19-year old Ah Loong is in charge of a street stall selling pirated VCDs. Ah Loong is an incurable romantic with a unique hobby – he loves to read and write poetry. Quite content to carry on being street bum, Ah Loong’s life takes on a sudden turn one day when a 16-year old Malay school girl arrives at his stall in search of Wong Kar-Wai films.

这部电影讲述了一对情侣Jack和Sharifah的爱情故事。两家庭都是美食世家，双方爸爸都是厨师。Sharifah是马来人，电视台节目制作人，她父亲Rahim是电视台烹饪节目的马来名厨，两父女合作无间。而Jack是华人，一名大厨师，他的父亲“龙哥”是酒楼老板大厨，经营祖传三代的旧式茶楼，一心培植Jack为酒楼继承人。但是，二人的爱情因为是异族的关系，遭受双方爸爸的不谅解和强烈反对。两个名厨父亲互看对方不顺眼，更是闹到两个父亲决定在电视台美食擂台大赛一决胜负，并以美食节目主持和异族恋作为赌注。父亲们是否能放下文化偏见，而Jack和Sharifah的爱情又能得到家人的支持吗？

The films story takes place over the course of one day. Bapak senses that he does not have much time left and so he invites his offspring to have dinner with him the next evening. He want to discuss some family matters concerning their inheritance, a large part of which is his home, a large sprawling house set in an acre of prime real estate located in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. An unexpected visit by two strangers leads Bapak to change his plans and bring the dinner forward to that evening instead.