According to Iqiyi, Home Cooking is a realistic TV series, which tells the changes of an ordinary family from the late 1980s to the early 21st century.

Liu Hongchang is a chef in a state-run canteen. He loves life and is good at cooking. In order to let more people taste authentic home cooking, he has been trying to innovate and improve his cooking skills.

He Wenhui, a young girl and an orphan, was taken care of by Liu Hongchang's good friend Wang Erya. The relationship between Liu Hongchang and He Wenhui is gradually warming up, but the difference of their identity and age makes their relationship very fragile.