Lu Mancang, a country chef with authentic rural cooking skills, heads to the city to help his cousin Su Yaqin save her struggling restaurant. Facing constant harassment and secret sabotage from the arrogant head chef Wei Guangkun, he relies on his solid skills in cooking large-batch dishes and his down-to-earth work ethic. From stepping in at the last minute to save a 30-table banquet to successfully handling a grand feast for 80 tables, he wins a cooking competition and warms the hearts of generations of veteran workers with a pot of braised sweet potato vermicelli and vegetables that recreates the flavors of the old days.