At the Dingwei annual banquet, He Mingchuan wins the title of Culinary God. He gives everyone 20,000 yuan, but hands Jiang Xubai nothing more than a kitchen knife, publicly claiming that all he knows how to do is chop vegetables. No one knows that Jiang Xubai was once a state banquet head chef who put down his knife for four years after his wife left. When President Gu of Qinghe recognizes his talent, she entrusts him with the most challenging banquet preparations. Jiang Xubai organizes the entire menu and controls costs, making Qinghe's formal banquets flawless. When someone switches the seal and falsely accuses him of tampering with the inspection, he investigates every incident and uncovers the truth. He also restores his master, Master Song's, 28 handwritten volumes and eight long-lost dishes, as the culinary journey of A Hundred Flavors of Life makes its way back through six cities.