Hong Kong Stories

The Leftovers Kitchen (21x4)

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Every day at 8:30am, in a kitchen inside a Siu Sai Wan factory building, a chef, Brother Yung, and his 4 to 5 helpers will be busy preparing 600 free lunchboxes that will be given to the needy through recipient social service organizations. This kitchen they work in is operated by a non-profit organization. Its freezers are filled with all kinds of cooking ingredients that were not bought, but given to them by donors. Working with leftovers can be quite challenging as the quantity of food and types of food donated cannot be anticipated. Only after Brother Yung and his team see what has been donated in morning, can they begin to design the menu and think of ways to creatively breathe new life into these unwanted leftovers. Their efforts are rewarded when they see how much recipients enjoy their food and how thankful they are for it.