A woman inherits her mother's failing restaurant, if not her culinary talents. However, with the help of a magic crab, she turns the business's fortunes around and wins the heart of a department store executive who is struggling to resist her charms. Romantic comedy, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery and Patricia Clarkson.

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.