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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? ...

1. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Based on the book by PAMELA WALLACE . She also wrote the Teleplay. Source Disheartened when Edward (Greg Evigan), her boyfriend of five years, fails to ask her to marry him, photographer Jordan Donovan (Teri Polo) takes her friend's advice and flies to Wyoming for a blind date with rancher Tyler Ross (Andrew McCarthy). The two overcome their initial dislike of each other  and fall in love, but Tyler is haunted by the death of his wife, while Jordan is still attached to Edward. Worried they may not be able to maintain a relationship, Jordan returns to New York City. -WWW Initial release :  9 February 2003 Director :  David S. Cass Sr. Adapted from :  Straight from the Heart Initial DVD release :  27 May 2003 Produced by :  Kevin Bocarde ,  Larry Levinson Horses, horses and more horses.  Yes!  This is my kind of film, plus the love story, of course....