Chef Dynasty: House of Fang

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.

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.

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'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.