Plot Synopsis by DramaWiki Staff ©
A long time ago, there were three bandoh (the traditional Taiwanese outdoor banquet typically held at special events) master chefs whose names alone evoke awe. However, as times changed, the tradition of banquet catering gradually waned, and the chefs who catered them quietly faded away. On his deathbed, Master Fly Spirit — a master chef, passed on the family recipes to his daughter Wan, who desperately wants to escape the catering business. Young and sassy, Wan tries her luck at modeling in Taipei, to little avail. The ill-fated model soon finds herself on the run from two debt collectors, who hold Wan responsible for her boyfriend’s huge debt. Disillusioned, Wan returns home to Tainan and discovers that the family business has been reduced to a noodle stand after her mother Ai-fong loses a bid for a big outdoor banquet, and subsequently sinks into debt. The mother and daughter get a break when a former customer asks them to cook up a table of old bandoh dishes that have long fallen into oblivion. As luck would have it, Hai, a self-proclaimed food doctor who turns unsavory food into delicacies, comes to their rescue. As they learn to recreate the traditional menu, love buds between the two young cooks. Hai, however, disappears one day after a quarrel with Wan. Meanwhile, with a partially completed menu of traditional bandoh fare, the mother and daughter decide to enter a national bandoh competition to pay off their debts. Facing competition from Master Ghost Head, a master chef recently released from prison, and Hai, the chef’s favorite protege, Wan takes up the challenge and discovers the true spirit of bandoh.