Haute Cuisine 2012 Hortense Laborie is a celebrated chef living in the Perigord region To her great surprise, the President of the Republic appoints her as his personal cook She accepts reluctantly but once she has accepted her nomination, Hortense works her heart and soul to produce both a stylish and authentic cuisine For a while, she manages to impose herself thanks to her sturdy character and despite the jealousies she arouses among the other chefs For a while only, unfortunately for her and for the President