May Food Keep Us Together

May Food Keep Us Together (Chinese: 飲食男女) is a television documentary series on food and people in Hong Kong. The first season contains 52 self-contained episodes, each of which tells the story of a restaurant or eatery.

Synopsis
May food Keep Us Together is a documentary series that captures the lives of ordinary people who cook and serve food as a profession in Hong Kong. There is no celebrity chefs, presenters or voice-over in the series. Through their own voices and accounts, every episode tells a story of these men and women within and beyond the walls of the kitchen.

Apart from telling the human story of these food heroes, the series is also a collection of Hong Kong cuisine. The distinct food culture of Hong Kong is illustrated in the programs.(e.g. Dai Pai Dong, eating dim sum as breakfast, dining together as the ties of family, etc.).

Production Team
May food Keep Us Together is a production of Peoples Production Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Next Media Limited.

Episodes
There are a total of 52 half-hour (24 minutes) episodes in the first season. The following table summarises the cuisines featured.

Awards and nominations

 * 17th Asian Television Awards 2012, Singapore
 * Winner (Best Infotainment Program)
 * Finalist (Best Infotainment Program)


 * 48th Chicago Intercom Competition 2012
 * Gold Plaque (Community Relations / Development)
 * Silver Plaque (Human Relations / Social Issues)


 * 2012 Accolade Competition, USA
 * The Best of Show Award
 * The Award of Merit


 * 33rd Annual Telly Awards 2012
 * Bronze Award (Documentary)
 * Bronze Award (Cultural)


 * 47th Chicago Intercom Competition 2011
 * Gold Plaque (Community Relations / Development)
 * Silver Plaque (Human Relations / Social Issues)
 * Silver Plaque (Arts / Culture)


 * 16th Asian Television Awards 2011, Singapore
 * Finalist (Best Infotainment Program)

Broadcasting
May Food Keep Us Together was premiered on Next TV in Taiwan on 4 June 2011. Subsequently, the series has been broadcast in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.