Su Nianqiu partners with her close friend Shen Manning to open a chicken hot pot restaurant. She contributes her family's time-honored culinary skills, only to have Shen steal her shares in the business and take her boyfriend. After her father suddenly passes away, Su Nianqiu hits rock bottom. Yet she protects the chicken hot pot recipe her father left behind and struggles to build a business from a humble roadside stall. As she battles Shen Manning's repeated schemes and faces fierce competition in culinary contests and battles with powerful investors, Su remains true to her craft. With exceptional control of the heat and outstanding flavor, she brings her family's culinary art to greater heights and achieves a complete personal rebirth.