Chefs tells the story of Romain, a young locksmith imprisoned for fraud who as part of his probation, gets placed in the kitchen of a famous restaurant in Paris. Romain is played by bilingual French actor Hugo Becker whom American audiences may recognize from the hugely popular TV series Gossip Girl. The Chef, played by Clovis Cornillac (A Very Long Engagement), recognizes Romain’s natural affinity for cooking and takes him under his wing. So begins Romain’s awakening: to the art of food, to love, and ultimately, to finding his place in the world.

MHz Choice subscribers who’ve been agonizing over the end of A French Village can take a bit of solace in the fact that Robin Renucci and Nicolas Gob take star turns in Chefs. Robin plays Edouard, a wealthy man with a dark and mysterious past and a penchant for wooden sabers. And trust us, Edouard is nothing like the upstanding Daniel Larcher Robin played in A French Village. Nicolas plays Yann, the chef’s second-in-command who educates Romain on the strict and sometimes brutal hierarchy within a French kitchen.

Lace up your aprons, sharpen your knives and be careful who you trust in Season 1 of Chefs!