“Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest.”
Overview
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
Directed by Mark Tarlov
Written by Judith Roberts
Produced by Jon Amiel, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $4.4M
About Simply Irresistible
Simply Irresistible is a comedy, romance film released in 1999 exploring themes of department store, restaurant, love, crab, chef, irresistible. Directed by Mark Tarlov, it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Dylan Baker. After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.