Qing Dynasty, Imperial China, a small restraunt in Szechuan Province is messed up by a first grade cook, Shouan.To defend his deceased mother's restraunt, Liu Mao Tsing ('Mao') has a cooking match with Shouan, the judge being General Lee. The dish: fried rice.
Shouan cooks a seafood fried rice using the most yummy seafood while Mao cooks 'golden friend rice' which is basically fried rice and egg yolk to make the rice a gold colour. Lee finds Mao's dish far superior to that of Shouan's. Shouan, upset he had lost to a kid declares a rematch. Lee agrees but only on the basis that if he loses, he'll lose his first grade level and never be allowed to cook again. Similarly if Mao loses he will lose the restraunt to Shouan. The two agree and Lee declares the dish to cook be 'Five Flavour Ma Por' tofu with an extra flavour they must decide to put in.
13岁的少年小当家与姐姐金玲自从母亲——阿贝过世后，两姐弟撑起国营餐馆“菊下楼”。不料有一天，以前母亲的徒弟——绍安竟然来店里找碴，并且宣称自己是“菊下楼”的新掌厨人。这时下令的李提督也来到“菊下楼”，他要求绍安一展手艺。小当家忍无可忍，也表现出令人精湛的手艺……
名料理長パイの死後、娘のカリンと息子のマオは協力して菜館『菊下楼』を守ってきた。そこへ、パイに逆怨みを抱くかつての弟子、ショウアンが新料理長の任命書を持って現われる。
