Original subtitles

When I was young

technology was still not so advanced

and society was not as rich

Back in those days

we cherished all the good things

and appreciated all the fine details

We had the ability to differentiate

between the good and the bad

This ability

we call it "taste"

We did not have smart phones to send Whats App messages

one tick

two ticks

blue ticks

So time spent together

was very precious

We didn't even have enough time to express our love,

let alone waste time talking nonsense

We made use of every chance we had

to stare into each other's eyes

Afraid that we won't get to meet again

Because of that

those were the days we were subtle,

yet playful

and we had plenty of room for imagination

During that time

we didn't get to eat out every day

but when we did,

we ate only the best

Everything was organic

No pesticides,

no injections,

no plastic surgeries

What I'm trying to say is

food that is palatable

is usually cooked using the simplest method

bursting with natural flavors

Hey Brushie

Your shirt is pretty eye-catching

Your suit is not bad too

What is this?

This is our signature dish

Chicken from the Stars

Are you sure there are chickens there?

Which part of the universe doesn't have chickens, sir

You're right

It's so tough

that it even bends the fork

Brother Dai Hung

Qian Song Yi says this is the best

Qian Song Yi accepts even an alien

How can you trust her words

Frozen chicken

Chilli paste

Peanut butter

White sesame

Garlic

Korean Soju

Flour

Should have added some yoghurt,

so that the chicken wouldn't be so tough

Double fry it

Double frying can lock in the moisture

Chicken this tough

must really have come from the stars

It's a meteorite chicken

because it's as hard as a meteorite

Chicken like a meteorite

Uncle

since you have weak teeth,

would you like to have some Korean beancurd

They have beancurd in Korea

beancurd belongs to Chinese

No

Beancurd belongs to everyone

See

You mustn't live happily without me

You should feel like you're dying when you're without me

You

touch me and seduce me and want to sleep with me

You think I will succumb to these

When it's already been set,

just fall into the trap

Who are you?

I am her husband

Dai Hung

Come with me

Okay... okay

Oppa

Hubby

Who's your hubby?

Always asking me to pretend as your husband

to scare away your boyfriends

Take a look at yourself

You're the daughter of the owner of Ah Yong Café

How could you go and eat rubbish like that?

What chicken from the stars

Hugging and kissing in public

Seriously?!

But you were there too

We were spying on the enemy

To know one's own strength and the enemy's...

Wrong, I'm always on the winning side

I'm just concerned about our society

I want to know why youngsters

love these junk food

I can't believe you are one of them too

What junk food

They are delicious

The chicken

was tasteless

Fried until it was as tough as a rock

and you call that delicious

Youngsters nowadays must be crazy

I think they can't even differentiate shit and durian

Shit and durian

They will turn out the same way,

won't they?

Ahh... I

No

Career is more important

Work

Most things wither away

as time goes by

but not Ah Yong Café's chicken chop

After so many years,

it's still juicy and tender

Many things lose their lustre with age

but not Ah Yong Hainanese Chicken Rice

It has remained consistent throughout the years

It's always so satisfying

Dear all,

thanks for your support over the years

The reason why Ah Yong Café has remained strong all these years

is all because of our boss

He is very particular about the quality of food

and insists on using only the best ingredients,

especially chicken

We use the freshest

free range chicken

The cost of the chickens is very high

but you still sell it at such a reasonable price

Aren't you making a huge loss?

Well, money doesn't matter to our boss

at all

After all these years

he realised he can't spend it all

Let's give a round of applause for

Ah Yong

Do you have $500 on you

I will give you later,

let me finish first

Well...

Stop talking

LET'S EAT!!!

You only care about dating boys

Come help out at the Café tomorrow

You literally grew up on the chickens

Do you even know the price of a plate of chicken rice?

I will help you bank in today's earnings tomorrow

I've also settled the bills with Fann Kei

Oh yeah,

have you taken your medicine today?

So beautiful

So beautiful

I didn't even comb my hair

or put on any makeup

Stop it

That's why you're a rare find

That's true

I've heard that from many people...

20 years ago

Rare find

Such a rare find

Why are you here again?

I'll get going if there's nothing else

Thanks for everything Sister C

Brushie

Come and have some durian

I am not Brushie

and I hate durian

Dad

He is Dai Hung

Don't you remember?

Dai Hung

Yes

You

Hey you

Prove it

Fine, I'll introduce myself

I am Dai Hung

I've been training under you since young

I'm more handsome and stylish

with great potential in cooking

and most importantly, likeable

Do you remember?

Wrong

Dai Hung is Hainanese,

an orphan

born in 1972

Gemini

His appearance is very average

Fat and strange

He thinks he looks like Tony Leung

but in actual fact he looks ike Ah Niu

He is a talented chef

but his biggest flaw is

after a failed relationship

he became conservative and rigid

That's enough

It's me

That's you alright

Yes

Ah Niu

Let me tell you

I called Rosemary two weeks ago

You called her?

Yes

I told her to come back to help out at Ah Yong Café

About time...

When is she coming back?

Tomorrow

Ah

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

I have Alzheimer's disease

Lucid at times, not lucid at times

When I'm lucid, I forget to tell you

and when I'm not, all the more I can't tell you

and now that I'm clear-headed

I have to tell you

You're right

That makes sense

Coming back to this...

It's been years since I last saw See Wing

I wonder how she is now

How much she has grown

I remember I used to pick her up from school when she was young

She seemed to have a good impression of me

Miss Chan,

how's See Wing doing in school?

She's not bad

Not bad?

Is she as good as you?

Hmm, maybe not

Can I suggest

you tutor me

I tutor her

I can give her tuition sometimes,

you tutor me

I tutor her

Sounds so stupid

Are you

hurt?

If yes,

will you give me a kiss?

Just a little kiss

Smoking here and pretending to look cool?

Sometimes

we need to contemplate life's uncertainties

Really?

Hey

Let me tell you something...

Boss just told me that his daughter is coming back

to take over the cafe

You'll know for real

what uncertainties are

Brother Dai Hung

Stop acting like you know everything

She's already back

What?!

