Chinese Restaurant (TV series)
Chinese Restaurant (simplified Chinese: 中餐厅; traditional Chinese: 中餐廳; pinyin: Zhōngcāntīng) is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast by Hunan Television. The show is about five business partners using 20 days to run a chinese restaurant in a foreign country with the aim to promote the Chinese Food culture.
| Chinese Restaurant | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional | 中餐廳 |
| Simplified | 中餐厅 |
| Mandarin | Zhōngcāntīng |
| Genre | Cooking show Reality show |
| Directed by | Wang Tian |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Standard Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Season 1: Ko Chang, Thailand Season 2: Colmar, France Season 3: Taormina, Italy Season 4: Yangtze River Basin, China |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television |
| Picture format | SDTV 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | July 22, 2017 – October 16, 2020 |
Season 1 was premiered on July 22, 2017 and had 11 episodes. Season 2 was premiered on July 20, 2018 and had 12 episodes. Season 3 was premiered on July 26, 2019 and had 13 episodes. Season 4 was premiered on July 31, 2020 and had 12 episodes. It's Vicky Zhao's first reality/variety show as a regular guest.[1][2]
Cast
Season 1
- Vicky Zhao
- Huang Xiaoming
- Zhou Dongyu
- Sean Zhang
- Enti Jin
Season 2
- Vicky Zhao
- Shu Qi
- Alec Su
- Karry Wang
- Pax Congo
Season 3
- Regular
- Recurring
- Tong Zhuo (start from Episode 3)
Season 4
- Huang Xiaoming
- Zanilia Zhao
- Sean Zhang
- Jack Lin
- Ariel Li
List of guests
Season 1
- Cui Xinqin (Episode 4)
- Mike D. Angelo (Episode 5)
- Hongyok Chansakorn (Episode 5)
- Boat Sirirod (Episode 5)
Season 2
- Zhang Tielin (Episode 4 – 5)
- Bao Bei'er (Episode 8 – 9)
- Yang Zishan (Episode 8 – 9)
- Huang Xiaoming (Episode 9 – 10)
Season 3
- Neil Gao (Episode 3 – 5)
- Shen Mengchen (Episode 6 – 7)
- Du Haitao (Episode 6 – 7)
- Dylan Wang (Episode 9 – 11)
- Alec Su (Episode 11 – 13)
Season 4
- Nemo Feng (Episode 4 – 6, 9 – 12)
- Casper Chu (Episode 4 – 6, 9 – 12)
- Liu Yuning (Episode 6 – 12)
- Yang Chaoyue (Episode 8 – 12)
- Du Haitao (Episode 9 – 12)
- Karry Wang (Episode 9 – 12)
- Li Zifeng (Episode 9 – 12)
- Cai Cheng (Episode 9 – 12)
- Joy Wang (Episode 9 – 12)
Theme Song
- "Chinese Restaurant" (Season 1 – 3)
- Composer: Tu Yi
- Lyricist:
- Meng Xiao (Season 1 & 2)
- Meng Xiao and Ye Feng (Season 3)
- Performer:
- Vicky Zhao and Huang Xiaoming (Season 1)
- Zhou Dongyu (Special Edition of Season 1)
- Vicky Zhao and Alec Su (Season 2)
- Huang Xiaoming, Qin Hailu, Yang Zi and Karry Wang (Season 3)
- "Chinese Flavor" (Season 4)
- Composer: Casper Chu, Gen Neo
- Lyricist: Casper Chu, Zhang Jinghao
- Performer:
- Huang Xiaoming, Zanilia Zhao, Sean Zhang, Jack Lin, Ariel Li, Liu Yuning and Casper Chu
- Liu Yuning and Casper Chu
- Casper Chu
International broadcast
| Country/Region | Network | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | E City | November 1, 2017 | Season 1 |
| January 9, 2019 | Season 2 | ||
| November 26, 2019 | Season 3 | ||
| September 18, 2020 | Season 4 | ||
 Hong Kong | TVB Asian Variety | January 13, 2018 | Season 1 |
| TVB J2 | October 28, 2018 | Season 2 (Cantonese & Mandarin) | |
 Malaysia | Astro Quan Jia HD | February 16, 2018 | Season 1 |
| July 20, 2018 | Season 2 (concurrent) | ||
 United States | Sky Link TV | July 25, 2018 | Season 2 |
 Taiwan | CTi Variety | August 5, 2018 | Season 1 |
| CTV Main Channel | December 9, 2018 | ||
| CTi Variety | January 6, 2019 | Season 2 | |
| CTV Main Channel | August 25, 2019 | ||
| CTi Variety | September 6, 2020 | Season 3 | |
| CTV Main Channel |
Reception
Ratings
- Season 1
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 22, 2017 | 1.369 | 7.31 | 3 | 1.36 | 8.7 | 1 | 1.52 | 9.04 | 1 |
