Chef Dynasty: House of Fang

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.

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.

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.

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 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.