Magpie's Tearoom is a cozy haven in bustling L.A. - a place for luncheons, baby showers, or simply hanging out. Its owner, British expat Margaret Moore, relishes tradition ... but between a frustrated chef preoccupied with her neglectful producer girlfriend and the tearoom's waitstaff - a talented but desperate TV star who hasn't acted since Detective Buck Love went off the air, and a twenty-something ingenue who'll do anything to get the part - her grandmother's scones begin to feel irrelevant. When the critic from Tea Talk announces she is crossing the pond to visit, Margaret attempts to marshal her staff. But, being of the thespian variety, they all want to be doing something else.