Alvie eats soup. That's it. No swapping, no sampling. Just soup. Alvie's parents are at their wits' end. And then it gets worse. Granny Francesca, Alvie's famous gourmet granny is coming to town. She's a chef extraordinaire! What will she think? What will she say? The boy only eats soup?! This visit could be the icing on the...minestrone! Until Alvie discovers that his gourmet granny is more like him than his parents realise...