User Reviews

This show looked interesting. I am a big fan of Asian cooking. The focus on showing what Kathy is making is to limited. There is plenty of typical reality-type faux drama for most of the show. I can see that Kathy works hard and is passionate about growing the restaurant business. The show hits us viewers in the face with this sentiment every thirty seconds. On the latest episode, we get to see her final dishes for a sophisticated event in Napa Valley. I wanted to know more about the dishes. The process of cooking them, etc. The show focuses on the wait staff a lot which I find dull. It would be interesting if the show interviewed the new chef they hired. What inspires her cooking? For a food network show there is 70 percent focus on drama and 30 on the food portion.

I was rather looking forward to this mini-series on FN, something different from the usual American or Italian food, or a competition using impossible ingredients.

House of Fang dishes looked creative and interesting, but the host ... distracting and unwatchable. She oozes fakeness similar to Giada. Silicone "enhancements", lowcut shirts, bleached hair, blue eyes (really??), thick eyelid makeup that looks like fuzzy caterpillars, long painted nails (does she actually cook?) Dad looks genuine, endearing, old-school, but she is trying way too hard to promote her looks. If professional women chefs are preparing high quality cuisine, they do not need this kind of "marketing."

Would have been great to see a cooking show focus on Asian cuisine. I really miss Ming Tsai.

Marked this for recording immediately, I was really looking forward to seeing a busy, popular Chinese kitchen..sadly the manufactured and scripted drama overtook the believability of a food program. Food Network, please go back to being about what made you watchable. You really don't need writers and a plot to make your programming interesting! Competition is always good and talented chefs sharing their recipes and philosophy about how to create and run a kitchen are far more important than some poorly performed storyline that is completely unnecessary in order to create viewership . Have some faith in what brought Food Network to popularity.

Kathy Fang comes across as a miserable, know it all with a valley girl, spoiled rich girl type of persona. Seeing how she interacts with people would make me deliberately go some place else to eat. I don't care how good her food is (or how good she thinks it is). She has a lot of growing up to do.

I'm a big fan of some of the chefs on the food network, but I can't get into a show if the stars aren't likable. She needs to bake some humble pie and eat some of it (actually she could stand to eat the whole thing). I haven't decided on whether or not I like her dad or not. The verdict is still out...

And I love watching locals on TV. This was awful. Almost seems like a bad reality skanky tv show. No respectable person would go to this restaurant based on this show. The owner, Kathy, seems pretty pleased with herself exploiting her female servers. At best, it's just trendy and doesn't have staying power.

I grew up eating at some pretty great restaurants in SF and her dad's restaurant was not and never will be one of them. What a shame.

So many other choices throughout the city. I don't even know why she would get a show. You want to watch a show aboutChinese food and family? Try Eat Drink Man Woman.

I find it sad that whatever Kathy makes that has ingredients not Chinese, her father makes nasty faces. Kathy has to beg him to try and he'll always say he hates the dish. It seems he only wants to eat Chinese food and is resistant to open up to other cuisines. Odd. Living in America, we are fortunate to be able to taste food from all over the world. Does he not eat American food? How about Italian, Vietnamese, Mexican, Indian and so forth. I would think most people enjoy food from all cultures, not just their own. Personally, American food is not my favorite; Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Japanese, Sole food and Spanish food are my favorites.

Kathy's dishes look incredibly unique and delicious and I wish I lived close by. I wouldn't however classify them as Chinese. Perhaps a fusion with various other cuisines. Regardless, she's a GREAT cook with great ideas. My mouth was watering with each creation. I find her father to be disrespectful of her and luckily, she seems to take it with a grain of salt. She also seems like a genuinely nice human.

The show is rather boring and I really don't care about how the restaurant is growing. Would much rather just see the cooking.

Kathy's food looks so good and I've love to see her open a restaurant in my neck of the woods. But the show, in my opinion, is a waste of time.

I'm actually really enjoying this show so far. It's not perfect but there's a sense of rawness to it. After every episode I'm curious to see what will happen next. Now that we're in the middle of the season you can tell something is coming. The stakes are high and the stress is steaming! I love how fast pace and exciting the restaurant industry can be. It's entertaining to see a local chef do big things and you can tell how much food means to her and her father. They are perfectionists but as the show goes on you can slowly see both of them open up to change and it all leads to exciting endeavors. I hope it will be renewed for a second season.

Big fan of the restaurant in San Francisco. I like the show so far and the interaction between Kat and her dad is interesting. I personally like the drama that is in the show, adds to the spice of the show. Favorite part was the dragon boat racing scene, I like how they intertwined Chinese culture into the show.

I think it's worth a watch. Good for folks that like cooking shows and also good for people that like to have some drama to keep things lively. Hopefully they'll make a season 2.

Next time in San Francisco I'll definitely visit the restaurant again. Really great food and atmosphere. One of my favorite restaurants in the Bay Area.

Idk what these other reviewers are on. I thoroughly enjoyed this show, it blends modern reality tv with the making of beautiful food. What more could you ask for?

It absolutely could have been done better, but it's their pilot season. I loved the fact that food network was willing to give a family like the Fang's the opportunity to showcase their culture and success in the restaurant business.

Some of the others reviewing their show commented on Kathy's appearance. I just KNOW they were some frumpy old white people. So what if she wants to look good? Maybe it's not for you but why would you feel the need to comment on something like that. I thought she looked gorg and the show was entertaining.

I hope this show is renewed, I know my family and I will watch it. I know many people who love Chinese cooking, food network, and reality TV. It would be a missed opportunity if they didn't capitalize on that market.

I'm enjoying the show to watch Kathy Fang grow and expand her restaurant. I like unscripted shows, and this does not disappoint. I've been watching Kathy over the years on Food Network. She's been on Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, Cut Throat Kitchen, Alex vs. America, etc.

Keep going girl! ... Kathy's dad is very much like my parents. Kathy wants to make her food more accessible so she is creating fusion food. Her dad wants to serve authentic food and does not want to change. I'm glad that Kathy was able stand her ground and trying to expand her menu. It is a tricky to balance fusion food while paying homage to the origins of the food.

I'm from San Francisco but moved away so seeing the beautiful scenery in itself is just wonderful and breathtaking. This show is not like others that we are so used to watching. It has the Chinese culture mixed with Americanized culture in which you can see the tug of war between Chef Kathy and her father Chef Peter. The ladies working for Kathy are all so gorgeous to look at. I also like Long and I think he just needs to not take things so seriously and not get bogged down on holding grudges. I've been there before when I was his age so I know how he's feeling. Anyway, I can't wait for the new episode each week and I really really wish this show never goes away.

I don't know what the other reviews are on about, but I loved everything about the show. Came across the show while browsing on HBO, I was pleasantly surprised about how raw and authentic the show is, especially the dynamic between the chef and her dad. Of course there are some scripted dramas, but overall I think it's a great representation of the bustling culture of the Chinese restaurant culture. Some people were saying the Kathy fang is saying the same soft story everywhere. Im not sure how real is that, but as far as operating a legacy business, I think she's working hard. People should be more supportive of female chefs in the game.