Mao arrives at Guangzhou and goes to the Yang Spring Restraunt. At first he is ignored by the master chef of the restraunt, Choyu. Mao shows him the letter of recommendation from General Lee to which Choyu becomes a bit suprised but just chucks the letter away and tells Mao to cook bakchoy (white chinese cabbage) for the chefs to eat for lunch.
Mao cooks the bakchoy but the dish is turned down by all the other chefs. Later Choyu tells him that Guangzhou's water contains a lot of dirt so when Mao cooked the bakchoy all the dirt flavour went into it. Mao, being the talented cook he is immediately goes to work finding a way to get rid of the dirt taste.
After just one day, Mao works out how to get rid of the dirt taste and begs Choyu to allow him to prove his skills. Mao cooks the bakchoy again, this time using an oil which prevents the cabbage from absorbing the dirt taste. Mao is congratualted by all the chefs for his smart thinking and is accepted Choyu promotes him to'fourth grade chef' for his achievement. Of course, this makes the other resident cooking master boy, Sanche, a little jealous.
小当家在李提督的指示下来到了广州，准备在美食之都的广州磨练自己的身手，以取得特级厨师的资格。然而到了李提督介绍的阳泉酒家，小当家发现事情并不是那么容易。严厉的大厨及第用炒青江菜彻底打击了小当家。然而小当家在一位老爷爷的指引下，终于发现自己的盲点。最后终于被接受成为及第之下的学徒……
リー提督はマオを『菊下楼』の新料理長と認める前に一つの条件を出した。食の都・広州へ修行に行き”特級厨師”の資格を取って来い、というのだ。