I was sent out by her

She caught me smoking an e-cigarette in the kitchen

What's wrong with smoking an e-cigarette?

She said I made the whole country haze

Since she sent me out,

I decided to smoke a real cigarette

Brother Dai Hung

Be cautious

She hates good looking guys

In future

if I catch anyone smoking in the café,

he or she will be fired immediately

NO e-cigaratte

NO real cigaratte

NO chewing gum

In short, NOTHING should be eaten inside the kitchen

Tong See Wing

Look at you, all grown up

Are you in a relationship?

Or married?

Do you have kids?

Come

Give uncle a hug

Firstly...

You're not my uncle,

you're just my father's employee

Starting from today

apart from cooking,

everything else will be under my command

We are nothing but co-workers

Although I do not respect you,

I hope you can respect yourself

Wow

Don't get me started

Hung Wing Shing

Since you took over the reins,

Ah Yong Café has done pretty well and is well known in the region

Most Chinese know Ah Yong Café

Especially your Hainanese chicken rice

even when I was studying in Switzerland

My African classmate asked me

where to find chicken rice

Oh, yesterday an African guest

ordered 4 plates of Hainanese chicken rice

I was thinking

how lucky my father is to have employed you

Well...

Well...

Until I saw the accounts

Turns out that Ah Yong Café owes its high quality of food

to the expensive ingredients that we buy

The consequence is that

we are not able to justify our expenses

and we are on the verge of making a loss every month

That means we haven't made any loss yet

Which also means we haven't made any profit

No wonder there hasn't been any increment all these years

Since when did you come in?

Before she said she'll fire someone

What's the point of having fame but not having the fortune?

Hey...

Isn't having fame better than having nothing?

You are the only one enjoying the fame

But the restaurant, despite its fame

is making peanuts

That's unacceptable

Furthermore...

Last week

I found a market survey firm to look into our business

Our patrons

are all between 45 to 60 years old

If we don't start developing the youth market now,

pretty soon we'll hit rock bottom

By then our customers

would be too old to even eat

chicken porridge,

let alone chicken rice

I've thought of chicken porridge

We will use

oil,

salt

and Japan imported...

That's enough

In the near future

I wil restructure Ah Yong Café,

a massive tranformation

I will transform Ah Yong Café

from a heritage brand

to a mass market restaurant

in less than 6 months

I want our sales

to multiply

Once we're profitable

everyone will get a pay raise

But

I'll need everyone's full cooperation

Does everybody understand?

Those who don't, raise your hands

So you do understand

Dismiss

And...

Stop calling me See Wing

My name is Rosemary,

a herb

You've been a chef for so long,

surely you know what rosemary is

Why don't you call yourself Coriander?

You are so funny

You love money

It's just business

This is just the beginning, I shall discuss with you further

on how to cut down the expenditure of our kitchen

Yeah, you'd better be fast

Don't wait til next week

because old farts like us

can't afford to wait

Sis

I realised that

you haven't been back for a long time

So?

Actually...

when you were away,

dad's health wasn't good too

And I'm not that smart

So Dai Hung has always been taking care of Ah Yong Café

He is really good

So?

Ya, so what?

So...

Daddy

Don't you have something to tell Rosemary?

Yeah, say it

Honey

Don't worry

I'm here

I'll take care of this

Daughter...

Here's the deal

When you were away

Dai Hung really helped me a lot in running the café

But because you're my daughter,

it is only right that you take over

Ah Yong Café now that you are back

What are you laughing about?

Who are you?

Why are you taking over?

Experience is most important when it comes to running a cafe

And the most experienced person here is

none other than Dai Hung

What's with that smirk?

We're in a different era now

Besides experience, we also need to be creative

And when it comes to creativity,

who better than the one who majored in fashion design?

But you didn't graduate

Dad

I studied hospitality management

I'm a Master's degree holder

What a smart girl

But what's the use of hospitality management?

The most important thing

is culinary skills

We are in the food and beverage business

How could we do without good culinary skills

So, when it comes to culinary skills,

the obvious choice would be

Dai Hung

But culinary skills

need to be be paired with management skills too

And management...

Dad

What exactly are you trying to say?

Are you on his side or mine?

Both

We're a family

Master,

have you ever considered entering politics?

I noticed...

since you're so good with words

everything makes so much sense but if you read between the lines

You seem to be just stating the obvious

That's the rule of thumb in policitcs

I advise you not to be so involved in politics

It's for your own good

Ronny...

How are you?

What would you like to have?

Anything. Why don't you decide for me

Okay

Thanks

Ah Yong Café is a time-honored restaurant

but that doesn't mean we are old-fashioned

Look at what you're wearing

She's talking about you Gayon

Is there a problem?

Will the ugly one please step forward?

You

Brushie

What's with the pen stain on your chest?

Those are markings

of my past and experience

More like your filthiness

Look at the dirty floor

No one bothers

And that filthy table cloth

In this day and age

no one uses a table cloth anymore

Think about it

who still uses handkerchief these days?

That's a small one

Fine

What about the filthy floor

Is anyone doing anything about it?

Boss, you might not be aware

but our patrons like it this way

Dirty place serves good food

Excuse me?

Right

This is something called...

You must have studied this

consumer behavior

The customers feel assured

when they see the rustic state of our restaurant

Just like how below average looking actors always win awards

Louis Koo is a good actor

but has he won any award?

No

Because he is too good looking

That's why they say...

An ugly award-winning actor means he has the acting chops

So a dirty restaurant means it has very good food

Dai Hung, you are so brilliant!

Nonsense

I don't see you eating in a dirty toilet

Everything starts from appearance!

The first step to restructuring

is to change your uniforms

One word...

Change

Boss,

you look sharp in the new uniform

Well...

If you have a nice figure,

you'll look good in anything

and you getting married soon

It's time for you to keep fit as well

Do you know what's most important?

