Each plate of food is weighed to guarantee equal distribution; you never see the face of the person who distributes the food; 4 different menus subtly cater to inmates of different nationalities and religions- this is the little known world of cooking in a correctional institution.
Chan Sau-mei is a catering instructor at the Lo Wu Correctional Institution. Her job is to instruct prisoners to prepare meals, which according to her are simple and healthy. Ah Fan was put to jail for 12 months faking marriage. She is young, despises labour work and worries that she will not make it in jail. Ah Heung was an owner of a Chinese restaurant, she was sentenced to 3 months for breaking the employment law. She lost her freedom but got a go at being a chef.
This is no kitchen of a celebrity chef and does not boast exquisite culinary creations- but these characters will take us on a tour of this little known world.
「在這個廚房工作的人，縱使表現欠佳，也不會遭到解僱，只有被接納。」陳秀美說。
陳秀美是羅湖懲教院所的膳食工藝導師，負責帶領和教導在囚人士準備每天的膳食。她說，懲教院所那裡的每一份餐單，講求簡單而健康；廚房的每一個崗位，講求紀律和公平。
每一名在囚人士獲派到懲教院所廚房工作，無論是否有煮食經驗，都要由清潔工作做起。阿芬因為觸犯假結婚罪名，判入懲教所十二個月，她年紀較輕，好逸惡勞，擔心獄中日子難捱。阿香是酒樓老闆娘，違反了僱傭條例，判入懲教所三個月；失去了自由，卻可一償做廚師的滋味，最大的安慰，就是家人之間關係的轉變……。
在這廚房中，沒有甚麼星級大廚，也沒有甚麼美味的佳餚，在「懲」與「教」之中，卻烹調出濃濃的人、情、味！
