7.7 stars.
Hallmark, UP, Family have tried stories like this several times and I think this one succeeds where many have failed. This is a tale of a woman who writes a blog is hired to create a cookbook for a celebrity chef. The chef is moody and impatient - the usual stereotype for the lot of them (Gordon Ramsay and Bobby Flay come to mind). This woman is very reluctant to work with him and write the cookbook, but she has no choice, and it turns out she's perfect for this particular job. She's pretty, young, intelligent, witty - she can stand her ground. But the really great aspect of her character is that she wins him over with her tender charm and penchant for perfection. Although she is not necessarily qualified to be his sidekick, so to speak, she meshes very well with him, and navigates around his flimsy demands like a pro. He is a man of many talents and can be agreeable when he chooses. His true colors surface and we see he is full of "childhood family insecurity" that he implies is why he is who he is. She helps him "embrace it" and in the end this is a gratifying and entertaining experience.
Hallmark, UP, Family have tried stories like this several times and I think this one succeeds where many have failed. This is a tale of a woman who writes a blog is hired to create a cookbook for a celebrity chef. The chef is moody and impatient - the usual stereotype for the lot of them (Gordon Ramsay and Bobby Flay come to mind). This woman is very reluctant to work with him and write the cookbook, but she has no choice, and it turns out she's perfect for this particular job. She's pretty, young, intelligent, witty - she can stand her ground. But the really great aspect of her character is that she wins him over with her tender charm and penchant for perfection. Although she is not necessarily qualified to be his sidekick, so to speak, she meshes very well with him, and navigates around his flimsy demands like a pro. He is a man of many talents and can be agreeable when he chooses. His true colors surface and we see he is full of "childhood family insecurity" that he implies is why he is who he is. She helps him "embrace it" and in the end this is a gratifying and entertaining experience.