Style

And this, is style

From now on,

we will use iPads to take orders

This system will reduce your workload

The menu has been uploaded to the system

Customers just need to touch the iPad

and their orders will be sent to the kitchen immediately

We have added some new dishes to the menu

You have been a chef for more than 20 years

This shouldn't be a problem

Korean fried chicken? Don't we have fried chicken already?

Indian fried chicken

That's right. So just add some sauce

and it becomes Korean fried chicken

Fish and chips

That's very challenging

We need to use good quality cod fish

No need

Just use catfish, they taste the same

I used to eat it every day when I was in university

Look how pretty I am now

What's Bangkok Wolverine?

That's tom yum goong (soup)

I had order the sauce for you

Just add two spoonfuls of it to boiling water

Give it a stir and it's done

Absolutely delicious

Miss...

For decades,

Ah Yong Café has been famous for its Hainanese western cuisine

Now you want Korean, British, Thai cuisines

The menu is just a messy mash-up of cuisines

What do you want?

Whatever it takes to pull in the crowd

Why can't you be more open-minded?

Don't be such a stick in the mud

If the response is good,

we will do a steamboat promotion next month

One pot per person

Customers cook their own food

How profitable

They can cook their own food?

What's the point of having me here

That's the point

I heard someone say that

women are just like cheese

Soft on the outside

with an expensive price tag

but when you cut it open, you realize that it stinks inside

I heard someone say that...

A good piece of cheese

should be paired with good wine

If you were to pair it with those

old-fashioned pu'er tea,

it would be a total waste

This is new

Yeah

'Ian Yong Hard Say Yor' (Korean)

What do you want?

Should be 'Annyeong Haseyo' (Korean: Hello)

'Lanyeong Haseyo' (Korean)

Uncle Koo

What's this?

Please use this to place your order

The kitchen will prepare your food

upon receiving the order

This is so advanced

Yes

Let me try

Give it to me

No, I'll go first

Brushie

What's all this?

iPad

Please place your order using this

Once the kitchen receives your orders,

the chef will prepare your food right away

Brushie, we've known each other for decades

Quit playing

Just give me my usual

I know

Chicken rice with plain white rice,

dark soy sauce, extra garlic and white coffee

But you need to enter your order via the iPad please

Now who is the waiter...

you or me?

I'm sorry

but we have new rules here

So please

follow our rules

Hello

Mr Gao, right?

Hi

I am Rosemary

The new manager of Ah Yong Cafe

In appreciation of

our loyal customers,

we have devised a new set of rewards scheme

What scheme?

It is a VIP membership

It's free for now,

limited time only

So you have to act fast

Fill in your personal details,

answer a questionnaire

Such as what you like to eat

and what you don't like

Our system will consolidate

your information

and analyze your personal preferences

And specially customize

a usual "menu" for you

Isn't it awesome?

Uncle Koo

Were you just released from jail?

You ordered so much food

Are you mistaken, Sister C?

When did we order so much food?

This is your order

I've checked

I have a record of your order

5 glasses of iced milk tea

7 plates of Hainanese chicken rice

and there are 5 plates of vegetables on the way

How could I have ordered so much?

Yes you did

Take a look at this

It's correct

Silly old man

Must be you

clicking on it repeatedly

You are the silly one

Do you think you're any better?

The 7 plates of chicken rice

must be ordered by you

Stop

Cancel Uncle Koo's orders

Look,

how lively the restaurant has become

Are you mistaken?

Ready?

Can you put on some makeup

All the cameras are on you

Your board is in frame

Are we shooting your board now or shooting her?

Ready?

Ok, standby

Sound, speed, lighting

Rolling

Camera

Action

Welcome to the show!

Hello

I'm Luk Wing

This little "fresh meat" beside me

is not little at all

He is even louder than me

This is "small dumpling"

Very small

Such honesty

What do we have today?

Guess where we're bringing you?

That's right!

We are at the revamped

Ah Yong Café

Please welcome

the very talented

head chef of Ah Yong Café

Mr Dai Hung

How are you?

Didn't we shake hands when you arrived earlier?

But our TV audience didn't see that, yeah?

So we just have to do it again on screen

This is how we do TV programmes

So it's just like those head of states,

shaking hands is just for show

Let's just do it

Boss looks smart on screen

It's the host who is ugly

Mr Hung

How different is Ah Yong Café

after the revamp?

Honestly apart from me

everything else is different

Interesting

Then what do you think

about this transformation?

I don't like it

The camera is rolling

You're humorous

Have you ever thought of going into showbiz?

I think about it everyday, I want to be the main lead in a movie

A movie called "Hunting Down The Host"

It is a story about how much I dislike TV hosts

and how I'll bash him up in 90 minutes

What do you think?

My apologies

I'm the person in charge of Ah Yong Café (Korean)

Hello everyone (Korean)

My name is Rosemary (Korean)

She can speak Korean?

You don't know Korean

You can't tell even if she's wrong

Right

Fantastic

Do you serve beer and fried chicken?

Of course

Beancurd

Come

That's interesting

You asked for beancurd and you get fried chicken

Hey

Weren't we introducing my signature Hainanese chicken rice?

What happened?

Rosemary said Hainanese chicken rice is not in trend

So we changed it to fried chicken

If you were to ask,

she said to tell you this:

So what?

Looks good

I wonder how it tastes

Let's give it a try

It's delicious

How is it? Delicious?

Need you ask?

I would definitely say it is!

Chicken powder is chicken powder

Chicken is chicken

And this meat is

cooked

It's so good

It'd be your loss if you don't try it

You know your stuff

Have another one

Cut

What's wrong with you?

Why are you spitting it out?

Are you expecting me to swallow this?

Chicken powder is chicken powder

Chicken is chicken

This is hardly edible

But...

But what?

What do you know about making a show?

Asking me to swallow this,

it doesn't work that way

If you were to spit it out,

my chicken would have died in vain

My condolences

Its the chicken's fate

Cook better next time

so that it wouldn't die in vain

Ah Yong Café

You know it's good with a name this old-fashioned

After the revamp by the lady boss, Rosemary

who has just returned from Switzerland

Ah Yong Café has become

the most trendy eatery in town

Business improved tremendously

Boss

Look at the snaking queue!

