The life of Irina, owner of the Traveller's Rest motel, changes dramatically after Susanna, her former classmate and rival, returns to Ukraine. Susanna buys a nearby motel that Irina had really wanted to buy herself. Irina's husband Tolik was in love with Susanna when they were at school, so Irina begins to fear that these feelings may revive. Irina's daughter, 18-year-old Anya, falls in love with Susanna's son Alex. To complicate matters even further, Susanna's husband Mario is a wonderful two-Michelin-star chef who is far better at cooking than Irina's mother, Lyuba Ivanovna. In a difficult struggle with her rival, Irina will have to rethink her strategies and come to realise that even unpleasant things often happen for the better.
