One Delicious Christmas

The hook on this dead fish of the movie is that Bobby Flay stars as a food critic. Talk about typecasting. CHOPPED it ain't.

Produced by the Food Network for which Flay is a major star with about 300 series all running at the same time, this tripe (stomach lining of an old cow) is a vanity production if ever there was one. Flay is a total embarrassment.

This one has the usual PC cast of 20-somethings, none of whom can act their way out of a paper bag (let alone a plastic one).

The "plot" has a girl inheriting a restaurant/inn and having to hire a chef to run the kitchen because she wants to keep the family traditions alive even though she's clueless.

Pass the tripe; hold the cheese!

An idyllic destination restaurant gets thrown for a loop when the owner loses her head chef right before Christmas -- their busiest season of the year! Soon, she discovers that a new chef -- and an unexpected romance -- may serve up the best holiday yet....

Even the official blurb can't make this vanity production for Bobby Flay from Food Network sound interesting. Plenty of ham is served up in this white bread production with the usual collection of terrible actors.

Raise your hand if you've ever heard of anyone else in this flaccid story that feels like a high school production out in the barn.

Don't gag on this turkey!

I suppose, the main problem for me , about this film is represented by Vanessa Marano who is far to be convincing in the role of Abby. A kind of crispation defines her performance who becomes a wood one.

Sure, in essence, the too easy , conventional, supperficial story , more pretext for introduce food and drinks is far to can seduce. But it is a sin of Hallmark films , so, not so awful.

Not last, the absence of chemistry between main actors.

A modest film obvious good intentioned , but difficult to taste it . Consolation - it is just the film for cooking shows fans . And, I suppose, not ignoring the nice work of Alex Mallari Jr. It is just enough for not be real dessapointed seeing it.

Abby Richmond (Vanessa Marano) runs her family's inn and restaurant. She gets a new hotshot chef Preston Weaver (Alex Mallari Jr.) from her investor. She is the obsessed manager forced to work with Preston who has all sorts of plans to update her traditional menu.

I don't know where this was shown. It's not quite Hallmark. I've always liked Marano. I don't know where Mallari has been. They need more heat. I thought the heat would come from battling over the menu, but that gets tamp down rather quickly. Bobby Flay has a minor role. There are lots of food although I thought they would do the high-end small portion stuff. This is a little bland.

A comforting & visually captivating romance movie between two people as they navigate balancing work-life and personal-life and moving to the next level with a Christmas deadline. Bobby Flay is on movie poster, but I overlooked the dish in the center of the movie posted. Food is an integral part of the movie, so and food channel fans should see enough dishes to pique their interest. No car chases for the action fans, No robots for the SyFy Fans, No dragons for the fantasy fan, etc.

The movie opens with upbeat music amid the hustle and bustle of a beautiful family-owned combination Inn / Restaurant establishment. My movie knowledge is limited but I loved the sets and visuals, so will do my best to give two callouts using some restaurant lingo for fun. For setups, The (set decorator) Mike McGrath did an amazing job of making the background perfect for each scene. For plating skills, (Visual FX) PurpleDog Post Production made the movie visually stunning to watch, and this was viewed using Discovery+ on my laptop computer.

There were many dishes and a few drinks mentioned throughout the movie. Without giving to much away, I thought I would mention one drink. I am always on the lookout for (Big-8 Allergen) friendly options, so I wanted to mention the Smokey Apple Cider Margarita at 1:24:26.

I enjoyed the tranquil flow of this movie, and the Christmas vibe. Romance movies are not my niche, but the peaceful cadence of the movie relaxed me and the Food fascinated me.