Inspector Gourmet

YEUNG TAK-KEI is a commis 3 chef in a restaurant and a self-proclaimed super sleuth. One day, his lady boss Mrs. MA discovers that someone stole one thousand dollars from the cash register. Seeing that receptionist LING-LING is falsely accused of theft, TAK-KEI braves out to help prove her innocence. TAK-KEI asks LING-LING out but LING-LING rejects him. It turns out that LING-LING has an affair with the boss, Mr. MA, the video clip of which is later recorded by TAK-KEI. Mr. MA urges his employees to stay alert after learning that Miphelin reviewers will come to eat in his restaurant. MAK SEI arrives at the restaurant and wants to meet the head chef. However, the head chef is otherwise occupied, leaving the manager no other choice but to tell TAK-KEI to handle the situation. CHU SAU-NA goes to the kitchen to look around. Meanwhile, a private investigator disguises as a Miphelin reviewer to probe into Mr. MA's scandal and blackmail case.… ...

TAK-KEI teams up with KA-KA to assist a well-known noodles shop, and KA-KA is impressed by his righteousness. TAK-KEI introduces KA-KA to SAU-NA, who instead raises the price sky-high after learning that the owner of the flour factory is a gang member. Risking his own life to investigate the case, TAK-KEI plants a tracking device in the suspect's clothes and finally sees the suspect enter a karaoke club together with the owner of the flour factory. However, the mission ends in failure. TAK-KEI runs into MAK SEI at the Ching Hoi Noodles Shop. Coincidentally, both of them notice that there is something wrong with the noodles, so they go to the factory together with KA-KA to probe into the matter. With his culinary whiz, MAK SEI exposes the company's tainted food scandal, resulting in the company being closed down, which eventually protects the noodles shop from gang harassment.… ...

In order to find MAK SEI, they go to a village where they see MAK TONG, aka Uncle TONG. Following a clue, they arrive at a second-hand shop to invite MAK SEI to join their detective agency. Ironically, they are instead being pranked. Though KA-KA has gone through the effort to find the eggs requested by MAK SEI, MEI SEI emphasizes that he is not going to join them unless he eats the egg puffs made by Brother HONG in person. Eventually, they manage to fulfill MAK SEI's wish and make him feel the sentimental value that the food holds. Therefore, MAK SEI agrees to join the agency. SAU-NA tells TAK-KEI to stay up all night to look after MAK SEI, which almost leads to catastrophic consequences. With MAK SEI's joining, SAU-NA is hired to investigate an injury on duty case, alleging SILLY CHIU is involved in a fraud. TAK-KEI is harassed while monitoring the suspect, and he is almost run over by a car.… ...

After TAK-KEI and MAK SEI discover that SILLY CHIU wants to go to an exotic club, TAK-KEI refuses to tail after him anymore but MAK SEI forces him to continue. Suddenly, someone wreaks havoc in the second-hand shop, making Mrs SHUM feel very frightened; whereas OI-KIU also learns that her father SHUM WING once again owes a lot of money. TAK-KEI and MAK SEI follow OI-KIU, thinking she is linked to the injury on duty case. They end up being taken back to the police station for questioning. TAK-KEI claims that he is a private investigator but the police do not believe him; whereas MAK SEI wants to meet someone called CHICKEN WAH. In a washroom, MAK SEI bumps into KWOK-WAH who instantly runs away to the rooftop terrace. OI-KIU tails after her mother only to find out that she goes to meet up with SHUM WING. On the other hand, SILLY CHIU asks SHUM WING whether he owes someone a lot of money, adding that he can help him solve the problem.… ...

To find SILLY CHIU's weakness, SAU-NA and KA-KA go to work in a bar, seeking an opportunity to get close to him. SILLY CHIU shows no interest in SAU-NA as he finds her too old, instead he actively makes small talk with KA-KA. KA-KA then goes to SILLY CHIU's home and successfully plants a spy cam there. SAU-NA and the others track SILLY CHIU and SHUM WING to an industrial building, where they surprisingly run into OI-KIU. After they solve the case, SAU-NA thinks OI-KIU is very special because she put righteousness above her own family. Upon their return to the agency, SAU-NA announces to them that she has officially invited OI-KIU to join them. Out of the blue, SIU-LIN bursts in to look for KO YAN. At first, all of them think she and KO YAN have some relationship issues. It's not until later that they come to realise that SIU-LIN is actually their client.… ...

MAK SEI and TAK-KEI secretly tail after the female employee in hopes of gathering evidence of her affair with SAI-KAN. SAI-KAN takes SIU-LIN to try on wedding gowns and he even invites KEIRA to help them. TAK-KEI and the others feel very suspicious of him. TAK-KEI and KA-KA take a baking class, and their instructor is CHOW CHING. During the class, KA-KA appears to be preoccupied. When CHOW CHING leaves, MAK SEI notices that KWOK-WAH keeps following her. KA-KA tells TAK-KEI that a memory flashed before her eyes, so she hopes that TAK-KEI can help her investigate her past. TAK-KEI and MAK SEI continue to follow SAI-KAN and eventually arrive at a private club, following which MAK SEI tells TAK-KEI to finish the job within eight minutes, otherwise, he will be in danger. Suddenly, KWOK-WAH asks MAK SEI for help because he wants to help CHOW CHING bring back the original flavor of the cake, urging MAK SEI to give them a hand.… ...

