Autumn Reeser (“The Wedding Veil”), Tyler Hynes (“An Unexpected Christmas”) and Academy Award® nominee, Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed) star in “Always Amore,” a new original premiering Sunday, April 3 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Giada De Laurentiis, globally revered celebrity chef, New York Times best-selling author, restauranteur and Emmy® Award-winning inimitable TV personality, is executive producer.
Elizabeth (Reeser) is working hard to keep her late husband Marco’s Italian restaurant, Il Cibo È Vita, afloat with the support of her mother-in-law Nonna (McCormack) and devoted staff.
She’s holding on to the recipes and styles established by Marco to honor his memory, but business continues to go downhill. Elizabeth is forced to work with Ben (Hynes), a “restaurant fixer” who has many new ideas to save money, enhance the décor and change the menu.
At first, Elizabeth resists change, but slowly begins to open herself to new ideas while teaching Ben about what makes Il Cibo È Vita so special. They seize the opportunity to enter their head chef into a cooking competition to revitalize interest in Il Cibo È Vita. All the while, Elizabeth rediscovers her passion for baking and might even open her heart to new love.
“Always Amore” is a Gastronomy Road Productions Ltd film. Giada De Laurentiis, Anne Fox, Dan Fox, Danielle Jackson, Allen Lewis, Bianca Versteeg, Orly Adelson and Harvey Kahn are executive producers. The movie is produced by Charles Cooper. Kevin Fair directed from a script by Julie Sherman Wolfe.
Airdate: Sunday April 3 at 8.00pm on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.