I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Source 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? ...

Barbara Taylor Bradford was one of my favourite novelists, but I gave away the books to charity for other people to enjoy.   This is a poster for  Everything to Gain . The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the film, the publisher of the film or the graphic artist. A police detective (Jack Scalia) helps a New York ad executive (Sean Young) go on after her husband (Charles Shaughnessy) and children are murdered. Initial release: 13 October 1996 Director: Michael Miller Based on: Everything to Gain novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford Story by: Barbara Taylor Bradford Music composed by: James Di Pasquale Jack Scalia was a big crush of mine in the 1990s because he was very sexy and he was such a great onscreen kisser.  Oh my gosh, I am admitting something like this for everyone to read.  I can't help it.  That was really the case during the 1990s. Sean Young is one of my favourite leading ladies in th...