| 2 | July 29, 2017 | 1.486 | 8.34 | 2 | 1.44 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.61 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 3 | August 5, 2017 | 1.351 | 7.50 | 1 | 1.34 | 8.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.48 | 1 |
| 4 | August 12, 2017 | 1.353 | 7.68 | 1 | 1.21 | 8.18 | 1 | 1.45 | 9.07 | 1 |
| 5 | August 19, 2017 | 1.544 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.38 | 9.39 | 1 | 1.55 | 9.64 | 1 |
| 6 | August 26, 2017 | 1.531 | 8.64 | 2 | 1.1 | 7.43 | 1 | 1.32 | 8.16 | 1 |
| 7 | September 2, 2017 | 1.129 | 6.70 | 3 | 0.96 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 7.86 | 1 |
| 8 | September 9, 2017 | 1.193 | 6.94 | 1 | 1.06 | 7.62 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 16, 2017 | 1.045 | 6.30 | 4 | 1.09 | 7.87 | 1 | 1.25 | 8.05 | 1 |
| 10 | September 23, 2017 | 1.049 | 6.30 | 6 | 0.98 | 7.06 | 1 | 1.18 | 7.45 | 1 |
| 11 | September 30, 2017 | 1.085 | 6.74 | 2 | 1.08 | 7.81 | 1 | 1.27 | 8.21 | 1 |
- Season 2
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 20, 2018 | 1.056 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.13 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.43 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 2 | July 27, 2018 | 0.884 | 6.19 | 3 | 1.09 | 8.69 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | August 3, 2018 | 0.748 | 5.36 | 4 | 0.83 | 6.72 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | August 10, 2018 | 0.817 | 5.83 | 3 | 0.99 | 7.83 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | August 17, 2018 | 0.693 | 4.79 | 5 | 0.78 | 6.44 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | August 24, 2018 | 0.628 | 4.51 | 3 | 0.74 | 6.19 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 7 | August 31, 2018 | 0.615 | 4.39 | 3 | 0.68 | 5.5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 8 | September 7, 2018 | 0.615 | 4.34 | 3 | 0.64 | 5.63 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 14, 2018 | 0.673 | 4.78 | 4 | 0.6 | 4.95 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 10 | September 21, 2018 | 0.631 | 4.36 | 4 | 0.56 | 4.79 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 11 | September 30, 2018 | 0.485 | 4.03 | 6 | 0.45 | 4.47 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 12 | October 5, 2018 | 0.553 | 3.93 | 4 | 0.42 | 3.71 | 1 | — | — | — |
- Season 3
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM59 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 26, 2019 | 0.904 | 7.03 | 4 | 0.76 | 6.92 | 2 | 0.97 | 7.94 | 2 |
| 2 | August 2, 2019 | 0.628 | 5.06 | 3 | 0.61 | 5.76 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 3 | August 9, 2019 | 0.685 | 5.63 | 3 | 0.64 | 6.68 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | August 16, 2019 | 0.708 | 5.94 | 4 | 0.57 | 5.99 | 2 | 0.75 | 6.87 | 2 |
| 5 | August 23, 2019 | 0.703 | 5.89 | 4 | 0.56 | 5.7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | August 30, 2019 | 0.641 | 5.98 | 3 | 0.53 | 6.36 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 7 | September 6, 2019 | 0.655 | 5.55 | 5 | 0.55 | 6.19 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 8 | September 13, 2019 | 0.609 | 4.47 | 8 | 0.45 | 4.49 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 20, 2019 | 0.573 | 4.94 | 4 | 0.35 | 4.29 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 10 | September 27, 2019 | 0.544 | 4.84 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | October 4, 2019 | 0.552 | 4.72 | 6 | 0.42 | 4.74 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 12 | October 11, 2019 | 0.490 | 4.16 | 4 | 0.26 | 3.49 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13 | October 18, 2019 | 0.430 | 3.29 | 8 | 0.27 | 2.91 | 1 | — | — | — |
- Season 4
