This is a very good story of a young person having no drive in life other than baseball, and an adult women whom had lost her drive in life.
She managed the unthinkable (inviting the kid for a food, her number one passion in life) and the two managed to develop together then on.
Over time, she rekindled back her passion (of food and the joy she get from others eating her food) and the kid too obtain a passion (food is no longer just a means to a filled stomach, the act of eating with people... especially with a cherish person, that fact in itself means everything.
Hereon, we... the reader and the main characters of the story will come to an understanding - it is not just about the passion of cooking and eating... whom we did it with is what makes the whole world of differences.
They both comes to greatly appreciate that.
In conclusion? A wonderful story, subtle at that. Some might not appreciate it since it, word that is not written might gets lost for some people.. but to those that can read between the line and understand the atmosphere - it is a good story.