

Recipe for Love
2014-10-11 · 81 min · ★ 5.9
Lauren Hennessey has always loved to cook and is a proud perfectionist at her job at "Food & Entertainment Magazine's" test kitchen while she dreams of being able to finally afford culinary school in Paris. When her boss offers her a bonus if she agrees to ghostwrite the cookbook of a difficult celebrity chef, Lauren sees her dream becoming a reality as soon as she can tame the notorious bad boy chef in question, Dexter Durant. Slowly peeling back the layers of Dexter's tough-guy persona, she starts seeing a different, vulnerable side to this big-shot chef. Suddenly, their dueling culinary styles become the perfect complement in the kitchen and an attraction between them starts to boil over.
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- Directors
- Ron Oliver
- Production companies
- Lighthouse Pictures, Storybox Entertainment, Craig Anderson Productions, Hallmark Media
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Danielle PanabakerLauren Hennessey
Shawn RobertsDexter Durant
Pascale HuttonNan
Karen HolnessDenise
Nelson WongKenny
Laura SoltisGinny
Lori TrioloApril
Peter DeLuiseCooking Show Host
Patti AllanPrincipal Harris
Reese AlexanderHost #1
Kimberly CaldwellHost #2
Jane StantonCafetaria Lady
Richard Ian CoxCekebrity Judge #1
Chris GauthierCelebrity Judge #2
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