生长在美食世家的千金小姐藤原百惠（中山美穗饰演），拥有超人的味觉与料理知识。因父亲去世、公司破产而变成孤单一人的百惠，伤心之余不知不觉走进了法式小餐馆－“布莱庞”，而一口金色的汤，更开启了百惠想成为料理人的念头！虽然一开始只能当打杂的学徒，还有冷酷的主厨织田（唐泽寿明饰演）对她无情打击，但不认输的百惠决心坚持到底，对织田的憧憬更逐渐转变成恋情...

Momoe lives a life of luxury until one day, she loses everything... her money, her father and her lover. She must now find a way to support herself. With no experience whatsoever, she nonchalently applies for a position at at French restaurant where she once enjoyed a consomme soup many years earlier.

Momoe was attracted to the French restaurant, La Petit Lapin, because of the wonderful owner, Kansuke and the delicious soup that was invented by the chef, Orita Keiji. Keiji, a first-rate chef, was trained in Paris at the two-star restaurant, Grand Bleu, and is as a result, a little spoiled and snobby. Find out what happens next when Momoe is taken on as an apprentice and must prove herself to Keiji.

裕福な家庭に育ち短大卒業を間近に控えた百恵は、父の突然の死でそれまでの生活が一転し、母とともにマンション暮らしとなる。進路に思い悩んでいる時、偶然入ったレストランのコンソメの味に感動し、その店で働き始める。だが、シェフの織田は百恵に厳しく、事あるごとに対立する。しかし、仕事に厳しい織田は百恵の努力と能力を次第に認めるようになり、百恵も自分を認めてくれる有能なシェフ・織田に次第に魅かれていく。