Product Details

• Actors: Nicola Cheung, Andy Lau, Lik-Chi Lee, Sheila Chan, Asuka Higuchi
• Directors: Chi-Ngai Lee
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese, Chinese, English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Tai Seng
• DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00025ETL4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,417 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Pop icons Andy Lau (The Duel, Infernal Affairs), Sammi Cheng (Love On A Diet) and Taiwanese hearthrob Jerry Yan star in this new romantic comedy on taste and love. Yau (Cheng) is the chef and owner of a speakeasy restaurant who cooks everything by the book. But her successful career can't compensate for an empty love life. During an appearance on the popular Japanese TV show "Iron Chef", Yau bumps into her old flame Chuen (Lau), who is about to marry Yau's best friend. Enraged, Yau decides to use the competition as the perfect chance to take revenge on her ex-boyfriend.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming, sweet movie..., May 24, 2004

By	Amanda L. Messina (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This is not due in the States for several months but this movie came in a lot of movies I bought off Ebay. It reminds me of "Practical Magic," "Simply Irresistible" and "Like Water for Chocolate..." and it is different in its own right. Sammi Cheng plays a unwilling chef who works in a restaurant more reminiscent of a home kitchen than a restaurant. Most of the scenes in the movie she is entertaining her friends more so than clients. Sammi inherits her restaurant when her mother, the previous owner, falls into ill-health and the story takes place 3 years after she has taken over the restaurant. Her assistant, Ho, (played by hunky newcomer Jerry Yan) wants her to participate in this "Iron Chef"-like (called "King Chef") competition in Tokyo but she doesn't feel ready and resists doing the contest. While in Tokyo to visit the set of "King Chef" Yau runs into an old boyfriend, Chun, which makes her reevaluate her life and her past relationships. Yau comes to terms with the bad relationship she had with her father growing up, getting over her relationship with Chun (played by Andy Lau), and dealing with her two close female friends who are well-intentioned but self-serving and manipulative. "Magic Kitchen" also features Maggie Q as one of Yau's friends and a very funny cameo by Stephen Fung that is one of the best scenes of the movies. Overall this is a very enjoyable film. If you like this you may want to check out Gigi Leung & Takeshi Kaneshiro in "Turn Left/Turn Right..."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, March 9, 2007

By	Seckmea - See all my reviews

This movie was really cute, funny, and made me really hungry. I enjoyed it a lot and am glad that it is now part of my movie collection.