No Reservations
My Review:
No Reservations stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhardt, and Abigail Breslin. It’s based on the movie Mostly Martha, which I saw and loved years ago. Mostly Martha I think was a German movie, and starred Gerard Depardieu in Aaron Eckhardt’s part. This time Martha is named Kate, and she’s played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. Kate is a workaholic, a chef in a high pressure upscale restaurant. She’s intense – her work is her life. Until her sister dies and her niece comes to live with her. Of course this turns her life upside down, and she struggles to find that something within her to make it all good for this little girl. At just the same time as she feels out of control of things, in walks her new sous-chef, who is everything she’s not. He’s spontaneous, light-hearted, and a people person. The two challenge each other – and of course, sparks fly. Stir in some conflict, add a little comedy, and you’ve got a recipe for a really sweet date movie.

No Reservations
- -Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.