Anna Rossi grew up in a home where every meal was boiled until the flavor was gone. Now， years later， a gifted cook， she finds her own appetite draining away as her marriage dissolves into blandness. Desperate to hold her lawyer husband s attention for more than five minutes， she convinces him to go on a second honeymoon in New Hampshire - only to find that， in the end， they have nothing left to say to each other.Taking her six-year-old daughter， Sara， Anna begins a new life as a kitchen assistant in a friend s busy ski-area New Hampshire restaurant. With the help of the critical sous chef， James， Anna begins to rediscover the simple pleasures of a life lived on one s own terms - along with the sweetness of fresh blueberry jam， the salty tang of blue cheese， and the warm， comforting and earthy taste of mushrooms. But just as Anna s appetite begins to make a healthy reappearance， a phone call from her less vibrant past forces her to make an important choice. Anna s decision may change the way she has come to view the world， and have devastating effects on the flavor of her future.