Lily Rabe

Searching for a break from her cosmopolitan life in Milwaukee, Julia Rabia (Lily Rabe), arrives in the close knit Reagan-era town of Owl, North Dakota for a one-semester high school teaching job. But when the small town turns out to be a wonderland of second-string poets, smoldering Marlboro Men, and a social hierarchy that echoes high school, Julia doesn't know if she's come to town to get away from home or to find it.

Ace Chef Kate is very intense in and out of kitchen as well. Kate has this no nonsense persona that impresses and intimidates people around her. But her passion towards job is extra ordinary. She is a perfectionist and wants to give her best shot all the time. But all her skills are put to test by the arrival of new sous chef Nick Palmer. He is a free wheeling and high spirited. His persona is totally opposite of Kate's. He is everything what Kate is not. But just like two opposites attract, the chemistry between them is unmistakable. Amidst Kate's busy work schedule, she has to juggle between her job and her nine year old Zoe (Abigail Breslin) who has come to live with her. Zoe is a smart and thinking young girl. Don't know what infuriates Kate the most. Is it Nick's charming persona or his talent to back his charm? But he manages to strike a chord with Zoe. Even she finds it easier to talk to Nick than Kate. And if Kate wants to develop real lasting bond with Zoe, she must find the right balance between her professional and personal life. But most importantly, she must learn to express herself freely. So will she able to adjust to all of this?