Love's Kitchen (originally titled No Ordinary Trifle) is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Michelle Ryan, and featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in his first acting role.

After his wife is killed in a car accident caused by her unsafe habit of using her mobile while driving, chef Rob Haley (Dougray Scott) is left grief-stricken.

Rob buys the pub his wife meant for their restaurant three years ago, and he relocates to the countryside with his daughter Michelle and some loyal members of his staff (Loz, Ingo and Shauna).

Then, as the crew are doing a little renovating, local homeowner Livingston and James Forester pass by, both slightly threatening, both mentioning Kate.

On the opening day of the restaurant, American food critic Kate Templeton (Claire Forlani) arrives, narrowly missing Michelle with her jeep, resulting in an argument with Rob.

After Rob and Kate almost kiss, he gets motivated to say farewell to Françoise, watching the sunset and dispersing her ashes with a glass of red wine.

Guy's visit results in an excellent report and ongoing success for the restaurant under Rob and Kate, who reconcile.

[3] Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani were cast opposite each other, although in real life they were husband and wife.

[4] Hacking pursued Gordon Ramsay for a role in the film for some time, but decided not to go through his agents and approached him directly.

[9] Following release, the film garnered a 19% approval rating from 16 critics on the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.

[15] The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the film as "abysmal", and in particular thought that Gordon Ramsay was "excruciating".