Dinner at Fiorello's

Henry Appleby has an appetite for life. As a recent high school graduate and the son of a wealthy family in one of Chicago s affluent North Shore suburbs, his life is laid out for him. Unfortunately, though, he s being forced to follow in the footsteps of his successful attorney father instead of living his dream of being a chef. When an opportunity comes his way to work in a real kitchen the summer after graduation, at a little Italian joint called Fiorello s, Henry jumps at the chance, putting his future in jeopardy.

Years ago, life was a plentiful buffet for Vito Carelli. But a tragic turn of events now keeps the young chef at Fiorello s quiet and secretive, preferring to let his amazing Italian peasant cuisine do his talking. When the two cooks meet over an open flame, sparks fly. Both need a taste of something more something real, something true to separate the good from the bad and find the love and the hope that just might be their salvation. "