Lonely Gourmet: Taipei Episode 1

Three Stars

there's a severe disconnect in this entry wherein they're trying to replicate the solemn foodie guy who experiences everyone's life from a third party view. the JP solitary gourmet shines because it's food with a story. lonely gourmet episode 1 somehow mixes this up, and supplies a story with a single scene where a character eats food. the family musician story was heartwarming on it's own, but as a representitive of "taiwanese solitary gourmet", it's not the same. i'd have liked some food savouring scenes, lingering food shots with breakdowns on the dishes, or even a post credit review of the eating location like kusumi does for the JP edition of solitary gourmet. overall ok but not remotely close to it's JP predecessor so far.

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