Yes I saw

where did they come from

Brother Hung, the orders are flowing in

Why are you still standing here?

In the 50 odd years

of Ah Yong Café's existence

we've never had not one single order

for chicken rice and chicken chop

What about our old customers?

Did they order fried chicken too?

The old customers left

after seeing the new environment

The ones here are all new customers

and they are all ordering the new dishes

None of them ordered

our signature dishes

Then what should I do with my chicken chop and chicken rice?

They are not popular anymore

They will be taken out of the menu in time to come

Take a look at my knife

Why are you lazing around?

Everyone better be on your toes!

Next month's steamboat promotion won't be this simple

Go go go

Ah Wah

Your chicken wings are not good

They are not even hot

Business is good so I had to prepare more

I can't wait for customers to order before cooking

They have no patience to wait

Dai Hung

Can you not be so stubborn?

What is he talking about?

Boss

You are so short-tempered

Have you ever thought of finding a girlfriend?

Since I found one, I'm a changed man

I have become more good looking

Good tempered

Look at Brushie

Lonely his whole life

So pathetic

I really really love you

Enough

Actually,

I think Rosemary is the one who needs to be in love

You got dumped by your boyfriend

but what has it got to do with us?

You are the one who needs to change

What do we need to change?

How do you know she doesn't have one

Really?

Little Fresh Meat

The one from the TV station

By "liking" means you've seen it

So what if you have seen it

Why do you have to like "it"

What's there to "like"

Get to work!

What are you still doing here?

Boss is coming

Go and boil the soup

The internet connection is bad in the kitchen

The internet speed is faster out here

What are you doing?

I am getting married soon

and I don't have enough money

So I decided to sell my car

You can sell your car just like that?

Why are you so old-fashioned?

Just post this online and you can sell it

Look

Sold

Done

You have always treated your car like your wife

and now you are selling it away

Oh

You are ditching it for your wife

You are abandoning the old for the new

You are so heartless

I have no choice

I am broke

Despite working for so many years,

I have never gotten a pay raise

Neither have I

It's all your brother's fault

The restaurant made profits last year

But he threw a tantrum

and insisted on buying some steam machine from Italy

Sixty thousand dollars

It is even more expensive than your car

We can show off our kitchen

That machine is so advanced

Imagine how envious our competitors will be

Looks good indeed

It only looks good on your brother

So?

What do feel like eating?

You decide

I'll go with your decision

Oh

How about Hainanese chicken chop

No

So boring

How about

chicken rice?

So oily

Do you think I'm not fat enough?

Well...

Why don't you decide then?

You are a man

Can't you take the lead

Chicken hor fun

How could you even suggest that?

What is love?

This woman is so mean

Actually I am not that young anymore

At the rate this is going

I'm afraid they won't place the order even when I'm retired

This is called novelty for couples

Uncle

What do you know about love

after being out of love for so long?

That's true

Nobody can beat her

when it comes to relationships

Take for example, some prefer fatty pork

while others may prefer "little fresh meat"

Hello

I am Dai Hung, head chef of this restaurant

Are you having a hard time deciding what to eat?

Why don't you give our signature Hainanese chicken rice a try?

We only use fresh free range chicken for our chicken rice

cooked with a special recipe consisting of 18 herbs and spices

Uncle...

Are you doing a cooking show now?

Hello

Actually you can have Hainanese chicken rice any day

Why don't you give our Ah Yong Café's new dish

German sausage with mash potato a try?

I don't have a problem with the sausages

but the mashed potatoes are made with a lot of butter and cream

And you are already so fat

Uncle, what makes you think

I am fat?

Uncle

Are you blind?

What makes you think my girlfriend is fat?

Say it again and I'll...

get angry

Yeah

When I was studying in Europe

I saw so many Caucasian girls much bigger than you

I think...

You are not very skinny

But maybe a size M

That's fair

See

Education does make a difference

Sausages

Double

Mashed potatoes

Double

Beer

Double

Thank you

Get cracking

If you're good at cooking

you should just stay in the kitchen

When it comes to marketing

you don't know anything!

I'm proud to announce that

after the reform, our business in the past two weeks

has exceeded what we usually earn in three months

This proves that our reform is a success!

Bravo!

Great!

Boss

This hotpot looks good

It's just the lull before the storm

I promise everybody

if we can maintain this kind of results,

everybody will get a pay raise

Bravo, Missy!

A pay raise

Doesn't that mean I can get married earlier?

Breaking one's rice bowl is akin to killing one's parents

So...

A pay raise is of utmost importance

Let us all work towards the vision of Rosemary

Good

Don't say that

I will have to count on you

And all of you

Let's eat!

Shall we?

Yes!

I really love you

I know

What's your name again?

Why are you drinking alone?

Cheers

Thank you

Thank you for taking care of my father

and the cafe all these years

I know you are good guy

But...

I've grown up

Don't worry

Let me take care of the café

I will produce results

I won't disappoint you

You can speak so many different languages

I know you are all grown up now

But...

Are you going to support me or not?

Of course

With your liberal personality...

Then it's good enough

You really can drink

Come on

Let's take a photo

Selfie

Put your arm around my shoulder

Hurry UP!

Alright

No more soy sauce

Weng Heng has no stock

Shall we order from Kat Kee?

Yes!

Let's order from Kat Kee first then

Actually I think...

Chicken

Chicken

Who ordered chicken?

Fatt Kei?

Why...

Why would I order chicken from Fatt Kei?

Fatt Kei's chickens are all steroid-charged

No good, injection!

No injection

I'm all natural

I'm born handsome

First...

I am talking about Fatt Kei's chickens

Not you

Secondly...

You're obviously not handsome

What!

I placed the order

Quick

Let me sign

Faster

Me handsome

Me handsome

Why did you order chickens without asking me?

