A 1999 American Romantic Comedy directed by Mark Tarlov that has a terrible chef (Sarah Michelle Gellar) getting a magical crab that gives her better cooking skills and leads her to a man (Sean Patrick Flanery).
The movie also stars Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Christopher Durang, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Betty Buckley, Amanda Peet, and Gabriel Macht.
It was released on February 5, 1999.
Tropes for the film:
- Bilingual Backfire: Amanda Shelton (Gellar) runs a small restaurant in New York. She's given a chance to step in and replace a celebrity chef at a brand new, big money restaurant. That celebrity chef's staff pretty much hold her in contempt. The sous chef, who probably expected as the "second in command" of the restaurant to step into the top spot when the celebrity left, says loudly and in French, "The truffles are probably wasted on her!". Later in the film, this trope is brought back into play as Shelton issues her orders for the night and begins with, "You... the one who thinks I don't know how to speak French... you're in charge of the truffles. That way I won't waste them.".
- Love Floats: Amanda and Tom begin to float uncontrollably while in a passionate embrace. As this is a romantic comedy, it is Played for Laughs, however, as Sean bumps his head on the ceiling, alerting the two to their floating state.
- Rom Com Job: She's a chef.
