凯尔（乔恩·费儒 Jon Favreau 饰）从小就展现出了过人的烹饪天赋，长大后，他成为了洛杉矶一家知名餐厅的当家大厨，然而，这份工作并没有能够带给凯尔快乐，也无法满足他在烹饪方面的理想与抱负，因为他的老板（达斯汀·霍夫曼 Dustin Hoffman 饰）是一个既暴躁又强势的混蛋。 　　愤怒之中，凯尔辞去了许多人梦寐以求的职务，他来到了迈阿密，找到了前妻（索菲娅·维加拉 Sofia Vergara 饰）和好友（约翰·雷吉扎莫 John Leguizamo 饰），三个大人一辆破车，就这样，一家移动餐厅成立了。开着这辆满载着凯尔梦想的餐车，一行人踏上了漫漫旅途，一路上，凯尔要面对的不仅是自己不断变化的心境，还有他同前妻和孩子之间复杂的关系。Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef with a family life that seems as decaying as his artistic freedom. Those frustrations boil over into a raucous viral-videoed public confrontation against a restaurant critic who panned his cooking of food that his boss ordered him to make against his instincts. Now with his career ruined, Carl's ex-wife offers an unorthodox solution in Miami: refit an old food truck to offer quality cooking on his own terms. Now with his young son, Percy, and old colleague, Martin, helping, Carl takes a working trip across America with that truck to rediscover his gastronomic passion. With Percy's tech savvy and Martin's enthusiasm, Carl finds that he is creating a traveling sensation on the way home. In doing so, Carl discovers he is serving up more than simply food, but also a deeper connection with his life and his family that is truly delicious in its own way.