现代国宴主厨姜宁意外穿越八十年代，成为身形肥胖的普通姑娘，觉醒美食治愈系统。她凭借一身出神入化的厨艺，用一道道烟火美食，抚慰病痛、温暖人心。摆摊谋生的途中，她结识正直可靠的祁川，在烟火氤氲中收获认可与真挚情意。看她手握锅铲，以佳肴为媒介，在八零年代活出闪闪发光的崭新人生。

In a hopeless small town in Sweden, lives Maja, 18 years old. Her highest and only dream is to become an actress. She wants to be the center of attention - for everyone to see HER, to see the beautiful person she is inside. It's just a little hard to see. Maja is severely overweight, clumsy and completely without social skills... We get to follow Maja and her struggle to realize her dreams during the last semester of high school.

重达三百斤的姜子欣倾尽财力照料男友张申然整整三年，本以为相守可盼，生日当晚却撞破男友搀扶醉酒闺蜜乔莎莎归家。她意外得知，张申然长久克制饮食、坚持减脂，全是为迁就心中白月光乔莎莎。面对闺蜜痛哭哀求、男友坦诚心意，姜子欣不再留恋，当即收回赠予的房产、冻结对方副卡果断抽身。此后她潜心减脂重塑身形，接手家族产业步步站稳脚跟。偶遇因偷窃败露的乔莎莎，张申然出面恳求姜子欣私了并求复合，姜子欣当众揭穿二人依附索取的真面目。乔莎莎依法获刑，张申然屡次纠缠均被回绝。褪去自卑的姜子欣事业蒸蒸日上，遇见契合知己，活出独属于自己的耀眼人生。

女主为维系家庭放弃掌勺事业，在恪守旧俗的婚姻中饱受冷遇与委屈。一场家宴的彻底缺席让她幡然醒悟，决意走出窒息的偏见围城。面对不对等的感情，她毅然选择放手自立，重拾对中式厨艺的热爱与追求。通过坚持不懈的拼搏，女主终在属于自己的辽阔天地中盛宴繁华。

明正德年间，身怀无极拳谱的刘宏志遭无极门掌门李天赞追杀，幸得他曾救下的林檬搭救。当年，刘宏志救下林檬后，将《全鸡宴菜谱》赠予她，还传授了无极拳内功心法和醉拳。此后，林檬凭借酿酒秘方和菜谱在无极镇开了恩遇酒楼。她收养了同样被刘宏志所救的林小雯、秦君和许宁，并教他们无极拳内功心法。秦君凭借自身努力和天赋，发现了无极拳谱与全鸡宴之间的关联。福王对拳谱觊觎已久，派燕师爷前来施压，恩遇酒楼因此成为下一个目标。燕师爷寿宴当天，秦君不慎暴露了无极拳法，被抓走。林檬瞒着刘宏志，带着假拳谱上山，却被李天赞识破并重伤。刘宏志拼死解救林檬，自己也被击中要害，二人在悬崖边一同赴死。林小雯、秦君和许宁得知噩耗后，苦练拳法，最终除掉李天赞，完成了复仇。

五星名厨沈清意外穿越，沦为家产被夺、身无分文的落魄孤女。绝境之际，她绑定顶级美食系统，开局解锁秘制炸鸡配方。沈清支起小摊现炸炸鸡，金黄酥脆、肉汁饱满的香气传遍街巷，引得百姓争相抢购。恰逢百官途经，众人一尝便彻底沦陷。她凭各式美味一路走红，各色宫廷佳肴、特色小吃信手拈来，厨艺惊艳朝野。皇帝慕名微服排队求食，对她手艺赞不绝口，破格册封她为无双食圣。沈清凭一口人间烟火，在异世闯出独属于自己的璀璨传奇。

隐退高手周远山化名炒饭摊主，恪守师训不碰纸牌。毕业生夏林遭齐家逼迫，齐天借此逼周远山入局。为救少年，周远山以锅铲应战，凭二十年颠锅功力胜出。齐天幡然悔悟，周远山收夏林传授手艺。市井烟火中警示赌博之害，传递踏实谋生、心稳路宽的正向价值。

16岁丧父便扛起养家重担，二十五年倾尽所有，放弃学业婚事，供弟妹成才、照料瘫痪母亲。老宅拆迁获八百万补偿，她却只分得一把旧锅铲，还被家人斥责全无付出。彻底心死的她挣脱原生家庭捆绑，创业打拼实现经济独立，更点醒弟妹扛起家庭责任，最终收获和解与爱情，完成了属于自己的向阳救赎。

家逢骤变，林晓楠痛失双亲，遗物遭亲戚侵占。万般无奈，她凭父辈旧约与陆驰闪婚，只盼取回遗物便抽身离开。世人皆认定这只是一场互相利用的交易。可性格清冷的陆驰，默默为她挡尽世间非议，将埋藏多年的情意尽数付诸行动。她后来才知晓，这份深情源于少年危难之时，是当年的她救下了身陷险境的陆驰。一纸权宜婚约，实则是一场跨越岁月的守护。

A friend of mine had rented "Shiner" only because the clerks at his local video store were talking about "how much of a bigot the director is," implying that homophobia was at the root of the film (apparently these folks never watched the special features on the DVD, which totally negates that opinion). My friend took the video home and reported to me his fascination with the film; at the same time, he felt aroused, repulsed, intrigued and frightened during and after the flick. He told me about the premise of the film, and felt somewhat ashamed for finding some of its darker content erotic. A few weeks later, I picked up the film and had a similar experience. I was confused; in the queer movement were taught so much about power dynamics and organize ourselves to fight violence, but here was a dramatically different take on the subject. What ended my confusion was the interview with writer/director Christian Calson on the DVD. The line of his that grabbed me the most: "I didn't want to make another gay romantic comedy." Things suddenly made sense to me. So many queer, I mean, gay films (ahem) are merely homo-remakes of mainstream romantic comedies. As queers, our message got lost as we sought inclusion in a particular medium. So, in what might be the most post-modern move of a writer/director in film history, Christian Calson sought to queer gay cinema. (Yes, I'm using queer as a verb.) He later supports this argument by talking about a form of "post-gay liberation" in which gay leaders shouted "We're doctors! We're lawyers! We're teachers!" to the point our difference and diversity became invisible. "We're just like you" led to us becoming nothing, in a sense. While the movie is disturbing at times, it's thoroughly engaging. The audience member feels like a voyeur, peeping into the lives of these three "couples." And through that voyeurism, we come to a closer understanding of the elements of violence and how it relates to queerness. From self-loathing to internalized homophobia, from bitter rage to being just plain f'ed up, "Shiner" takes us through a mini-gamut of how violence affects us all, in ways no PSA or "the More You Know" segment could ever hope to address. I highly suggest that you pick up the DVD of the film and watch the special features, including the Calson interview and the commentary, which is a noteworthy production in its own right.