永乐年间，国泰民安，整个王朝都是一派祥和的氛围、各国通商、交易不断。为了招待源源不断的各国使节，永乐帝更是广招天下擅长烹饪的女子进宫，让做出美味佳肴。参与的人员层次不齐，唯有经过层层选拔，才能选出其中的佼佼者。姚子衿经过自己的努力成为尚食局的宫女，遇到了殷紫萍等人，大家志同道合，在美食的事情上都有自己独特的想法，几人相辅相成，灵感碰撞，创造了一道又一道经典的菜色，更是翻阅了大量的古籍，将一些古时候的名菜佳肴重现人间。姚子衿从宫女一步步走到典膳的位置，烹饪手法日渐精进，还和皇太孙逐渐生出了情愫，但是碍于身份的悬殊，两人的爱情故事一波三折，在这些故事中展现了一个个真实而又温馨的宫中生活

During the Yongle period, the country was prosperous and the people were peaceful. The entire dynasty was in a peaceful atmosphere, and the countries were doing business and transactions. In order to entertain envoys from all over the world, Emperor Yong Le even recruited women who are good at cooking into the palace to make delicious dishes. There are different levels of personnel involved, and the best among them can only be selected after layers of selection. Through her own efforts, Yao Zijin became a court lady of the Shangshi Bureau. She met Yin Ziping and others. Everyone was like-minded and had their own unique ideas on food. It is through reading a large number of ancient books and recreating some famous dishes and delicacies in ancient times. Yao Zijin went from a court lady to the position of Dian Shan step by step, her cooking skills became more and more sophisticated, and she gradually developed a relationship with the emperor's grandson. However, due to the disparity in status, the love story between the two was full of twists and turns. And warm life in the palace