From Academy Award - nominated director Scott Hicks and Academy Award-
nominated producer Kerry Heysen comes the romantic drama "
No Reservations".
A master chef, Kate (CATHERINE ZETA-JONES) lives her life like she
runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan—with
a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone
around her. With breathtaking
precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds
of meals, preparing delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish
to absolute perfection.
Kate’s perfectionist nature is put to the test when a brash new sous-chef
joins her staff, the high-spirited and freewheeling Nick (AARON ECKHART).
A rising culinary star himself, Nick favors opera while working
and loves to make everyone around him laugh.
His casual approach to both life and cuisine couldn’t be more
different from Kate’s, yet the chemistry between them is undeniable…as
is the discord, like forks clanging off a granite countertop.
It might be easier to deal with this turbulence at work if Kate wasn’t
already off-balance at home, struggling to connect with her nine-year-old
niece, Zoe (ABIGAIL BRESLIN), who has recently—and very unexpectedly—come
to live with her. A bright,
perceptive child, more comfortable with fish sticks than foie gras,
Zoe is clearly out of place in Kate’s routine but Kate is determined
to make a home for her…just as soon as she figures out how.
If she wants to forge a real
bond with Zoe, find happiness with Nick and rediscover her appetite
for life, Kate will have to try something bold and new, and learn to
express herself outside the realm of her kitchen.