Simply Irresistible 1999

Directed by Mark Tarlov | Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Sean Patrick Flanery

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.