Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

Two widows, an older straight Asian-American woman, and a younger French gay man, meet at a grief support group. She lives life to the fullest, and he refuses to move on. They embark together on an impulse road trip up the Pacific Coast, finding friendship, healing, and the strength to go on.