A spiritual successor rather than a direct sequel to Ang Lee‘s classic “Eat Drink Man Woman”, the 2012 Taiwanese drama “Joyful Reunion”, also billed as “Eat Drink Man Woman 2”, also focuses on the ‘adventures’ of a family and their connection with food, this time with a vegetarian twist.

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Tang Shizhe is a master chef in Hangzhou, running a vegetarian restaurant where attention to every detail, from the chef’s posture while slicing vegetables to the timing and weather conditions of ingredient harvesting, is paramount. Just as the story begins, he finds himself faltering, and without explaining his reasons, decides to shut down the business. He announces the news to his two stunned, meat-loving daughters, Wa’er and Xiaolan, who are already forced into awkward weekly vegetarian family dinners, sending their messy lives into further disarray.

Wa’er is in a relationship...