Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.
Julia

Mark

David Chan

Hao

Mrs. Wang

Sean

Kaori

Park

Bob 'Benny' Tan

Chef Hanwei

Jack Bien

Mr. Lee

Director
Daniel Boulud

Mike Suh
Spice Vendor
Teacher

A.D.

Doctor
Nurse
Taxi Driver
Editor

Chef #1
Chef #2

Reporter #2
Chef / Wedding Guest
Reporter / Friend
Main Camera Man