In a Japanese-American family, the mother is stealing the terminally ill grandpa's morphine, the airhead sister is having sex with the family lawyer, one brother gets perfect grades but is hiding a secret gay love of skinheads, and the other brother is a junkie. Over the course of one evening, the family falls apart due to their bizarre behaviour.

中年华裔妇女艾玛忍受不了枯燥乏味的婚姻生活，决定搬去洛杉矶和同志儿子艾略特小住。艾略特在一家中餐馆担任主厨，感情关系平淡无味。长久的疏远让母子更像陌生人，但这又是他们最需要彼此依靠的时候。通过食材两人慢慢发展出相濡以沫的了解，艾玛也开始认识包括乔治‧武井在内的新朋友，艾略特更是和帅气的乐队成员一见钟情。当中餐馆因经营不善面临歇业危机时，这群充满爱的人能否在一起创造惊喜？