Once Upon a Time in Chinatown

This is a story about 7 restaurants in the city area. Not only stories about food and cooking but also about the struggles of life, culture, love & family.

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Documentary
Created By

Sheila Timothy

First Aired on

Oct 11, 2021

1 seaons till Nov 22, 2021

Popularity: 4.9732
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Production

LifeLike Pictures (ID)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Kwetiau Sapi 78

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes

Season 1

Aired

7 Episodes
  • Episode 1Lomie Amen Pinangsia22 min

    Ng Jat Man, better known as Amen, has had problems with speech and hearing since birth. His efforts, Lomie Amen Pinangsia, were continued and fought for by his own son while still maintaining his family's recipe.

  • Episode 2Ketupat Cap Gomeh Gloria22 min

    Cap Go Meh is a celebration of the 15th day after Chinese New Year, while ketupat is a food from Indonesian culture. Ketupat Cap Go Meh is a form of acculturation of Chinese culture with Indonesia through food.

  • Episode 3Siauw A Tjiap22 min

    This restaurant, which has been open since 1923, is now in the hands of the 4th generation and the deliciousness of its dishes is still well-preserved. One of their keys in maintaining this restaurant is to humanize people.

  • Episode 4Bakmi Encim Anggur22 min

    Bakmi Encim Anggur still adheres to their main motto, namely simplicity and cohesiveness. In running this business, the owners and employees are all women.

  • Episode 5Nasi Ayam Hainam Apollo22 min

    Yohanna Susanti is one of the pioneers of Hainam Chicken Rice in Jakarta which opened in 1970 who started this business with all her famous creations until now.

Crew & Team

Zack Lee

Director

Sheila Timothy

Director