English Title: Gilded Chopsticks

Cantonese Title: 食為奴 (sik wai no)

Cast:  Wong Cho Lam 王祖藍 , Joey Meng 萬綺雯 , Ben Wong 黃智賢 , Nancy Wu 胡定欣 , Louis Cheung 張繼聰, Stephanie Ho 何雁詩, Ram Chiang 蔣志光, Bob Lam 林盛斌

Episodes: 25

Airing date: 10 February 2014 (Replacing Queen Divas)

Themesong: Loyal Subject (忠臣)- Wong Cho Lam & Stephanie Ho (Full Version)

Official: Website | Purchase @ YesAsia.com (English Subtitles)

Executive Producer: Wong Wai Sing

Scriptwriter: Siu Long

Official Synopsis

Ever since his childhood, KO TIN-PO (Wong Cho Lam) has tasted a variety of great delicacies, and he is capable of analyzing the food quality and authenticity once he tastes it.

But, owing to the decline of his family, he ends up wandering on the street with his servant LEE WAI (Jack Wu), making a living from selling buns. Also due to his gourmet background, he gets to know a street performer KEI MO-SUET (Joey Meng), the most beautiful girl in Peking NIAN RUOBI (Nancy Wu) and teen celebrity chef MAI SIU-YU (Stephanie Ho), etc. As fate would have it, he comes across Prince YINZHEN (Ben Wong), who is making a tour in disguise, and the two share similar interests. Later on, he is recommended for an imperial chef in the palace, where he runs into his archrival CHOI HOK-TING (Bob Lam), resulting in consecutive fierce battles between them. Meanwhile, TIN-PO has no idea he has been caught in the plot that Prince YINSI (Louis Cheung) hatches to become the rightful heir to the throne. Under such disadvantage, TIN-PO becomes the man who brings luck to Prince YINZHEN, continuously turning the tide for him before his defeat. However, an unexpected betrothal brings him down from the lofty position to the most inferior one of a stray dog……
高天寶(王祖藍)自小吃盡珍饈百味，各種美食經他一嚐便知龍與鳳，但遭逢家道中落被迫與家僕李衛(胡諾言)流落街頭，以賣飽糊口，因美食令他結識了賣藝女子紀慕雪(萬綺雯)、京城第一美女年若碧(胡定欣)、少女廚神米小魚(何雁詩)等人，更因緣際會遇上微服出遊的四皇子胤禛(黃智賢)，二人氣味相投，被引進到宮內的御膳房當御廚，天寶遇上宿敵蔡鶴亭(林盛斌)，掀起連場龍爭虎鬥；但天寶萬料不到自己竟捲入由八皇子胤禩(張繼聰)策動的奪嫡之爭中，在劣勢下天寶成了胤禛的福將，連番替他反敗為勝，但一段意外的婚約卻令天寶由一人之下頓貶為喪家狗……

Credit: TVB.com

3 Responses to “[New Series]: Gilded Chopsticks”

• Jessica says:

  March 10, 2014 at 12:16 am

  This series to be honest is pretty funny and kind of interesting i thought. As in it doesnt bore.

  In episode 20, do you think that louis cheung is up to a plot trying to get rid of the current king so he can reclaim the throne for himself but using joey meng to get him to it?

  It was also kind of sad to also see that nancy had cholam had to split. never reallly like her older brother anyways. 😛 haha..

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  • JacJac says:

    March 10, 2014 at 5:14 am

    I agree with you. Am also enjoying every episode of Gilded Chopsticks to my surprise. I believe Louis is scheming against Ben since in the theme video it had a scene where Louis wore the majesty’s robe and pointed a knife at Cho Lam.

    But too bad in history, Nancy’s character Consort Dunsu married Yonzheng.

    BTW I found this interesting article about the reign of Yonzheng http://www.fampeople.com/cat-yongzheng-emperor_5

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  • KTVB says:

    April 28, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I didn’t end up giving this series a go- good to hear you’ve enjoyed it!

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