Sister C

Do you know these steroid-charged chickens

grow this big within three months

The chicken breast is bigger than yours

Actually these chickens...

I ordered them

Did you consult me before ordering?

Nope

Do you know where these chickens come from?

From the chicken farms?

Do you know how they grow to this size?

Why do I need to know that?

I just know that the chickens from Fatt Kei

are cheaper than the free-range chickens you order

To cut costs

I have decided to order Fatt Kei's chickens

from now on

instead of your free-range chickens

I object

Why?

Don't I have your support?

Yes, I support you

Good to know that

Do you know that

because you run the business without

looking at the operating costs

nobody gets the chance to have a pay raise?

Am I right, everyone?

Yes

Precisely because I don't compromise on the food quality

customers will return

otherwise the café will be a ghost town

Am I right, Gayon

From the way you run the business

we will not profit no matter how full the café is

Am I right, Gayon

Even if you profit from your business methods

will your conscience be clear?

Am I right, Gayon

Actually if we add a little more flavoring

people might not notice the difference

Right?

How dare you say this

Why can't you say it again

just once more,

will it kill you?

Boss

I'm done for the night

I'll make a move first

Don't stay too late

Such a nag. Get going!

Mr Chan?

I knew you'd be here

Where else can I go?

With regard to my previous offer

have you considered it?

I heard Ah Yong Café is now

managed by the heiress

and she even changed the whole menu

These ABC's are only good at talking

What else do they know

Hey

It's a waste of your talent

if you continue to stay here

I don't see it that way

Change is necessary

Change is good

Change

Change should not come at the complete expense of tradition

She is still a greenhorn

I'm the veteran

Do consider joining us

Master

I'm not complaining about your daughter

I know a business should be profitable

But looking at the way things are going

I'm not sure if this is right

Yes

After reforming

some things are not bad

We gained a lot of new customers

But as a result

we also lost a bunch of regular customers

We win some and we lose some

The new customers only come for the novelty

They just go to wherever that is new and trendy

But the old customers are loyal,

they won't leave us no matter what

You're the one who taught me this

I worry that when the old customers stop coming

and we can't keep the new customers,

we'll be left with nothing

Ah Yong Café

was a one Michelin-starred restaurant in 1996

You don't want that to go down with history, do you?

Do you know what is Alzheimer's disease?

One day you're fine and the next day you wake up remembering nothing

It is like a memory reboot

It's fun

Have you tried it?

Give it a try

I am sick of having fried dough sticks with porridge

or fried noodles

Can I try something new please?

Got it, Master

I have to smile in the face of adversity

and stay positive

Who did it?

Who invited this food critic to our café

What's going on? Scolding people again?

See for yourself

The famous food critic - Michelin

Ah Yong Café's new manager out of her mind

Ah Yong Café was once a famous household name

Café Owner Ah Yong

diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

and hands business over to daughter

Head chef Dai Hung reduced to a lame duck

You are a duck (gigolo)?

I'm a duck (gigolo)?

The standard of the food has dropped so much

It's unacceptable!

They have no business ethics to speak of!

800 likes

Must this person be so blunt?

Who exactly is this guy?

He used to be a food critic with a newspaper

and had a huge following

Now he even has a Facebook page

We're in serious trouble

I heard he never charges for his reviews

and keeps a low profile

Nobody knows who he is

Thus many people enjoy reading his reviews

I hate food critics more than anything

Chances are they can't even fry an egg

But go around criticizing people's culinary skills

With internet, everyone can be keyboard warriors

Everyone can be food critics

We can't really stop them from doing what they want

Actually I think...

Enough said

Since we all know clearly what is happening,

we don't need so many opinions

Listen up

From now on...

We have to manage our café better

Make it so good that they only have good things to say about us

Understand?

The food is a success

You're selling sexiness

Whatever

Typically a person who likes to eat likes to ogle too

Look at the fatso behind you

Lecherous indeed

Says who

A photo of a rapist was on the papers today

He's as thin as a cane

That's an exception

Haven't you heard of

Consumer Psychology

What would we know about this?

It's been a week and Michelin hasn't appeared

Isn't it a good thing?

Maybe he has gotten used to our steroid-charged chickens

and hence stopped complaining?

Maybe the sexy outfits are working

Well, no news is good news

He's at it again!

Who?

Michelin

This time it's worse

Many netizens have shared his article

Turning an old restaurant into a new kind of business

Instead of fresh chicken breast,

you get to see women's chest

Ah Yong Café rebranded as Ah Yong Night Club?

We are running a nightclub?

My pretty face will attract many customers

Will I be able to cope?

Head chef Dai Hung single for years,

he could be satisfying his own needs

What nonsense!

Must he expose Dai Hung's secret?

Michelin

You will get it from me if I ever see you

I will not allow him to step into Ah Yong Café

I shall boycott him from now on

Seen any suspicious looking people?

I'm sure Michelin has not appeared yet

How can you be so sure?

Because... there is no one in sight

This Michelin...

he's been chasing our customers away

Actually... has anyone ever met him?

Nope

He never posts any photo of himself on his blog

But I heard he's a middle-aged man

That's not true

I heard she's an auntie

Are you guys ok?

We are out here

and he is hiding behind the keyboard

Stop wasting time, all of you

Why don't you talk to her yourself?

What's there to chit-chat about?

You'd better focus!

Must be her

Miss

Your sizzling steak has been served since forever

it is drying up

You have been snapping away since you came in

You must be Michelin!

No wonder we couldn't lure Michelin out with the hot babes

Michelin is a woman

Have both of you lost your minds?

I can't be traveling alone just for food,

of course I've to take photos

and upload them on Facebook

The food may get cold or whatever

What matters is the number of "likes" I get!

I have lost my appetite

Both of you are so irritating

Both of you should stop harassing the customers

No way

I have to harass the customers

Brother Hung

Since there are no customers these days,

shall we suggest to Rosemary to suspend the business?

Maybe you should tell her

to dismiss some employees

She will sack you first!

You go

Why me?

Because I think you connect with elders

Table for how many, sir?

