Single dad Hank (Kavan Smith) runs a classic gourmet Italian restaurant in Seattle. His business is suffering and he loses his one star rating when the critic claims the menu is going stale. He vows to get his star back. Maggie (Autumn Reeser) recommends his food after reading his cookbook to be the new flash frozen meals. With his money troubles, he reluctantly accepts the offer.
This is pretty bland even as a Hallmark romance. I don't understand his problems with her and all she needs are his recipes. She is literally working for him for free. The concept may make sense if she needs him to regain his star to sell the frozen meal line but she states multiple times that they don't care about his restaurant. If you ignore the wonky setup, the two have some combative chemistry which slowly grows into romance. It's a very simple romance which is a Hallmark trademark. The premise just keeps getting into its way. Quite frankly, these food companies have their own chefs and they would work on his recipe. His only problem would be having those people following him around as they work on his recipes. That's how it's supposed to work and he wouldn't be able to help their technological problems anyways. At least, this one has some cooking and that is always good for a food movie.
This is pretty bland even as a Hallmark romance. I don't understand his problems with her and all she needs are his recipes. She is literally working for him for free. The concept may make sense if she needs him to regain his star to sell the frozen meal line but she states multiple times that they don't care about his restaurant. If you ignore the wonky setup, the two have some combative chemistry which slowly grows into romance. It's a very simple romance which is a Hallmark trademark. The premise just keeps getting into its way. Quite frankly, these food companies have their own chefs and they would work on his recipe. His only problem would be having those people following him around as they work on his recipes. That's how it's supposed to work and he wouldn't be able to help their technological problems anyways. At least, this one has some cooking and that is always good for a food movie.