david (troy ruptash) is a well-known artist who is blocked. he decides to take a job as a waiter to try to find inspiration. his friend and roommate shannon (thom allison), a pre-op male-to-female transsexual, stumbles across the main st. diner, owned by matt (vince corazza) and violet (cherilee taylor), who are looking for a waiter. david gets hired and quickly becomes close with the couple although they don't know of his standing in the art community and are surprised to learn that he's gay. david's friend kryla (lynda boyd), a columnist for the winnipeg tribune, tracks david down at the diner against his wishes. an annoyed david demands that she write up the diner in her column, which she does. the diner's business picks up considerably.