A succulent account of the life of French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) who made the simple act of cooking food a true art by creating the modern concept of haute cuisine, and who also became the main reference point for many generations of future chefs.
Michael is American. Julie is French. They don't speak the same language, they don't understand each other. But when an elevator breaks down, language barriers and indifference tend to break with it...
