Hallmark 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!

It's a late night at the Cafe as we head to Ireland for the debut of a new series, Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major. Tamera Mowry-Housley plays a music teacher who teams up with a ghost, played by Risteard Cooper, to solve a double murder from the past. Then we head for a retreat in the mountains where Emilie Ullerup and Peter Mooney must get lost to find love in Retreat to You.

We take a look at the 2023 Hallmark Christmas movie list and make our predictions on which movies will make the menu. Your Christmas table is ready!

On the menu of this week's Hallmark Cafe, we present two outstanding movies from the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel. For the Main Course, "Guiding Emily" features an amazing performance from Sarah Drew as a woman who loses her sight and the canine companion who was born to guide her back to a meaningful life. Dessert brings us "Presence of Love" and stars Hallmark Ca...

Join us as we fall back to a couple of Hallmark autumn classics. We go back to college in Love, Of Course and lose our memory in Falling For Vermont. We talk corn mazes and amnesia and wonder why a cup of coffee is called a cup of Joe. Join us in the cafe, your table is ready!

Today on The Hallmark Cafe we celebrate another movie starring Alexa and Carlos PenaVega and head to Napa Valley to help save a winery with Denise Boutte and Colin Lawrence. Your table is ready!

Today in The Hallmark Cafe we visit Big Sky River, Montana in two movies featured on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel starring Kavan Smith and Emmanuelle Vaugier. Your table is ready!

Join us for the first of three audio excursions to Chesapeake Shores. This Hallmark Channel family drama ran for six seasons and featured an all star cast, including Treat Williams and Dianne Ladd. We share the story arcs of seasons one and two, talk about the actors and the characters they play and share some of the music from this innovative series. Welcome to the cafe, your table is ready!

On this edition of The Hallmark Cafe, we take a look at a fantastic new Hallmark Christmas in July offering, Take Me Back to Christmas. For dessert, we look back at a road trip movie from 2020, Cross Country Christmas. Join us, your table is ready!

Michael and Dianne discuss the series that started it all for Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, Garage Sale Mysteries. Cast changes and cancellation are part of the story but this excellent series is worth seeking out for murder mystery fans looking for the ultimate cozy mystery.

Join Michael and Dianne as they choose their favorite wedding movies from June. Your table is ready!