Kael Ruggeman is the best chef in NYC and Helene Carnahan is the food critics' favorite food critic. A lifetime ago, they had an "almost" romance. Kael is looking for his next five-star review to put him on top of the top, but plans change when his aunt dies leaving him her diner in Kansas on the same day Helene gives him 4 stars. When an anonymous reviewer pops up at the diner and gives Kael Four Blue Plates, that's the last straw. The review, and his response, are printed in Helene's food publication and fight is on. Fighting for their name and reputation while battling their growing feelings for each other proves to be too much. Will their chemistry and attraction cancel out their stubbornness of who is right...or will it be a recipe for disaster?