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A comedy of manners set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene.

A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.

Anna and Kristina are holding "Williams-Sonoma 'Christmas Entertaining'" - the latest cookbook they are testing - to a slightly higher standard if only because meals for the holidays need to be just a little more special than usual. The cookbook provides several set menus for differing holiday entertaining situations. For three and a half hours on meal day, they are preparing the 'Christmas Eve in the City' menu, which consists of six recipes: Belgian endive with crème fraiche, capers and ahi tuna, shrimp bisque, crab salad with green apple and grapefruit coulis, beef tenderloin with shallot and Syrah reduction, twice baked potatoes, and almond apple tart. Because the cookbook provides not only recipes and menus but also tips and advice on all aspects of entertaining, they will be judged by not one but three guests, each with their own expertise: chef, cookbook author and cooking instructor Caren McSherry who will be judging the food, Vancouver sommelier of the year Kurtis Kolt who will be judging the wine pairings with four of the dishes (based on twelve wines he has previously provided to them, but not telling them which wine may go with which dish), and party planner Colin Upright who will be judging décor (Anna and Kristina will be using a set centerpiece outlined in the book). Despite the fire in the kitchen, will Anna and Kristina create that festive atmosphere and meal associated with Christmas?