In a not-too-distant future L.A. where master chefs rule the town like crime lords, a bloody culinary war is raging. On one side are the Internationalists, who blend foods from all over the world. On the other, the "Vertical Farm," who prepare nothing but organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic dishes. Into this maelstrom steps Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi chef. Both sides want Jiro to join their factions.