The Lost Recipe is a 2021 Philippine television drama romantic fantasy series broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. Directed by Monti Puno Parungao, it stars Kelvin Miranda and Mikee Quintos. It premiered on January 18, 2021, on the network's evening line up. The series concluded on March 31, 2021, with a total of 52 episodes.
This series is streaming online on YouTube.
Premise[]
[edit] Harvey Napoleon is a chef who is inspired by Conchita Valencia, the "Mother of Philippine Cuisine." Known for his Philippine adobo, for which he claimed is better than Conchita. When a renowned food critic visits his restaurant and gives it a one-star rating, he and his restaurant quickly loses patrons.
While running away after not paying his bill on a bar, he finds himself at the Philippine Food Museum. He encounters a magical being who gives him an access to travel in time. He time travels to the Spanish-era Philippines, where he meets Conchita and manages to grab a page of her adobo recipe. This will lead to a modified present where Conchita Valencia is not known. Knowing that there is no other way to restore the past, he vows to recreate the lost recipe.
Cast and Characters[]
- Lead cast
- Kelvin Miranda as Harvey Napoleon / Marcelo
- Mikee Quintos as Apple Valencia / Consuelo Valencia
- Supporting cast
- Paul Salas as Franklin "Frank" Vergara
- Thea Tolentino as Ginger Valeria Romano
- Phytos Ramirez as Tom Miranda
- Crystal Paras as Nori Buenaventura
- Faye Lorenzoas Pepper Soriano
- Anton Amoncio as Filbert dela Cruz
- Prince Clemente as Kobe Medina
- Kim Rodriguez / Arra San Agustin / Yesha Burce as Dulce
- Topper Fabregas as Alfredo "Fredo" Legaspi
- Ariella Arida as Lotus Mandela / Elora
- Almira Muhlach as Hazel Valeria-Romano
- Maureen Larrazabal as Cherry Valencia
- Lucho Ayala as Benedict Napoleon
- Sue Prado as Honey Napoleon
- Lui Manansala as Sugar Valencia
- Arny Ross as Bree
- Jose Sarasola as Maki
- Nikki Co as Bran
- Guest cast
- Allan Paule as Ruben Napoleon
- Manilyn Reynes as Conchita Valencia
- Gabby Eigenmann as Waldorf
- Addy Raj as Aldrin
- Rowena Concepcion as Manager Oreo
- Alexandra Abdon as Peachy
- Yvette Sanchez as Candy
- Pepita Curtis as Angelica
- Ruru Madrid as Jordan Buenavidez
- Shaira Diaz as Julienne Buenavidez
- Luis Hontiveros as Coco
- Franchesca Salcedo as Reese
- Michael Flores as Ceasar Romano
- Divina Valencia as Rosemary
- Brent Valdez as Rey
- Tina Paner as Cayenne
- Althea Ablan as Ham
- Ahron Villena as Time
- Will Ashley as Tarragon
- Arvic Tan as Caper / Black Cat
- Akihiro Ishii as Crisanto
- Coleen Paz as Jasmine Magbanua
- Claire Castro as Kisses
- Enrico Cuenca as Cajun
- Melissa Mendez as President Almonte
Production[]
Principal photography commenced in November 2020.
Episodes[]
| No.overall | No. in
season |
Title | Social media hashtag | Original air date | AGB Nielsen Ratings
(NUTAM People) |
Timeslot
rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "World Premiere" | #TheLostRecipe | January 18, 2021 | 1.6% | #3 |
| 2 | 2 | "Time Travel" | #TheLostRecipeTimeTravel | January 19, 2021 | 2.2% | #3 |
| 3 | 3 | "Apple vs. Ginger" | #TheLostRecipeAppleVsGinger | January 20, 2021 | 2.4% | #3 |
| 4 | 4 | "Laban, Apple" (transl. Fight, Apple) | #TheLostRecipeLabanApple | January 21, 2021 | 2.4% | #3 |
| 5 | 5 | "Waldorf Returns" | #TheLostRecipeWaldorfReturns | January 22, 2021 | 2.5% | #3 |
| 6 | 6 | "Binagoongan" | #TheLostRecipeBinagoongan | January 25, 2021 | 2.7% | #3 |
| 7 | 7 | "Fighting" | #TheLostRecipeFighting | January 26, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | "Chef Sungit" (transl. Grumpy Chef) | #TheLostRecipeChefSungit | January 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Kitchen Kilig" (transl. Kitchen Kiss) | #TheLostRecipeKitchenKilig | January 28, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | "ShaiRu" | #ShaiRuOnTLR | January 29, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "Food Battle" | #TheLostRecipeFoodBattle | February 1, 2021 | 3.2% | #3 |