Cut the crap

Why do you care how many people I have with me?

I didn't count

Please

Get your staff

to do the counting

So aggressive looking...

Aggressive looking?

That's not me

Good looking

That's me

Hey

We have been going round and round

My legs are tired

Can I sit down already?

Nope

What do you want?

MENU

Must be him

What makes you so sure?

He asked for a menu

Sir

When approaching you should say "Excuse me"

MENU

A set of kid's meal

Must be him

He has complained about every possible item

and now he's targeting the kids...

The kid's menu

Michelin

How have I offended you?

Believe it or not I am going to break your head!

What happened?

Wait, wait

Michelin

I didn't expect you to be such a big shot

Good

If you have a problem with us, let's talk it out

You don't have to criticize about us online

Today you brought your gang to confront us

I... respect you for that

What are you talking about?

I'm Hui-Ge

not Michelin or whatsoever

I don't get it

I ordered the kid's meal today

because my daughter's birthday is nearing

And I wanted to book your cafe for her party

That's it

Alright?

Our boss, Hui Ge

is a very hands on dad

He spoils his daughter

and wants to do food tasting personally

To avoid scaring you guys

he even told us to stay outside

How could you people

treat him like that?

Do you want us to burn your café down!

Tell me!

I already told you

The more people criticize you online,

the more you should improve on your food

Look at the trouble you've caused

What do you propose we do?

Sorry, sorry

Sorry, sorry

You're lucky

I'll just let it go

I won't be having my daughter's party here

Cancelled!

Let's go

Told you to stop harassing the customers

Who fried the fries?

YOU?

You moron

I officially challenge you to a showdown

"Stop defaming Ah Yong Café online"

Netizen A: The lady boss is defending herself, it's showtime!

Netizen B: What's there to see?

Netizen B: Such a disgrace!

Netizen C: Not as if he is a paid food critic

Netizen C: He is a paying customer,

Netizen C: why can't he criticize?

Netizen D: That's right

Netizen B: Just close the shop

Netizen A: Forget it please

Netizen C: I'm for freedom of speech... you know what that is?

So infuriating

This is killing me

Never knew steak can be cooked this way

This chef is not bad

This chef is highly skilled

Others pan fry steak using olive oil

He substitutes the oil with cow fat

to keep its original taste

That's awesome

This seems delicious

Yes it does

Wish I could eat it

Me too

What are you watching?

This is the latest hit show with TV audience

Everyone is watching it

What is this about?

It's a competitive cooking reality show

If you get a pass from all the judges,

you will win the attractive prize money

And become famous overnight

Those who have previously competed in "Prime Chef"

have become stars now

Yes

It is so difficult to sustain a café business

If I didn't have Alzheimer's,

I would have taken part in the show

If I were brighter,

I would take part too

I've decided to take part in the Prime Chef competition,

do you hear what I'm saying?

I said I want to take part in Prime Chef

The competitive cooking reality show

I have to win this competition

and bring back the honor

Then our business will flourish again

and I can give you all pay raise

The most important thing is

I want Michelin to eat his words

Hey

I want you

and all of you to support me!

Support! Support! Support!

Hey

You all look down on me.

You think I can't do this?

Do you have to hit the table?

Hitting the table in my kitchen

How are you going to win?

With your steroid-charged chicken set meals?

What do you have against my chickens?

I really don't know

Exactly, you know nothing

Oh, hitting the table again

I'm not fighting with you now

Of course I'm not so foolish to argue with you

Why would I argue with a woman?

If I win, I'm bullying a woman

I won't argue with my boss too

I will have no pay raise if I lose

And I'll get fired if I win

That's even worse

No matter what happens I will never let you ruin Ah Yong Café

Ruin Ah Yong Café?

Hello, I'm trying to save it

You are the one messing it up

Your father took me under his wing since I was 16

Other than cooking,

he taught me to have a clear conscience

He always reminded me

People eat the food I cook

Yes, we must always have a clear conscience

But we are not running a charity organization here

We need to sell our food

The chickens you bought cost $30 each

and you only use the drumsticks

Then you removed the bone,

cook the rice and make soup with it

but only sell it for $15

Of course people come back for it

But where is the profit?

There's profit...

Just not much

If they order other dishes as well,

we will definitely make money

Actually chicken chop is the most profitable

but no one orders it

See...

Hung Wing Shing

I know you cook really well

but you spend all your time in the kitchen,

how much do you know about the world out there?

Why are you so afraid of change?

Why are you so conservative?

Look at you

Since your ex-girlfriend dumped you,

you never had another relationship

It shows that you don't dare to move on to new things

Oh, personal attack now?

Tong See Wing

You think you're a filial daughter?

Your dad is not in good health

so you came back to help out?

Pffft

You got dumped too, didn't you?

Look at your ex's Instagram

He looks so happy

But I'm so sad...

I want to go home

Actually our café is pretty famous

and with your reputation,

it should have been a listed company

Old Town has already expanded to Singapore

What about you?

You've never ever stepped outside of Kuala Lumpur

So what if you are good at cooking?

Your world is only as big as your kitchen

Your father and I both spent all our time in the kitchen

We didn't have much education

We don't earn much

Maybe we will never be rich

But look at your father

He is not that rich

But he still paid for your studies abroad

Otherwise

today you wouldn't have the chance

to stand in my kitchen

and treat me with such disparity

The cake is so nice

Of course

I made it

So it has to be nice

Papa you're so cool

When I grow up, I want to marry a chef too

What's up?

Why are the chickens not prepped yet?

Fatt Kei hasn't delivered the chickens

What?

Even steroids can't plump up the chicken

I cut off Fatt Kei

Let's find another supplier

Maybe...

order your free range chickens again

Hey

I beg your pardon

Order your free range chickens

I'll say it first

Sorry

It's okay

You're less educated anyway

Kitchen man

But...

