A Taste of Romance (2012)
FamilyRomanceDramaComedyTV Movie
Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, 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 and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?
Director:
Lee Rose
Writer:
Jennifer Notas Shapiro
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Teri Polo as Sara Westbrook |
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James Patrick Stuart as Gill Callahan |
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Bailee Madison as Hannah Callahan |
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Alexander Bedria as Officer Ramirez |
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Jack Conley as Chief |
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Ashley Cusato as Jane |
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Simone Missick as Elise |
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Amandla Stenberg as Taylor |
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Peggy Dunne as Customer #2 |
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Dana Foist as Customer #4 |
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Mercy Malick as News Producer |
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Veronica Parks as Hot Date |
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Rockmond Dunbar as Danny Marsh |
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Jonathan Nail as Customer #1 |
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Amy Cale Peterson as Customer #3 |
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Derek Ray as Michael |
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Romy Rosemont as Patsy Danvers |
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Erica Shaffer as Nora Smithson |
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Charles Shaughnessy as Redman Rove |
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Jamie Renée Smith as Beth |
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Reasha Honaker as Kate Callahan (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lee Rose | Director |
| Production | Lincoln Lageson | Producer |
| Writing | Jennifer Notas Shapiro | Screenplay |
| Directing | Dora Hopkins | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Evan Laughlin | Story |
| Production | Larry Levinson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amanda Phillips | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Randy Pope | Co-Executive Producer |
| Camera | Maximo Munzi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nathan Furst | Music |
| Editing | Jennifer Jean Cacavas | Editor |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Production | Amy Reece | Casting |
| Lighting | Fernando Morales Jr. | Gaffer |
| Crew | Heidi Moneymaker | Stunts |