30-something chef Stella James lives a rather empty life in New York City with her alcoholic friend Teo, a former lover of her's who is now impotent due to his heavy drinking. Because of this Stella has numerous flings with random men, all of them have different personalities and come from different social class. One day Teo gives her plane ticket to Los Angeles to live without him and give herself a fresh start in a new city. There she gets work in a restaurant run by George Babbington and falls in love with younger photographer Frank.