I am the daughter of a kitchen man too

I'm really sorry

Actually you're right too

I need to move with the times

Maybe it's just teething problems

So we couldn't see eye to eye

But I should go see the world, learn new things

One is never too old to learn

But, as a restaurateur

shouldn't you have some culinary skills

in order to run a restaurant?

I majored in hotel management

and took cooking classes

But

I don't know why

I'm not interested in cooking at all

No interest at all?

Not at all

Oh, desserts!

I love desserts

Girls have two stomachs

No matter how full she is

there's always room for desserts

And experts say that

people with low sugar intake are short-tempered

He is very short-tempered

Yes

I am very short-tempered

I need to beat people up everyday

A kitchen man like me works in a hot kitchen everyday

Hope you don't mind

Of course not

I remember when I was young

you used to pick me up from school

So why would I mind

such a trivial thing?

Uncle

This one's funny

Listen

Yes

Criticisms should make you work harder

The more he criticizes you,

the harder you should work at cooking

so you can shut him up with your good dishes

Then will you help me

win the Prime Chef competition?

So I can give him a tight slap on his face

Sure

I will have him finish all the dishes you cook

with two thumbs up

and say

yummy

yummy

yummy

Since you are so sincere in learning new things

Uncle

I will bring you somewhere

Maybe I will get some inspiration

Then you will inspire me

I will inspire you

And you will inspire me

Nonsense

Chinese cuisine?

Yes

But next time when we dine out

can you please put on some shoes?

I'm quite embarrassed already

Shall we grab a seat?

Yes, please.

Thank you

Nice presentation

What a special way to serve the soup

That's why I brought you here

Delicious

Fresh and fragrant

So let me introduce our chef

Mr.Sean

Good evening

Madam

Good evening

Snake Ming

Since when were you called Sean?

Oh my god

My senior

What senior?

You think we're Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan

We are co-workers

This must be Mrs. Ang?

Are you crazy?

She is Master's daughter, See Wing

OH MY GOD

You married his daughter?

OH MY GOD

No, no

You're talking nonsense

Anyways, your food is delicious

I'm super impressed

Thank you

All thanks to my Senior

for always reminding me

to cook with my heart and conscience

I remember

and I always remind myself that

no matter how successful I become

I should never forget my roots

Even if I make new dishes

I always link it back to our Chinese palates

This light chicken soup,

he taught me how to make it

But sadly,

these chickens aren't as good as those you find

You should give credit to your own hard work too

Enjoy the food

Thank you

Snake Ming

Too much carrots,

one is enough

Otherwise it will outshine the taste of the chicken

Remember this...

Always be bold in cooking

Thank you, Senior

This is the one

So delicious

It's delicious... but

Not this dish

Why?

Anyone can make this

Come on...

Then?

This won't work

You need to come home with me

Dai Hung is back!

This is my home

Is this an orphanage?

Mr. Robson set up this farm

Initially it wasn't an orphanage

But since he passed away

Mrs Robson has been taking in orphans

from nearby villages

I grew up here

This farm is self-sufficient

We grow everything ourselves

without help from others

This is Ah Yong Café's gold mine

It is successful

not because of my culinary skills

but because of them

You must chase after them

If you don't give chase, they won't run

If they don't run, how can they be free range chickens?

Has anyone asked you...

If the world were to end tomorrow,

what's the last meal you would want to have?

Don't think, just answer!

Chicken rice

How about you?

Chicken rice too

But if the world were to end tomorrow,

can my last meal not be shared with you?

You don't say!

Thank you

These are to be steamed, this is to be grilled

Okay, children

It's bedtime

Let's go to bed

I haven't felt so relaxed in a long time

After graduation

I started working immediately

I've been so tensed up everyday

Exactly what am I afraid of?

When I think of the past

I feel unhappy

When I think of the future, I feel scared

I'm sorry

that I forced you to use lousy quality ingredients

Now I understand that the simplest things

taste the best

In fact, the best dishes in the world are cooked this way

When Cantonese steam fish

steaming is the main crux

There is no need for other gimmicks

Japanese eat sashimi

As long as the fish is fresh

you can enjoy it raw

It is humans who always want more

We always want what we don't have

But we were already born

as the best versions of ourselves

Don't always measure yourself

with someone else's yardstick

Get it?

So sorry, I'm so late

You're just in time

Let me show you

Okay

Roll it fast, so it won't stick

Hello

I am outside your restaurant

It's been so many years...

Don't worry, I'm fine

He is still not picking up the phone

Did you arrange properly with him?

We agreed to meet at the restaurant this morning

but he's still nowhere to be seen

Sis, don't worry

Brushie and Ben are already looking for him

I don't know if I should say this...

Oh forget it

No

I must say it

There's been rumors

that Mr Chan is trying to poach Dai Hung

to join his restaurant group

Perhaps he jumped ship

That's why he doesn't want to appear on TV

There are many reasons when someone wants to leave

5 minutes to 'live'

Get ready

Ladies and gentlemen

You are watching the most popular variety show

Prime Chef

Welcome to our show

Let's welcome our Prime Chef

Mark Lee

Ladies and gentlemen

King of Comedy

Mr Mark Lee

Hello everyone

Thanks for watching Prime Chef

I'm Mark Lee

Let's welcome our contestant from Ah Yong Café

Reputable and well-known

But recently plagued with bad press

Representing them is

the highly discussed heiress

who is trying to revamp this old brand

Miss Rosemary

Hello

Nice to meet you

Our intention for this show is simple and clear

Business and quality of food must be unparalleled

There are too many restaurants with good business

but serve lousy quality food

Will it be the same

for your restaurant?

Definitely not

I like it

Definitely not

But it's just words for now

Let's see what she can come up with

to silence naysayers

But

before shutting up netizens

you must first convince our two judges

That's right

Let's introduce these two judges

First up, all the way from France

the principal of 3 Star Culinary Institute

world famous blue ribbon culinary network

Mr. Paul Vair

Next, renowned celebrity chef...

someone who never compromises,

someone who is very hard to please

with 30 years of cooking experience

Please welcome

Aunty Lim

The rules are simple

If both judges

approve of the contestant's dish,

then you are safe

But if one of them disapproves

then we will need Mark's deciding vote

Mark

Lee

Got it, carry on

This last vote

will determine the result

if both judges fail the contestant's dish

Then Mark Lee will be useless

He can go home and sleep

What?

