Laurie Aubanel

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

In a fading market, sharp-tongued rice cake shop owner Bok-ja and debt-ridden young man Ho-jae end up starting a business together by chance. The rice cakes they create quickly become a sensation, turning their failing shop into the hottest spot in the market overnight. But success brings unwanted attention. As people chase the secret behind the shop’s rise to must-visit status, Bok-ja and Ho-jae are pulled into a situation far beyond their control...