Would-be showbiz types all work at the same swanky New Jersey restaurant while exploring their relationships and ambitions. Recovering alcoholic and aspiring playwright Chris (Brody) is still carrying a torch for ex-girlfriend, Leslie (Hill) who slept with actor/co-worker Kenny (Baker), who's been cast in Chris' new play, much to his dismay. Meanwhile, Chris is trying a new romance with singer/waitress Jeanine (Neal). Although race doesn't seem to be a problem in personal relations (Chris is white, both his girlfriends are black), it starts to raise ugly problems at work (and change the tenor of the movie).