Hallmark Cafe

Today in the Hallmark Cafe we welcome Muse Entertainment, USA President and Executive Producer Joel S. Rice along with Muse Producer Michael Barbuto. They serve up helpings of the movies we all love and just what it takes to get the great Hallmark recipes perfect, every time! Your table is ready!

We continue our look at season two of The Way Home with the second episode of the season, Hanging By A Moment. Grab a coffee and find a table, the pond is calling!

We take a break from our usual menu and devote this episode to the first episode of season two of The Way Home. If you are watching this series you are probably just as captivated with the continuing story as we are. Your table is always ready at The Hallmark Cafe!

Actor Mark Brandon has appeared in nearly thirty Hallmark movies and series episodes. But acting was not his first career choice. We invited him to a late lunch here at the Cafe, where we serve up some appropriately spiced firehouse chili and talk about his extensive career. Your table is ready!

We serve up another "Mystery Meet" movie for our main course with, "True Justice: Family Ties," a new ensemble mystery making an impressive debut. For dessert, we travel to Scotland to be part of "A Scottish Love Scheme." This bittersweet movie will leave you wanting to pack a bag and head for the Scottish Highlands this summer! Your table is ready!

Join Michael and Dianne as they each present their top 12 Christmas movie menus in this special Christmas movie wrap up edition of The Hallmark Cafe. Have you made your list yet? As always, your table is ready!

We wrap up the Christmas movie season with two fun movies on the menu. "Rescuing Christmas" finds Rachael Leigh Cook scrooging up Christmas and then trying to fix it with the help of Sam Page in this hilarious main course. For dessert, Katie Findlay and Evan Roderick turn a running list of romance into Christmas magic in "Sealed With a List." Welcome in, your Christmas table is...

In the Cafe today we feature two Christmas movies directed by noted Canadian director Anne Wheeler. Our main course features a movie inspired by the country song, Heaven Down Here by Mickey Guyton. The movie tells the story of strangers waiting out a snow storm together in a diner and the miracle that changes their lives. For dessert, Friends & Family Christmas finds two sets of match making p...

Hallmark has created two delectable holiday movies that we serve up in this episode of The Hallmark Cafe. Both feature excellent ensemble casts whose holiday celebrations will have you asking for seconds! We've saved an extra place at the table for you, welcome to the Cafe!

It’s time for one last getaway before Christmas with, “My Norwegian Holiday.” Rhiannon Fish finds more than she signed up for as she takes an unexpected trip to Bergen, Norway for Christmas. Then we join Kimberley Sustad as she meets a new man in a way she'll never forget in "To All a Good Night". Christmas is almost here and your favorite holiday table awaits. Welcome to the Cafe!

A.K. Benninghofen, who plays super fan Margaret in the recent ratings giant "A Biltmore Christmas", stops by to talk about the character and about returning to acting from a near twenty year break. We'll find out what it was like to make a movie at the iconic Biltmore and working with the her amazing co-stars. Be prepared to be inspired in the Hallmark cafe today, your table is ready...

Award-winning composer Jerome Leroy joins us in the cafe to talk about his music scores for three recent Hallmark movies, "A Paris Proposal," "A Very Venice Romance" and "Joyeux Noel." He shares how he created these romantic and musically authentic scores by playing selections from each movie. To top it off, Jerome recounts how he got the job of conducting the studio...

On this episode, a van full of strangers find themselves on a Holiday Road in search of the true meaning of family, friendship and Christmas. The road has plenty of laughs and tears along the way but there's still room for you in the van. For dessert, we travel to London where love blooms for two strangers who find themselves caught up in a shared family event that takes them by surprise in, C...

Today in the Cafe we serve up two recent Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Christmas delights that truly capture the spirit of the holidays. A World Record Christmas will have you cheering on the young hero of this movie as he takes on a Guinness World Record and My Christmas Guide will remind us how love can overcome our toughest challenges. Welcome, your table ready!

In this episode, we escape to the Hollywood of old in a classic time travel romance with Kristoffer Polaha and Bethany Joy Lenz. A Biltmore Christmas unfolds at the beautiful Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. For dessert, we meet Santa's son as he bungles his first night on the job in Catch Me if You Claus. Luke Macfarlane and Italia Ricci deliver the laughs in this new Christmas h...

Merry Thanksgiving from The Hallmark Cafe! In this episode, we travel to Scotland, where Michael visits his roots, for A Merry Scottish Christmas. Lacey Chabert is paired with one time co-star Scott Wolf in a story of royalty and romance in Scotland. The story takes pace in a Scottish castle where the pipes are gently calling (and we're not talking about the hundreds of years old plumbing) Thr...

Director Jeff Beesley is one of our favorite Hallmark directors. On this edition of the Hallmark Cafe, we talk about his early inspiration to be a film director and how his work in Canadian television led to his teaming up with Hallmark. We explore audience favorites such as, Love Strikes Twice, A Kiss Before Christmas, Holiday Date, Made For Each Other, The Santa Summit and more. Along the way we...

On this episode we travel to Germany for a A Heidelberg Holiday then make a stop on the way home in Nova Scotia for visit to Christmas Island. We are wracking up the frequent flyer miles on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe and we've got a seat at the table just for you.

On the menu this week we find out what the titles of both of these unique Hallmark movies mean. Tyler Hynes plays a pescatarian with a choice to make in, "Never Been Chris'd" and Hunter King finds out how many Santa suits it takes to find her soul mate in, "The Santa Summit." It's all in the cafe this week. Welcome, your table is ready! Be sure to find us on instagram a...

We continue serving up our thoughts on this years offering of Christmas movies from Hallmark. Our main course today features a visit to Connecticut to discover what a Mystic Christmas is all about. For dessert, we travel to France to unravel a Christmas mystery with all the trimmings in Joyeux Noel. Welcome in, your Christmas table is ready!

In the Cafe this time we have a delectable conversation with the writer of "Checkin' it Twice", Steve Beauregard. We uncover the secret recipe by a first time Hallmark writer and discover how he was able to turn his first submission into a success! We also have a lot of laughs along the way! Join us!

We welcome you back to the Hallmark Cafe for season two with two movies from the first weekend of the 2023 'Countdown to Christmas' on Hallmark. Will Kevin McGarry and Kim Matula get their debit cards back in Checkin' it Twice? And will the stars align for Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ryan Paevey in Under The Christmas Sky? As always, your table is ready!

In the cafe this week, we take a Field Day with Rachel Boston, Benjamin Ayres and cast as we close out the orginal fall movies on The Hallmark Channel. For dessert, we head over to Hallmark Movies and Mysteries for Curious Caterer: Final Vows, the third installment in the series. Your table is ready!

Join Michael and Dianne as they serve up another mystery meet in the cafe with the latest Hannah Swenson Mystery, A Zest For Death. For dessert, it's 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost where a realtor and a ghost team up for a one of a kind open house of spooks and laughs, Hallmark style. Your table is ready, if you dare!

On this weeks podcast, we travel to Venice, Italy with A Very Venice Romance serving as our main course. This movie has all the ingredients in place for love to blossom. Then we travel to New York City to experience Love at First Dance for dessert. Join us, your table is ready!