Samir is a sous chef in Manhattan. He gives up when he is not promoted - his boss says his kitchen lacks the soul. He decides to find an unpaid internship in Paris, but his father has a heart attack that keeps him at home for a few weeks. Samir has to lead the failing Indian family restaurant in Queens. He can not cook Indian food, so it gets bad when the cook gives up: Samir tracks down Akbar, a taxi driver who claims to have cooked for British kings in Bombay. Akbar cooks with heart and mind - and also offers philosophy. With the help of Carrie, whom he met at the Manhattan Restaurant, Samir begins to enjoy the work. But will his father agree, and if not, what then?