It’s 1830s England, and culinarians are the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, knows stardom awaits her, if she can produce greatness in her final year. Her contemporaries may scorn her Filipina heritage and her dishes, but Penelope Pickering is set to prove them wrong. Elijah Little has nothing to his name but a truly excellent instinct for flavors. London merchants won’t allow a Jewish boy to own a shop, but he knows with training he can break into the highest echelon of society. When Penelope and Helena meet Elijah, a golden opportunity arises: to pull off a project never seen before, and turn Elijah from a street vendor to a gentleman chef. But Elijah’s transformation will have a greater impact on this trio than they originally realize—and mayhem, unseemly faux pas, and a little romance will all be a part of the delicious recipe.