Lin Zhihang, a young chef, embarks on a journey into the modern city with the dream of becoming a top chef. Along the way, he collided fiercely with all kinds of ingredients and encountered the temptations and dangers of the catering industry. In the cooking competition, innovative research and development and Internet celebrity restaurant survival competition, using food as a link has gained the support of friends such as Su Zhiyao and Zhou Yuan. His mentor-disciple frenemy relationship with top restaurant chef Jia Gubei drove his culinary breakthroughs, and also got him involved in more complex family feuds and unspoken industry rules. The appearance of Ye Qingqing brings twists and turns of love to Lin Zhihang. In the urban life where multiple narratives intersect, Lin Zhihang continues to grow and struggle through each "little life checkpoint" related to food, and resolves many difficulties with humor. Finally, with the support of friends and self-efforts, he strives for his own taste of life. The plot of the book is compact, with ups and downs, and the lines of each character echo back and forth, showing the struggle for dreams, the taste of life, and the warmth of urban humanity.
