Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.
Acting
Michelle Yeoh commands every frame she's in.
Direction
Gina Kim's food cinematography is genuinely mouth-watering.
Director
Gina Kim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gina Kim became the first Korean woman to direct a studio-produced 3D feature with this film, though its theatrical release was extremely limited outside Asia.
Henry Lau, who plays Mark, was already a massive K-pop star with Super Junior-M; this was his first major dramatic film role while juggling idol schedules.
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