Andy Beaumont comes from a family of chefs. Her daddy is a chef. Her husband is a chef. Even Andy is- you guessed it - a chef. She isn't a good chef; she's a great chef. But when your father owns a five star restaurant in New Orleans, "great" isn't good enough. Hoping to finally win her father's approval, Andy enters a cooking competition, and wins!
Just when she's ready to celebrate, Andy's world gets turned upside down. She leaves New Orleans behind to start over in Sonoma Valley, living in her best friend's guest room. Broke and broken hearted, Andy has hit rock bottom, forced to take a catering job at a fitness camp, because awards are great, but they don't pay the bills. The food is bad enough to send her running back to New Orleans. The boss is worse.
Ford is the grouchy, unfairly good-looking, rancher that runs the camp. From day one, Andy pushes his buttons with all of her menu changes. Everything about her seems to get under his skin. But he needs a cook, and she needs a job - so they need to find a way to make it work.
Somewhere along the way, Andy and Ford become friends. Will they become more than friends? Can Andy finally have her cake and eat it too? Or will her past ruin her chance at a better future?