In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

A young woman who yearns for intimacy and family lives platonically with her gay ex-boyfriend while caring for the children of divorcing parents.