her rear sense of taste. Qian Fan starts to teach Ke Song how to cook. Together they prepare for an upcoming competition but the path leading there is not easy. Ke Song endures rigorous training of Qian Fan while struggling to do d her place in the kitchen. Slowly she starts to develop her own set of skills, gaining not only confidence but Qian Fan’s admiration.
The Feel-Good Part
The cooking gave vitality to the world of experts. The leads were paired amazingly together. The character development was remarkable and gave substantial self-reflection. The food demonstration, and cooking was enormous. The beginning was attention catching.
The Disappointing Factor
The drama is slow-paced and the side stories are even slower. The side stories were boring and their stories didn’t impact the plot. The dubbing of the second female lead was not noticeable.
In-Depth Analysis
A young girl who wants to be a chef and is mentored by a chef. This drama has a great plot that keeps you engaging. The plot of the chef who forfeits his connotation of taste is definitive in culinary dramas. A chef needs to find a trainee, but that person must have a supernatural sense of taste. This was done because the chef was losing his sense of taste. It might be exciting when he decided to mentor a girl who immigrated a top tier cooking compete but doesn’t know how to cook. He is a prickly character and temperamental. He is a type of stereotypical master. All the clichés were deployed. Talking about the food and cooking, it shows street food to eateries serving local delicacies up to Michelin star restaurants. The food was a highlight. The show ended up being a grace. The storyline is unique and sounds interesting. Several antagonists were added to the plot. The ending occurred to be sweet. This rom-com tale took a much more personal spin. The ost and production were good. This drama is adapted from the novel “A heartbeat at the tip of the tongue” written by Jiai Tang Dong Gua. This food drama with a pinch of comedy and romance sprinkled on it.
Star Power
Acting is substantial, but some were stereotypes. Young actors got some room for modification, but they have shown a lot of commitment.
Overall View
Cupid’s kitchen is a slow-burn romantic drama. This romantic comedy gets dark. It is quite a unique show to watch as the theme is different from other rom-com dramas.
