''Cupid's Kitchen'' () is a 2022 inspirational youth urban emotional Chinese drama based on Jiao Tang Dong Gua's novel of the same name, directed by Li Jun and starring Ruan Jingtian, Song Zuer, Liu Dongqin, Wang Zhuocheng, Wang Ruizi, Xu Jiawen, and Liu Linger. It tells the story of Lin Kesong, a girl with an amazing sense of taste, who happens to meet Jiang Qianfan, a chef in the Chinese gourmet world, and they start a story of food and love together. The drama will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV from January 13, 2022, and will be broadcast simultaneously on Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Youku Video.

Plot

Lin Kesong (played by Song Zuer), a little girl with a gift for taste, likes her classmate Song Yiran (played by Liu Dongqin) and chased her to Shanghai, where she accidentally met Jiang Qianfan (played by Ruan Jingtian), a Michelin-starred chef. Jiang Qianfan took Lin Kesong as his apprentice and taught her cooking skills, and they also prepared to participate in a cooking competition three months later. Although Lin Kesong has a genius sense of taste, he knows nothing about cooking. After Jiang Qianfan's devilish training and innovation, Lin Kesong actually has her own set of special cooking skills, and she gradually found confidence in the process and became a better version of herself. During this process, Song Yiran gradually fell in love with Lin Kesong, and Jiang Qianfan also recovered his sense of taste. In the culinary competition, Lin Kesong won the championship in one fell swoop, and in love, he and Jiang Qianfan finally achieved a positive result.

Cast

Main

* Ruan Jingtian as Jiang Qianfan *

Song Zu'er Sun Fanqing (; born May 23, 1998), known professionally as Song Zu'er () is a Chinese actress, model and singer. She made her debut as a child actress with television series ''The Sea and Sky Boundless'' (2005) and has gone on to appear in serie ...

as Lin Kesong * Liu Dongqin as Song Yiran * Wang Ruizi as Chu Ting

Supporting

Wang Zhuocheng Wang Zhuocheng (; born 19 September 1996), is a Chinese actor. Career Wang graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, majoring in musical. Thereafter, he was signed onto the agency Huayi Brothers Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Ch ...

as Victor Quentin * Xu Jiawen as Elise Quentin * Liu Linger as Lin Xiaoyu * Zhang Junming as Li Yan * Lu Siyu as Dr. Xie * Qiao Yuting as Mrs. Quentin * Andrey Razev as Boris * Rambo as Blue * Shi Yu as Lin Feng * Wang Kan as Huang Shi * Zhang Fan as Lin Kesong's father * Li Xiaohong as Lin Kesong's mother * Tuo Zonghua as Thomas * Wu Hong as Song Yisen * Wang Siyuan as Xiao Pa * Liu Yapeng as Barley * Xing En as Victor's girlfriend K * Zhang Peng as Gundam * Luxembourg as Marco * Wang Boqing as Ao Rixin * Zang Zhong as Axiong * Chang Yuan as Chang Yuan * Zhuang Fuyi as Lili * Chen Yang as Chef Chen * Anqi Liu as Lin Xiaoyu

Soundtrack

Production

Props making

The delicacies presented in the show are all Michelin-level, and the gourmet props come from professional brands from more than 15 countries and regions, including Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Thailand, etc., including nearly a thousand pieces of top kitchen utensils and Tableware and other items; the crew also specially invited some independent designer brands, tailor-made for the setting of the top international food part in the plot, and the personality of the characters in the play. In addition, the crew also invited more than ten experts to form a gourmet consultant team to give advice on the selection of ingredients, production technology, dish design, and even food presentation. At the same time, the behind-the-scenes team of the show also built more than 2,000 square meters of shed built-in scenery.

Script writing

The play has conducted research on the content of the plot, integrating a series of elements such as food, inspiration, love, and youth. The storyline is more plump and delicate.

Shooting process

On May 28, 2019, the show was officially launched; on September 11, the show was announced to be completed.

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* *{{IMDb title, tt11569654 2022 Chinese television series debuts 2022 Chinese television series endings Chinese drama television series Television shows based on Chinese novels Mandarin-language television shows Chinese television series Zhejiang Television original programming Youku original programming IQIYI original programming Tencent original programming