Two brothers, Alex and Louis Thomas, open a small restaurant in New Jersey with their mother, Rita. On their opening night, Louis sleeps with the daughter of a notorious mafia boss, who burns down their home and restaurant, forcing the Thomas family to flee to Los Angeles.

There, Alex and Louis find work at a prestigious Beverly Hills restaurant, where they both fall in love with the same woman, Andrea, the beautiful daughter of the restaurant's wealthy owner. This sets off a chain of events and now their lives will never be the same again.

As the intrigue mounts, and the mafia is hot on their trail, Alex and Louis are faced with added danger, as the bonds of brotherly love are threatened by betrayal.

Along with Fashion House, this nightly "telenovella" aired 6 nights a week on My Network TV, a channel created as a result of the WB/UPN merger -- the weekend installment of the show was a recap of the week's episodes. "Desire" is an American version of the Columbian television program "Mesa Para Tres" ("Table for Three," which was the original title for this series). Original footage was available on My Network's official website.

Notes about this guide: The credits in this guide are incomplete -- My Network only airs opening title credits, which only include the names of the main cast (several key actors, and all guest-stars are omitted from these titles). Multiple writers and directors are used on each episode, and they are also not credited.