本剧讲述首席大厨关大山在香满楼任(rèn )职(zhí )十(shí )年,被急功近利的老板娘王春花与崇尚(shàng )科(kē )技的海归总监赵凯羞辱辞退。他们试图(tú )用(yòng )工(gōng )业添加剂替代传统卤艺谋利。关大山虽(suī )受(shòu )辱,守匠心在香满楼对面巷口摆摊,以一(yī )锅(guō )老(lǎo )卤重新赢得食客。香满楼食品安全与口(kǒu )味(wèi )崩(bēng )坏,陷入危机并破产清算。王春花跌落(luò )至(zhì )洗(xǐ )碗工,赵凯沦为阶下囚。关大山凭良心与(yǔ )技(jì )艺(yì )逆风翻盘,成城市美食传奇,诠释匠心永(yǒng )存(cún )。