Max and Caroline, two of Brooklyn's hottest waitresses, continue to dish up sarcasm and smarts. They've got a new cupcake business at the diner's back walk-up window, and Caroline and Max negotiate a work-study program at the Manhattan School of Pastry: Caroline works in the office so Max can study professional baking. Plus, love--and the aroma of freshly cooked tarts--is in the air! Caroline has the hots for the school's hunky master chef and Max...

In season five the girls continue to wait tables at the diner while trying to build their business, Max2s Homemade Cupcakes, operating out of an after-hours cupcake window at the diner. While trying to work their way out of "broke," and realizing they are more alike than they thought, they're surrounded by their offbeat, colorful "work family" at the diner.