In 1789 France, just prior to the Revolution, gastronomy is strictly the domain of the aristocrats and the prestige of a noble house is entirely dependent on the quality and reputation of its dining table. When talented but prideful cook Manceron (Gregory Gadebois) serves an unapproved dish of his own creation at a dinner hosted by the self-entitled Duke of Chamfort (Benjamin Lavernhe), he is promptly dismissed.

Retreats with his son to a regional inn visited infrequently by travellers, and where vegetable soup is the common meal, Manceron nurses his bruised ego. When a mysterious woman (Isabelle Carré) arrives with a plan to become his apprentice, the stage is set for a wildly enjoyable tale of reignited passion, mentorship and revenge... and of the creation of France’s very first restaurant.

French language, English subtitles.