Chef Li Xiangkou partners with his childhood friend Wang Gaotang to open a restaurant. With the help of his family's secret recipe, the restaurant earns three Michelin stars. However, Wang betrays him, gives him only 30,000 yuan in profit sharing, and kicks him out. Li opens a breakfast shop across the street and makes a name for himself with his improved, healthier Hu spicy soup. Wang steals a fake version of the recipe and causes a food safety scandal. Behind him, restaurant magnate Wang Jianjun uses industry blacklists, patent attacks, and other tactics to suppress Li. Relying on his exceptional skills and sense of justice, Li overcomes every crisis and eventually turns Hu spicy soup into the world's first Michelin three-star breakfast restaurant, remaining true to the original spirit of the culinary profession.