May Food Keep Us Together
May Food Keep Us Together is a television documentary series on food and people in Hong Kong. The first season contains 52 self-contained episodes, each of which tells the story of a restaurant or eatery.
Synopsis
May food Keep Us Together is a documentary series that captures the lives of ordinary people who cook and serve food as a profession in Hong Kong. There is no celebrity chefs, presenters or voice-over in the series. Through their own voices and accounts, every episode tells a story of these men and women within and beyond the walls of the kitchen.Apart from telling the human story of these food heroes, the series is also a collection of Hong Kong cuisine. The distinct food culture of Hong Kong is illustrated in the programs..
Production Team
May food Keep Us Together is a production of Peoples Production Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Next Media Limited.Episodes
There are a total of 52 half-hour episodes in the first season. The following table summarises the cuisines featured.Season 1
| Episodes | Titles | Featured cuisine / food |
| 1 | Tango with Snakes | Snake soup and snake feast |
| 2 | Al Fresco Dining, Hong Kong-style | Hong Kong styled seafood |
| 3 | Boiling Water Hot Tea | Yum Cha / Dim Sum |
| 4 | The Coffee Man | Coffee |
| 5 | The Dim Sum Masters | Yum Cha / Dim Sum |
| 6 | Sweet Troubles | Sweet soup |
| 7 | More than Enough | Pooh Choi / Big Bowl Feast |
| 8 | There's No Place like Home | Cha Chaan Teng / Hong Kong-style Teahouse |
| 9 | Kung Fu Kitchen | Chinese home cuisine |
| 10 | No Door to be Closed | Cantonese styled noodles |
| 11 | Roast Goose on Fire | Roast Goose |
| 12 | Call me Mr. To-fu | To-fu |
| 13 | Love Spins on Beef Offal | Beef offal and brisket noodles |
| 14 | Mooncakes for All | Mooncakes |
| 15 | Five-storied Roast Belly Pork | Siu yuk / Roast Pig |
| 16 | Inside Mr. Bii's Dumplings | Shandong Dumpling / Jiaozi |
| 17 | Farewell, Dream Team | Teochew Cuisine |
| 18 | Buns Let Us Live in Peace | Traditional Ping on Buns |
| 19 | Chicken Intestines for the Soul | Beef Omasum and Chicken intestine noodles |
| 20 | Swiss-sweet Chicken Wings | |
| 21 | A Time to Cook | Taiwan beef noodles |
| 22 | Father and Son on a Bamboo Ride | Jook-sing noodles |
| 23 | The Vietnamese Way to Feel Full | Vietnamese cuisine |
| 24 | When Times Taste Bittersweet | Hong Kong-style milk tea |
| 25 | Old flavours, New Times | Traditional Chinese cuisine |
| 26 | Hot Pot Rock'n Roll | Hong Kong styled hotpot |
| 27 | What Makes Us A Couple | Dai Pai Dong |
| 28 | The Tie of a Teochew Family | Teochew cuisine |
| 29 | Jamming Tears and Smiles | Handmade jam |
| 30 | The Banquet Must Go On | Banquet catering |
| 31 | Going with the Ebb and Flow | Typhoon shelter styled seafood |
| 32 | Growing Old with Chinese Pastries | Traditional Chinese Pastries |
| 33 | Happy Chef, Happy Restaurant | French Cuisine |
| 34 | The Grassland Seahopper | Congee and seafood |
| 35 | Making Sushi, Making Friends | Japanese Cuisine |
| 36 | Brothers and Bothers | Cart noodle |
| 37 | Little Egg Tarts Made by My Great Parents | Egg tarts |
| 38 | Off the Stage, On the Pan | Shanghai-styled meat bun |
| 39 | Fish Balls on the Road | Fish balls |
| 40 | Congees for Three | Cantonese styled congee |
| 41 | The Women in Our Family | Seafood and Hong Kong stir-fry |
| 42 | The Pride of a Hangzhou Cook | Hangzhou cuisine |
| 43 | A Colorful Organic Taste | Organic vegetable |
| 44 | French Chef in a Chinese Village | French home cuisine |
| 45 | Last Stall Standing | Dai Pai Dong |
| 46 | The Burnings of Brotherhood | Steak |
| 47 | The Chef with the Dragon Tattoo | Hong Kong stir-fry |
| 48 | Nyonya Mother Cooks Best | Nyonya Cuisine |
| 49 | Best Before | Yunnan wild mushroom |
| 50 | My Grandma from Thailand | Thai cuisine |
| 51 | Fresh Chef, Fresh Seafood | Seafood |
| 52 | Bugs and Noodles, Yunnan Delicacies | Yunnan cuisine |
Awards and nominations
- 17th Asian Television Awards 2012, Singapore
- 48th Chicago Intercom Competition 2012
- 2012 Accolade Competition, USA
- 33rd Annual Telly Awards 2012
- 47th Chicago Intercom Competition 2011
- '16th Asian Television Awards 2011, Singapore'''''
Broadcasting
May Food Keep Us Together was premiered on Next TV in Taiwan on 4 June 2011. Subsequently, the series has been broadcast in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.| Territories | Network/Channel | Premiere date | Timeslot |
| Taiwan | Next TV | 4 Jun 2011 | 1100 and 1500 on Sat |
| San Francisco | KTSF 26 | 29 Oct 2011 | 1730 on Sat |
| Hong Kong | TVB HD Jade TVB J2 | 19 Feb 2012 29 May 2012 | 1755 on Sun 2130 on Tue |
| Singapore | Mio TV | 5 Sep 2012 | 1830 on Wed |
| Malaysia | Astro | 21 Oct 2012 | 1830 on Sun |