Seville, 1922. The Marchioness Elena de Valmonte, a cultured woman of privileged standing, spends hours at the stove alongside the servants, pouring her energy into her great passion: cooking. While feeling trapped in an unhappy marriage with Adolfo, her authoritarian husband who belittles her at every opportunity, she yearns for a different life. One night, after hosting one of her famous dinners at her mansion, Elena and Cecilia, her faithful maid, become involved in an unfortunate incident that will change their lives forever.