Owner of a thriving coffee shop in Dare Valley, Jill Hale has a lifelong crush on her childhood best friend, Brian McConnell. However, Brian leaves for New York City after graduating from high school, where he wants to graduate from the Culinary Institute and become a famous chef. His departure will deal a deep blow to their friendship. After a series of missteps and decisions that derail his star career, Brian returns home to rekindle old friendships and find himself. He hopes that re-establishing contact and a deep relationship with Jill, with whom he broke up before his departure, will help him in this. After Jill suggests that they go into business together and set up their own restaurant, he is sure that this is the only way to both his dream career and love with his beloved Jill...