KISS THE COOK
A bright, heartfelt romantic comedy about food, family, and love.
Should You Watch It?
If your family wants a gentle romantic comedy with beautiful visuals and an uplifting heart, KISS THE COOK is worth watching. Its story is simple, but the filmmaking is smooth and professional, and the vibrant use of color makes each scene aesthetically pleasing.
The film celebrates family, friendship, kindness, honesty, and standing up for what is right. Its romantic worldview emphasizes emotional love and following your heart, but the characters also learn to remain true to what they value rather than sacrificing everything for romance.
There is brief, light immorality involving lying and stealing, so parents may wish to use discernment with younger children. For a clean, engaging movie night, choose KISS THE COOK.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESFood blogger Kacey Cooke receives an opportunity to create her own cookbook and attract more attention to her blog. The problem is that she is better at sharing colorful recipes than preparing them.
To help her, the publishing company pairs Kacey with Gavin Sawyer, a young chef with his own cookbook ambitions. Kacey treasures her grandmother’s colorful recipes, while Gavin prefers simple, farm-fresh cooking. Their different visions—and the family values behind them—put their partnership to the test.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means KISS THE COOK succeeds as a light, entertaining romantic comedy. The production quality is aesthetically pleasing, with beautiful, vibrant scenery and excellent use of color. The filming and story execution are also well done.
The writing is a little simplistic, but the story is pure and heartfelt. It keeps viewers invested, entertained, and eager to discover how the story will end.
The Worldview
KISS THE COOK has a light secular Romantic worldview focused on emotional, romantic love and following your heart. The characters stay true to who they are and what they value rather than sacrificing important things for love. They find true love while remaining faithful to what they believe is true and learning more about themselves.
The film’s strongest qualities are its emphasis on family, friendship, kindness, honesty, and standing up for what is right. It also presents lying and stealing as negative behavior. Its focus is romantic rather than explicitly biblical, but its positive view of truthfulness, loyalty, and relationships aligns with Scripture’s call to “speak the truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Light Romantic worldview focuses on emotional love and following your heart, but characters stick to what they know is true such as family, kindness, friendship, honesty, standing up for what’s right, and not allowing lying or stealing
Foul Language
No foul language
Violence
No violence
Sex
No sex scenes or sexual immorality, just one kissing scene at the end
Nudity
No nudity
Alcohol Use
Glasses of wine at fancy restaurant dinners and toasting to something
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Light miscellaneous immorality such as some innocent lying between characters who have crushes on each other and stealing occurs when a food critic steals a recipe and story from lead male character’s recipe book.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Kacey and Gavin value the family members who inspired their cooking. What values have you received from your family, and how can you honor them?
Proverbs 1:8–9 · 2 Timothy 1:5The characters must learn to work together despite different ideas. How can kindness and humility help when people disagree?
Philippians 2:3–4 · Ephesians 4:2–3The film presents honesty as better than lying and stealing. Why does God care so deeply about truthfulness?
Ephesians 4:25 · Proverbs 12:22The characters remain true to what they believe is right. How can you follow your convictions without becoming stubborn or unkind?
Romans 12:2 · James 1:19–20The Final Word
KISS THE COOK is a beautiful, pure, and heartfelt romantic comedy. Its story is simple, but its emphasis on family, friendship, kindness, honesty, and doing what is right makes it a pleasant choice for a family movie night. WORTH THE TRIP.
