A Christmas Recipe for Romance (TV Movie 2019)

A Christmas Recipe for Romance: Directed by Marco Deufemia. With Madeline Leon, Sebastian Sacco, Peggy Calvert, Megan Black. The owner of a historic inn decides to enter a prestigious cooking contest to win funds for renovations and get free publicity, but she is a horrible cook. She recruits a renowned chef to help but the kitchen isn’t the only thing heating up.

“Abbyu0026#39;s parents are deceased, she runs her grandmotheru0026#39;s inn, she is always cheery and smiling, but she soon learns the truth. The inn is on the verge of failure, they are out of money, the grandmother hasnu0026#39;t paid the property taxes for several years, it would take almost $50,000 (Canadian, I presume) to get back in the clear.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs luck would have it a famous producer is planning a cooking contest with a prize of $50,000 and they want a local included. Of course Abby is the natural selection, but her nickname locally is u0026quot;Five Alarm Abbyu0026quot; because she more often burns food she tries to cook.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs more luck would have it a young chef has just arrived, he is taking some time off, he agrees to teach her how to be a professional quality chef in a week. Of course all of us who are avid cooks know this cannot be done, but we go with it because the movie is light entertainment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy wife and I frequently watch Hallmark movies and this one seems to want to follow that formula, but in all areas, script, cinematography, acting, this movie falls short. While the two lead actors are pretty good most of the others are amateurish.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWas it an appropriate expenditure of 90 minutes? Yes, I suppose so, as it was a free DVD rental from our public library. But in total it isnu0026#39;t really a very good movie.”