Carsten (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his wife Maggi (Katrine Greis-Rosenthal) are hungry for great food and even hungrier for a Michelin star that will assure the success of their restaurant and recognise their achievements. The two are a power couple within the Danish gourmet scene, and will risk everything in the relentless pursuit for perfection. From their sweet first meeting they are eventually confronted by a sour betrayal resulting in a heated climax when all of the elements combine.