Tita and Pedro are in love. However Tita’s traditional mother wants her oldest daughter to marry first, so that Tita can stay and take care of her, so Pedro marries her sister. As a result, Tita pours her emotions into her cooking—and finds that she can both seduce and break hearts through her food.

This adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s acclaimed novel conveys the magical realism of the book with sensual, culinary wonder. The ardent, passionate power of cooking comes to life in this enchanting tale of love and tradition spanning three generations of women, and set during the Mexican revolution.