A Taste of Romance (2012)

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Uptight French chef Sara Westbrook (Teri Polo) 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 (James Patrick Stuart) and his friend Danny (Rockmond Dunbar), The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy (Romy Rosemont), her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers.

Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah (Bailee Madison) who she can't help but take under her wing when she learns Hannah is growing up without a mom. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. As Gill and Sara slowly begin to stir up romance, their relationship is tested once again when a local food critic gets in the mix. Can the couple resist the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?

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Wow.  What an amazing ending.  Did I just ruin it for you?  I hope not.  There are many things that happen in between, and...

Two of the three lead characters did not start at the right food, but the attraction was there from the start. The third character, a little girl of ten played by BAILEE MADISON is a sweetheart.  Among the three, and I hope TERI POLO and JAMES PATRICK STUART wouldn't mind, It's Miss Madison who is the best actor in this movie.  She is such a natural, and it's so easy to fall in love with her.

In the case of Ms. Polo and Mr. Stuart, they have great chemistry, and they are very convincing.

I love the flow of the story and the story itself.  This movie is well-acted, well-directed, and well-written.  The co-stars did splendidly.

Although this is a feel good movie, it also brought tears to my eyes, because there were some very touching scenes, and most of them were delivered by Miss Madison.

Sigh.

If you haven't seen this, I hope you do get the chance to watch this.  You will definitely fall in love with Hannah(Bailee Madison's character), and of course Sara (Teri Polo) and Gill(James Patrick Stuart).  I, for one, am very impressed with all of them.

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Thanks for your time.  :-)