Adriana is a young and ambitious Franco-Senegalese chef who dreams of Michelin stars, until the day she unwillingly gets mixed up with underground poker organizers, Jeff and Angele Rubens. The ruthless siblings have no qualms exploiting Adriana's talent and restaurant, the Ballast, which soon becomes the epicenter of their burgeoning business and empire.  At first a witness and slowly becoming an unwitting accomplice to her business partners' illegal activities, Adriana will fight tooth and nail to take back control of her life and restaurant.