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A Taste of Romance

2012 · 87 min

A light, cozy romance with mild kitchen rivalry, a cute matchmaking kid, and gentle warmth throughout.

Directed by
Lee Rose
Genres
Family, Romance, Drama
Starring
Teri Polo, James Patrick Stuart, Bailee Madison
Tagline
She's chef. He's a single dad. Together, they've got a lot on their plate.
Overview
Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?

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Directed by
Lee Rose
Genres
Family, Romance, Drama
Starring
Teri Polo, James Patrick Stuart, Bailee Madison
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, romance, drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Lee Rose
Written by
Jennifer Notas Shapiro
Starring
Teri Polo, James Patrick Stuart, Bailee Madison, Alexander Bedria, Jack Conley, Ashley Cusato, Simone Missick, Amandla Stenberg
Cinematography
Maximo Munzi
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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