| 12 | 12 | "Final Verdict" | #TheLostRecipeFinalVerdict | February 2, 2021 | 3.2% | #3 |
| 13 | 13 | "Toyo" (transl. Soy Sauce) | #TheLostRecipeToyo | February 3, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 14 | 14 | "Marupok" (transl. Fragile) | #TheLostRecipeMarupok | February 4, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 15 | 15 | "Harvey Vs. Frank" | #TheLostRecipeHarveyVsFrank | February 5, 2021 | 2.6% | #3 |
| 16 | 16 | "Kitchen Challenge" | #TheLostRecipeKitchenChallenge | February 8, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 17 | 17 | "Kitchen Winner" | #TheLostRecipeKitchenWinner | February 9, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 18 | 18 | "Match" | #TheLostRecipeMatch | February 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 19 | 19 | "Team Harvey" | #TheLostRecipeTeamHarvey | February 11, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 20 | 20 | "Ganda Ka" (transl. You're Beautiful) | #TheLostRecipeGandaKa | February 12, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 21 | 21 | "Harvey vs. Ginger" | #TheLostRecipeHarveyVsGinger | February 15, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 22 | 22 | "Oxygen" | #TheLostRecipeOxygen | February 16, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 23 | 23 | "Lotus" | #TheLostRecipeLotus | February 17, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 24 | 24 | "Tamis" (transl. Sweet) | #TheLostRecipeTamis | February 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 25 | 25 | "Love Wars" | #TheLostRecipeLoveWars | February 19, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 26 | 26 | "Mystery" | #TheLostRecipeMystery | February 22, 2021 | 3.2% | #3 |
| 27 | 27 | "Black Cat" | #TheLostRecipeBlackCat | February 23, 2021 | 3.5% | #3 |
| 28 | 28 | "Revelation" | #TheLostRecipeRevelation | February 24, 2021 | 2.8% | #3 |
| 29 | 29 | "Food Truck" | #TheLostRecipeFoodTruck | February 25, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 30 | 30 | "Yakap" (transl. Hug) | #TheLostRecipeYakap | February 26, 2021 | 3.4% | #3 |
| 31 | 31 | "Happy Bites" | #TheLostRecipeHappyBites | March 1, 2021 | 2.8% | #3 |
| 32 | 32 | "Alfredo" | #TheLostRecipeAlfredo | March 2, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 33 | 33 | "Squad Goals" | #TheLostRecipeSquadGoals | March 3, 2021 | 2.7% | #3 |
| 34 | 34 | "Lotus vs. Alfredo" | #TheLostRecipeLotusVsAlfredo | March 4, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 35 | 35 | "Truth" | #TheLostRecipeTruth | March 5, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 36 | 36 | "Intense" | #TheLostRecipeIntense | March 8, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 37 | 37 | "Welcome Back" | #TheLostRecipeWelcomeBack | March 9, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 38 | 38 | "Puso" (transl. Heart) | #TheLostRecipePuso | March 10, 2021 | 3.2% | #3 |
| 39 | 39 | "In Love" | #TheLostRecipeInLove | March 11, 2021 | 3.0% | #3 |
| 40 | 40 | "Decision" | #TheLostRecipeDecision | March 12, 2021 | 3.8% | #3 |
| 41 | 41 | "Consuelo" | #TheLostRecipeConsuelo | March 15, 2021 | 2.5% | #3 |
| 42 | 42 | "Time" | #TheLostRecipeTime | March 16, 2021 | 3.2% | #3 |
| 43 | 43 | "Apple" | #TheLostRecipeApple | March 17, 2021 | 2.8% | #3 |
| 44 | 44 | "Connection" | #TheLostRecipeConnection | March 18, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 45 | 45 | "Best Adobo" | #TheLostRecipeBestAdobo | March 19, 2021 | 2.8% | #3 |
| 46 | 46 | "Adobo Wars" | #TheLostRecipeAdoboWars | March 23, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 47 | 47 | "Winning Adobo" | #TheLostRecipeWinningAdobo | March 24, 2021 | 2.7% | #3 |
| 48 | 48 | "Memories" | #TheLostRecipeMemories | March 25, 2021 | 2.3% | TBA |
| 49 | 49 | "Destiny" | #TheLostRecipeDestiny | March 26, 2021 | 2.6% | TBA |
| 50 | 50 | "Forever" | #TheLostRecipeForever | March 29, 2021 | 2.4% | TBA |
| 51 | 51 | "Tumatakbo" (transl. Running) | #TheLostRecipeTumatakbo | March 30, 2021 | 3.1% | TBA |
| 52 | 52 | "Sepanx" | #TheLostRecipeSepanx | March 31, 2021 | N/A | TBA |