Alice, a talented young sous-chef at New York City's top restaurant, receives an invitation to judge a food competition for a prestigious annual fundraiser. Despite the dismay of Bret, her boss who is also her boyfriend, she accepts the invitation. Once she arrives in Kansas City, Alice is surprised to find her former college boyfriend Christian among the judges. The cooking show and her reconnection with Christian will make Alice reconsider her dream.

Sadie returns home for Christmas after her boyfriend cancels their Holiday plans, only to find out her parents have sold the family business. Begrudgingly Sadie agrees to teach the new owner everything she knows about chocolate, but what she didn't expect was to fall in love with him.