Looking for a lost dog, MAK SEI and OI-KIU go to work at Lau Fau Shan but to no avail. MAK SEI receives a phone call, informing him that they made some progress in SAI-KAN's case. SAI-KAN plans a candlelight dinner for SIU-LIN, who is deeply moved. SAU-NA meets up with a client, however, she uncovers that she herself is the target of the client's investigation. Instantly, she flips out and hits the client. After she arrives at the hospital, she finds out that she missed SIU-LIN's call. SAU-NA spots KEIRA and SAI-KAN in the hospital, so she goes forward trying to eavesdrop on their conversation, only to find out that SIU-LIN died from a food allergy reaction. MAK SEI is told to look for SIU-LIN's mobile phone, but after he arrives at the scene, he is instead attracted to the delicious food on the table. TAK-KEI approaches SAI-KAN's friend without difficulty, yet he almost ends up being sexually harassed.… ...

In order to find the murder weapon used to kill SIU-LIN, MAK SEI disguises as an Arabian man to trick someone into giving him the list of the customers who bought the honey, hoping that it will help solve the case. While SAI-KAN is still grieving over SIU-LIN's death, KEIRA not only confesses her affection to him, but also admits that she killed SIU-LIN out of jealousy. Eventually, the murder of SIU-LIN comes to light, following which SAI-KAN tells TAK-KEI and the others as to what happened to him and SIU-LIN. KO YAN and SAU-NA can officially file for a divorce after two years of separation, so KO YAN forces SAU-NA to leave the detective agency, otherwise, he is going to take the house, but SAU-NA refuses. KO YAN threatens that he will split the money if they end up in litigation. TAK-KEI and KA-KA go to the mountain peak to view the sea of clouds and they even plan to spend the night there.… ...

MAK SEI wakes up early in the morning and finds that TAK-KEI is in a good mood. It turns out that his relationship with KA-KA is progressing. Apart from revealing the background of the detective agency, SAU-NA also actively gets close to MAK SEI, and her father turns out to be the Gourmet Detective. Seeing that he has been avoiding her, SAU-NA opens up about what's on her mind. All of a sudden, MAK SEI and OI-KIU receive a call from AH-CHOI who asks for help, so they rush over. While there, AH-CHOI asks her to help fix the radio left by her late mother. Having learned about AH-CHOI's past, OI-KIU thinks that AH-CHOI is very brave and she cannot help feeling ashamed of herself. Social worker KWOK YAT-MING goes to visit Uncle TONG and even pretends to be his son in an attempt to deceive him into handing over all his money.… ...

MAK SEI and OI-KIU impersonate grey-market vendors to investigate the counterfeit baby formula case, and they run into SHUM WING after they sneak into a warehouse to check things out. After MAK SEI learns about OI-KIU's hearing impairment, he asks her what caused it, so OI-KIU recalls her childhood. It turns out that SHUM WING slapped her on the head, resulting in her hearing loss; whereas MAK SEI also comes to realize the leftover resentments that OI-KIU has towards her father. KA-KA falls ill, so TAK-KEI tries his best to look after her. They look very happy together, making CHOW CHING green with envy. When TAK-KEI goes to cook the congee for KA-KA, CHOW CHING physically bumps into him and purposely gets herself injured, leaving TAK-KEI no other choice but to agree to be her assistant and take part in the baking competition.… ...

After MAK SEI returns from the police station, TAK-KEI taunts him on purpose; whereas SAU-NA thinks there is something fishy about the case. AH-CHOI goes missing, luckily OI-KIU later finds her at the pier, yet she keeps blaming herself. MAK SEI disguises as a senior and returns to the village to try out the big bowl feast again, only to find out that there is one ingredient missing, which is a kind of mushroom that he had the other day. While OI-KIU claims that she did not find anything particularly suspicious after looking through all the photos they took at the feast, KA-KA suddenly recalls that there should also be lots of videos taken by the people who attended the feast. As such, the two start looking for those who took the videos. MAK SEI gets suspicious of YAT-MING, so TAK-KEI and the others decide to follow him.… ...

TAK-KEI and KA-KA pay a visit to CHOW CHING and learn that the date of the competition is pushed back. Nevertheless, CHOW CHING tells them that she still can't recreate the original flavor of the cake. When KWOK-WAH buys late-night nosh for CHOW CHING, he bumps into TAK-KEI and KA-KA, which makes him feel very uncomfortable. Without saying anything, TAK-KEI drags along KWOK-WAH and takes him outside. At that moment, MAK SEI suddenly appears with a knife in his hand, so KWOK-WAH thinks that he is coming to punish him. OI-KIU repairs the audio recorder for AH-CHOI, and to her surprise, she uncovers an important piece of evidence while trying out the recorder. In order to gather more evidence, TAK-KEI and KA-KA disguise themselves as seniors to sneak into the tour organized by YAT-MING. At night, YAT-MING sees MAK SEI on the street, and MAK SEI starts insulting him.… ...

Getting down on his knees, MAK SEI apologizes to Uncle TONG, blaming himself for his mother's death. To his surprise, Uncle TONG does not even recognize his son, MAK SEI, on top of which he even mistakes OI-KIU for his daughter-in-law and hands her the cookbook, making MAK SEI and OI-KIU feel very awkward. After a nude photo of KWOK-WAH is rapidly spread through the internet, everybody from the police station is talking about it. KWOK-WAH clarifies that these photos were taken two years ago when he was debt-ridden, but he has paid off the debts; whereas MAK SEI comes up with an idea to deal with it after realizing that it's TAI-WAI who used these photos to threaten KWOK-WAH. SAU-NA invites the employees of the detective agency to a nightclub in celebration of her being single again after her divorce. While SAU-NA and MAK SEI are dancing together, they bump into KO YAN.… ...