Dating in the Kitchen (2020)

Good start but somewhere along the way fizzled out.

The start of this show was great. A young baby faced cutiepie Shengnan and manly Lu Jin had great instant chemistry from the start. But along the way the story telling lost its momentum and the show faded into being a run-of-the-mill boring cacophony.
The second couple also seemed meh and not worth to be emotionally invested. The last act of family discord and brothers fighting actually took show in wholly unsatisfying kind of mode.
The scenes of food being prepared were the best scenes in this drama. Never a cooking drama was so yummy and delicious. But by 12-13th episodes there were no food scenes to be seen anymore. It felt like the drama lost an important cast member.
So all in all it left me unsatisfied and irritated. The blame lies squarely on shoddy screenwriting. I mean you have two such charismatic actors and yet you managed to make it boring.

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A very pleasant surprise

I wasn’t expecting much from this drama, I’ll be the first to admit it. I don’t usually enjoy modern Chinese dramas and the storyline seemed bland. However, I’m completely sold. Even If the plot wasn’t particularly innovative, everything else was done marvelously: from the acting, to the dialogs, production, direction... You feel completely immersed in the story and even if the story is more of the lighthearted, feel-good kind, there is still that necessary little sprinkle of melodrama to make it engaging and interesting. Recommend to all romantic people who would like a modern Cinderella story with interesting, charming main characters and redeemable, realistic “antagonists” (if you can even call them that).

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good watch

●I felt bored since the start and the age gap between the actors seemed so obvious that It didn’t appeal to me. But they still managed to create the magic and chemistry later which I wanted to see, convincing me to finish the drama. They felt comfortable since the start and their acting was topnotch throughout the show.

●The story was draggy a bit draggy with all the secondary couple and brother revenge drama. I wanted more of DATING IN THE KITCHEN than cooking at home. Yeah, that actually irked me because, in the beginning, it was all kitchen food and romance but in later episodes, all three elements went missing. it felt like I was watching some cooking show which later turned to some revenge show.

●Music is breezy and soothing.
●Overall it is a good watch.

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Perfect Romantic drama with amazing chemistry between leads

Despite the age difference the chemistry of the main lead couple was commendable .. there love/flirt scenes gave me butterflies.. <3 What I liked the most was the ML trusted her and treats her like his child and let her be herself.. and the FL was cute and independent and it was so sweet when she declined job offers bcz she wanted to cook for him .. like his uncle said she just cares about love <3 but in the end that Lu Zheng drama was a bit too much and I was hell annoyed by her 😂 and I didn't like the second lead couple and skipped all their parts .

This is my first drama of the ML and he is damn hot and amazing .. <3 and I have seen LuSi's dramas bfre but didn't like her much but this one changed my perception about her.. she was great too.. want to see more romantic drama of this beautiful couple ..

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The ML is really know how to show his cuteness

First this drama make me laugh 5 episodes early.. their second met is really funny..
I like gap age between them.. the ML (Lujin) is really cool and mature.. well sometimes he also act like childish but he's really cute..
I know ML from heavenly sword and dragon sabre.. and I laugh when they mention about zhang wu ji and chaomin ^^ and is very sweet when Lujin said in his version doesn't have Zhou Zirou (you should watch if you haven't watch)

Dating in the kitchen make me saliva when she start to cook..I really want to try her food and cake..I think its really delicious because can make Lujin satisfied..but sadly later they focus is changed..because I never see her cook again..

About FL (Shenan) she's very cute and sweet..also she's very cheerful.. I think Lujin love her smile (beside her cooks)
But in 3 last episodes, she's not my favourite because she very naive and do something stupid..but the ending is good..
you just can skip if you think some scenes is annoying..
but overall this drama is good and nice to watch..

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The cast is the best part of this drama

6 They kiss accidentally..n they have to part ways ..so emotional she cries so hard to see them suffer although they have feelings 4 each other..7 he travelled to her 10 hrs just to check on how she is n he kisses her..she gets jealous cus of the girl who cooked for her guy..9 he moves as her neighbour n gets jelly by the other guy..10 he tells her that he likes her..13 he find the culprit who framed her n supports her..14 he takes her side cuz she is being insulted indirectly in front of her mom n defends/protects her when she is being attacked. .he tells her he loves her nn they kiss 😘 😗 15 he says to the 2nd lead tht she is his n says he will always be with her..18 he finally finds out tht she had called him but he didn't know n after tht he flies on plane to go to her n they finally meet each other n hug.. she wants to keep distance with him n they have a quarrel n he says sorry 4 not being there for her..19 he announces tht she is his fiancee n gets jelly cuz of his step bro..21 he is angry n the passionate boxing kiss scene comes😚☺️😋..22 he is unhappy to hear tht his step bro hanging with her gf n is sent a pic of them both looking close n comes to her house after the business tripn he tlks abt this to her n they have a tlk..he is angry n pissed but they solve it..he says he always trusts her..23 he cries after his step bro brings her to him..she wants to clear misunderstandings but her ignores her..she doesn't want to tlk to him anymore..tht step bro is so cunning he wants 2 seperare them 2 n use her for revenge..they solve their argument n patch up

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Loved the cuteness of the main couple

In general, I liked the series, but in the last chapters I was getting exasperated by the extreme innocence of the protagonist.

Although the male lead is not the one I would have chosen, I loved the tenderness of his character and the way he treated her. The age gap didn't matter to me.

Zhao Lu Si is, without a doubt, an excellent actress and convinces with her characters.

On the contrary, I hated the protagonist's 2 friends for almost the entire series. As the chapters went by, the guy improved a little.

The second couple didn't interest me at all, and I ended up skipping many of their scenes.

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