

A Taste of Romance
2012-01-14 · 87 min · ★ 6.5
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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- Directors
- Lee Rose
- Production companies
- Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Teri PoloSara Westbrook
James Patrick StuartGill Callahan
Bailee MadisonHannah Callahan
Alexander BedriaOfficer Ramirez
Jack ConleyChief
Ashley CusatoJane
Simone MissickElise
Amandla StenbergTaylor
Peggy DunneCustomer #2
Mercy MalickNews Producer
Rockmond DunbarDanny Marsh
Derek RayMichael
Romy RosemontPatsy Danvers
Erica ShafferNora Smithson
Charles ShaughnessyRedman Rove
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