A comedy series about Emeril Lagasse, a chef with a cooking show, which all too often keeps him away from his neglected wife Nora. His agent, Jerry McKenney, offers him a male point of view in a workplace filled with strong, opinionated women, including producer Cassandra Gilman, stage manager Melva LeBlanc, food stylist B.D. Benson, and television executive Trish O'Connell. Emeril's teenage son James works as an intern on his show.