本剧讲述首席大厨关大山在香满楼任(rèn )职(zhí )十年,被急功近利的老板娘王春花与崇(chóng )尚(shàng )科(kē )技的海归总监赵凯羞辱辞退。他们试图(tú )用(yòng )工业添加剂替代传统卤艺谋利。关大山(shān )虽(suī )受(shòu )辱,守匠心在香满楼对面巷口摆摊,以一(yī )锅(guō )老卤重新赢得食客。香满楼食品安全与(yǔ )口(kǒu )味(wèi )崩坏,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(xīn )与(yǔ )技(jì )艺逆风翻盘,成城市美食传奇,诠释匠心(xīn )永(yǒng )存(cún )。