“Zinos” (Adam Bousdoukos) runs his Greek equivalent of a greasy spoon in Hamburg, doing OK until his girlfriend “Nadine” (Pheline Roggen) takes a job in China which brings things in his life into a sharper focus. First things first, he can’t cook. Add to that he has an herniated disc in his back and needs surgery that he can’t really afford; his wayward brother “Illias” (Moritz Bleibtreu) is in and out (on a daily basis) of prison; the tax man is after him and there is a local businessman (Udo Kier) who wants the site for himself. Bluntly, “Zinos” is at his wits end so he advertises for a cook. Instead, he gets interest from “Weiss” (Birol Ünel) who is rather more of a chef and determines to up the standard of the menu. That doesn’t go down so well with the punters, but it does help him reach out to new, better-heeled, ones and soon the business is proving to be quite a success. Thing is, though, he is pining for his gal and so rather foolishly gives a power of attorney to his brother and decides to head to Shanghai. Needless to say, “Illias” proves to be anything but a safe pair of hands and so now there’s a real risk that our hapless restauranteur could end up with little more than the clothes he stands up in. Aside from a really engaging effort from Bousdoukos, this benefits from a surprising lack of in-your-face predictability. Of course, we know that his successful plain s…

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