Reviews

The Magic Chef of Ice and Fire begins as a classic revenge story with a less interesting twist: protagonist Nian Bing who escapes the clutches of a villain at the sacrifice of his parents takes guidance under the renowned Demon Chef, after realizing mutual advantage in how to combine elements to create dishes that Perfection might as well get him more used to elemental magic. It sets up a dichotomy where Nian Bing promises his master chef to travel the lands and become a respectable chef, while escaping from being hunted by the villain that was after his life in the first place. With a plot that I think is less interesting and the writer (the same person who wrote Soul Land and Throne of Seal), unfortunately the story is similar to Soul Land with the evil queen. I mean, he's cool, but instead of the main villain guy, (and more in season two), each one is more annoying than the last. I'm tired of seeing the story of the evil queen. And like soul land, it's clear each of the protagonists will never grow out of their habit of being trampled on by every facet of character they encounter.
This show is a poor example of a good plot and huge potential being devoured by the worst character imaginable (the queen of worst characters) -- a character who didn't learn their lesson, and still hasn't learned it in season 2's coming.