The successful chef Nina Ludwig takes pride in her refined culinary skills. Now, she is set to appear in a cooking show with Julian Leroy, who is known as an eccentric charmer dedicated to down-to-earth cuisine. However, the theme of their joint show intrigues Nina: cooking from days gone by. Additionally, the recording is to take place on a listed farmhouse in the Bavarian village where Nina's beloved grandmother Lieselotte came from. She had left there in the late 1950s as the last wandering shepherdess of the family. During her time on the farm, Nina discovers that a great misfortune drove her away back then...