"Cook Up a Storm" (2017) offers an entertaining blend of cooking, comedy, and drama. Chow Yun-fat delivers a strong performance as the veteran chef, while Liu Ye provides a great contrast as the young and ambitious chef. The movie showcases stunning culinary scenes, beautiful cinematography, and a heartwarming story about food, family, and friendship.

: The film is often cited as a "White Elephant" variation of classic Hong Kong cooking films, designed to appeal to a broad international audience by flattening local identity into a more generic, "picturesque" style.

Sky is also driven by a desire to prove himself to his estranged father, Mountain Ko, a world-famous chef who abandoned him for being a "poor cook".