Chinese Restaurant (TV series)
Chinese Restaurant (simplified Chinese: 中餐厅; traditional Chinese: 中餐廳; pinyin: Zhōngcāntīng) is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast by Hunan Television. The show features five celebrities as they run a chinese restaurant abroad in 20 days with the aim to promote Chinese Food culture. It's Vicky Zhao's first reality show as a regular guest.
| Chinese Restaurant | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 中餐厅 |
| Traditional Chinese | 中餐廳 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngcāntīng |
| Genre | Cooking show Reality show |
| Directed by | Wang Tian |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 84 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Season 1: Ko Chang, Thailand Season 2: Colmar, France Season 3: Taormina, Italy Season 4: Yangtze River Basin, China Season 5: China Season 6: Chenzhou, Hunan, China Season 7: Budapest, Hungary |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan Television |
| Release | 22 July 2017 – 13 October 2023 |
The first season was taped in Thailand, and it was premiered on 22 July 2017 with 11 episodes. The second season was taped in France, and it was premiered on 20 July 2018 with 12 episodes. The third season was taped in Italy, and it was premiered on 26 July 2019 with 13 episodes. The fourth season was taped in China due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it was premiered on 31 July 2020 with 12 episodes. The fifth season was taped in China again, and it was premiered on 30 July 2021 with 12 episodes. The sixth season was taped in China the third time, and it was premiered on 12 August 2022 with 12 episodes. The seventh season was taped in Hungary, and it was premiered on 21 July 2023 with 12 episodes.