Master chef Kate Armstrong (Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones) lives her life like she runs her kitchen at a trendy Manhattan eatery—with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. Kate’s perfectionist nature is put to the test when she “inherits” her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin), while contending with a brash new sous-chef who joins her staff. High-spirited and freewheeling, Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart) couldn’t be more different from Kate, yet the chemistry between them is undeniable.

The romantic drama is directed by Scott Hicks (Oscar nominee for “Shine”), from a screenplay by Carol Fuchs, and produced by Kerry Heysen (“Hearts in Atlantis”) and Sergio Agüero (Spain’s Goya Award-nominated “Princesas”).  Susan Cartsonis (“What Women Want”) and Bruce Berman (“Happy Feet,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) serve as executive producers.  Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda (“In Her Shoes”) is co-producer.  Oscar nominee Stuart Dryburgh (“The Piano”) is the director of photography; Barbara Ling (“Hearts in Atlantis”), the production designer; and Oscar nominee Pip Karmel (“Shine”), the editor.  Music is by Philip Glass (Oscar nominee for “The Hours,” “Kundun” and “Notes on a Scandal”).  Costumes are by Melissa Toth (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”).  “No Reservations” is based on the screenplay “Mostly Martha,” by Sandra Nettelbeck, produced by Christoph Freidel and Karl Baumgärtner. 

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