本剧讲述首席大厨关大山在香满楼(lóu )任(rèn )职十年,被急功近利的老板娘王春花与(yǔ )崇(chóng )尚(shàng )科技的海归总监赵凯羞辱辞退。他们试(shì )图(tú )用工业添加剂替代传统卤艺谋利。关大(dà )山(shān )虽(suī )受辱,守匠心在香满楼对面巷口摆摊,以(yǐ )一(yī )锅(guō )老卤重新赢得食客。香满楼食品安全(quán )与(yǔ )口(kǒu )味崩坏,陷入危机并破产清算。王春花跌(diē )落(luò )至(zhì )洗碗工,赵凯沦为阶下囚。关大山凭良心(xīn )与(yǔ )技艺逆风翻盘,成城市美食传奇,诠释匠(jiàng )心(xīn )永(yǒng )存。