I mean,

she'll sleep at your place

She'll go back home and sleep

Stop talking nonsense

Let's start

Remember

When you're cooking

You have to think of someone you love

Imagine him coming home

to the food you made for him

So delicious

No matter how bad his day was,

it doesn't matter

Has anyone ever asked you,

if the world were to end tomorrow,

what's the last meal you would want to have?

Don't think, just answer!

Chicken rice

How about you?

Chicken rice too

Time's up

The moment we are all waiting for

Mr. Vair, please

Well...

The rice is really great, texture is good

Chicken is extremely juicy

They are made for each other

It's really creative to make

traditional chicken rice

in sushi style

It's just chicken rice after all

Nothing presentable

Even if you transform it into a sushi,

it's still just chicken rice

Most importantly

I do not like chicken at all

Oh no,

both judges have extremely different remarks

Well...

We'll have to invite Mark lee

to cast his deciding vote

for today's competition

By right

I should be casting my vote

But today

we'll do things a little differently

Sometimes it takes a good fall to know where you really stand

She took up our challenge

because of the criticisms

from renowned food critic, Michelin

I would like to pass my deciding vote

to today's special guest judge

Michelin

We are doomed

No...

Of all people...

Come on

Boss

Mr. Michelin

Please taste Rosemary's dish

Yummy

Even Mr Michelin approves of the dish

It must be really delicious

Mr Michelin

What are your thoughts on

Rosemary's dish today?

You previously criticized Ah Yong Café

and the lousy quality of its food

This chicken rice here

besides retaining tradition,

she also added a creative twist to it

But most importantly, there's a human touch to it

Congratulations

Tonight I was invited to be a guest judge on Prime Chef

Thanks to this opportunity

I was able to taste flavours

that I've been searching for

It's the winning dish tonight

I did criticize the food

at Ah Yong Café

That the standard had become unacceptable

But tonight Rosemary showed me her determination

to improve the quality of food served at Ah Yong Café

She chose the best ingredients for her dish

and remained true to the roots

of Ah Yong Café

She presented the dish with a new twist

but retained the traditional and familiar flavours of Ah Yong Café

This is a unique gourmet experience

In this new creation

I tasted the flavours of familiarity and tradition

Ah Yong Café has been reborn

I am deeply touched

With her heart and soul put into it,

she made her dish come alive

Everyone speed up please

Is table 62's order ready?

Soon

Dai Hung

Are we a fast food restaurant?

Almost done

I usually only write good things

in my food reviews

If it tastes bad, I choose not to write about it

If it stands out I compliment it

Good food should be shared

This time round I wrote a bad review

because of tough love

I have to be cruel to be kind

All along

I have remained an anonymous food critic

The reason is simple

I just want to share good food and restaurants with everyone

Now that people know who Michelin is,

I will not write food reviews anymore

Eat all you can, eat while you can

I wish you all happiness and health

Your restaurant is doing good

You must be happy

Not bad

Yours too

l guess...

It's good

Excuse me

What a coincidence

Yeah

Why are you here?

I've been back for a few months

I'm now working as head sommelier in a French restaurant

What about you?

I'm still helping out at my dad's restaurant

Why did you come back?

You said you didn't want to come back

People change

We can grow to like something

that we used to dislike

What happened to your millionaire heiress girlfriend?

We broke up

I posted on Instagram

Maybe you didn't see it

because you blocked me

I did message you

Maybe you didn't receive them as well

Oh you tried to contact me?

Erm... yeah

I wanted to tell you I was back

and...

apologize to you

I don't want to talk

about the past anymore

Maybe to you it's already the past

but to me...

I haven't forgotten you

Honestly,

even after our breakup

I still think of you all the time

When I'm happy I think of you

When I'm down

I think of you too

At first I thought it was out of habit

Pass me the plate, won't you?

Let's eat

What took you so long?

You're not that petty, are you?

Are you still single?

Are you still mad at me

for leaving without a word

and not giving you a chance to explain things?

It's been so long, what's there to be mad at?

I love you

So I should accept you for who you are

Including all your flaws

It is my problem

I'm starving

I want to eat something

Why don't you invite me in

What say you?

If you had come back earlier, I'd invite you in

But now it's not convenient

You have a girlfriend?

Not yet

but soon

When it comes to Lao Yu Sheng,

it's important

to remember every ingredient

You can't leave out any one of them

Yes, Boss

I must have a good memory

I can't make mistakes

Oh ya

What is your name?

I'm Gayon

What do you do?

I'm your employee

My employee?

And you didn't bring me a gift?

I did

Boss, Gong Xi Fa Cai

What is this?

For you to buy electric appliances

Are you my employee or what?

Get down to work

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Great, it's shady here

- Make yourselves at home - Okay

Gayon

How was your wedding?

Luckily I sold my my car on My Motor

Otherwise I couldn't have paid my bills

I owe you one

If I make more money for the restaurant,

I'll buy you a new car

Thanks, Bro

How about Brushie?

He married a Korean girl

He went back to Korea with her to sell fried chicken

What?

Traitor

- Traitor - Shameful

Mr Chan

Welcome

Mr Chan

You're here too?

Of course

I thought it over

Since you're not joining my restaurant group,

I'll join forces with Ah Yong

We plan to bring Ah Yong Café back to its glory days

We will go into franchising

But don't worry

You will be in charge of quality control

Good?

Master, you are brilliant

Stop talking

Let's eat!

Let's be prosperous!

As the saying goes, a new year symbolizes a new beginning

Chinese new year is not only a good chance for reunions

It is also the perfect time for us to start afresh

We have to bid farewell to the old in order to usher in the new

My wish for everyone

is to be like Dai Hung and Rosemary

Let go of the past, and look forward to the future

Go Go Go!