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM59 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 31, 2020 | 1.027 | 5.97 | 9 | 0.65 | 5.52 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2 | August 7, 2020 | 2.152 | 14.43 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | August 14, 2020 | 1.911 | 13.45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | August 21, 2020 | 2.030 | 15.84 | 3 | 0.81 | 9.24 | 2 | 1.12 | 10.86 | 2 |
| 5 | August 28, 2020 | 1.789 | 13.59 | 3 | 0.67 | 7.40 | 2 | 0.93 | 8.69 | 2 |
| 6 | September 4, 2020 | 1.507 | 11.97 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | September 11, 2020 | 0.983 | 10.02 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | September 18, 2020 | 1.693 | 17.14 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.75 | — | 2 |
| 9 | September 25, 2020 | 1.516 | 12.35 | 4 | 0.61 | 7.37 | 2 | 0.84 | 8.67 | 2 |
| 10 | October 2, 2020 | 1.363 | 10.83 | 3 | 0.64 | 7.19 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 11 | October 9, 2020 | 0.405 | 4.38 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | October 16, 2020 | 1.493 | 11.09 | 3 | 0.68 | 7.39 | 2 | 1.02 | 9.43 | 2 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Magnolia Awards | Best Variety Program | Chinese Restaurant 3 | Nominated |
Influences
After premiering of the first season on 22 July 2017, the canned bacon, labeled "SPAM", sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several hours, which Vicky Zhao bought in a Thailand supermarket and cooking in the show.[3] After premiering of the second season on 20 July 2018, the white stork toy sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several days, which repeated Vicky Zhao's words in the show.[4]
Controversy
There is a plagiarism controversy over Chinese Restaurant that its format is very similar to tvN's Youn's Kitchen in Korea.[5] Na Young-seok, producer of Youn's Kitchen responded that "The format is not expensive to purchase. If they purchase the format, I can help them on specific details as well."[6][7]
References
- Mo, Dengzhi (June 29, 2017). "Hunan TV "Chinese restaurant" will announce the official announcement Zhao Wei joined the program". BestChinaNews. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- 苏有朋发文力挺赵薇综艺首秀 还顺带调侃了一把. Sina (in Chinese). July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- 《中餐厅》里赵薇同款午餐肉火了，听说都快卖断货了？ Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine Eastday.com July 25, 2017
- Zhao, Li (24 July 2018). 《中餐厅2》首播双网第一 还火了一只"复读鸡". China.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Kim, Jung-kyoon (June 1, 2017). "Chinese TV network accused of plagiarism". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- DY_Kim (1 June 2017). "PD Na Young Suk Responds To Reports Of "Youn's Kitchen" Being Plagiarized In China". Soompi. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- Baek, Yunghui (June 28, 2017). [M+방송진단] 中 후난TV ‘윤식당’ 표절 논란, 나영석의 ‘돌직구’ 한마디. MBN Star (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
External links
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- Chinese Restaurant at IMDb
- Chinese Restaurant on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
- Chinese Restaurant (season 1) on Mango TV (in Chinese)
- Chinese Restaurant (season 2) on Mango TV (in Chinese)
- Chinese Restaurant (season 3) on Mango TV (in Chinese)
- Chinese Restaurant (season 4) on Mango TV (in Chinese)
- Season 1 playlist on YouTube
- Season 2 playlist on YouTube
- Season 3 playlist on YouTube
- Season 4 playlist on YouTube
- Chinese Restaurant (season 2) on TVB.com (in Chinese)
- Season 1 at Douban (in Chinese)
- Season 2 at Douban (in Chinese)
- Season 3 at Douban (in Chinese)
- Season 4 at Douban (in Chinese)
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