Roku and Jaggi Entertainment have kicked off production in New South Wales on romantic comedy \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss,\u201d set to star Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and Tim Robards.<\/p>\n
Set in the Tuscan countryside, \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d follows Lauren Navarro (Bailon-Houghton), an American marketing executive tasked with revamping a family-run pasta sauce brand. While consulting with the family, she meets Mason (Robards), an ex-commercial chef with \u201cuncompromising values and an irresistible charm.\u201d<\/p>\n
More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re so excited to kick off production on \u2018Chef\u2019s Kiss,\u2019 a romantic comedy that features what our audiences already love \u2014 stories full of heart, humor and connection,\u201d scripted content lead at Roku Originals Morgan Pichinson said. \u201cOur viewers devour rom-coms, especially during moments that matter to them, and we can\u2019t wait to bring them a new love story to savour just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cCheetah Girls\u201d star will executive produce the film, set to premiere in February. \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d will also feature Dina Panozzo as Francesca Russo, the fiery matriarch of the pasta sauce dynasty; Julia Vosnakis as Isabella and Nat Buchanan as Maddie.<\/p>\n Tim Robards and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton in \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d (Credit: Roku)<\/p>\n Steve Jaggi and Kylie Mascord will produce for Roku Originals, while Morgan Pichinson and Sabrina Lyall will oversee \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d on behalf of Roku. The project will be the latest in Roku\u2019s slate of original rom-coms, joining \u201cThis Time Next Year,\u201d \u201cMerry Little Mystery,\u201d \u201cJingle Bell Love\u201d and \u201cJingle Bell Wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRomance has always been at the heart of what we do,\u201d Jaggi said. \u201c\u2018Chef\u2019s Kiss\u2019 reflects our ongoing commitment to producing engaging, internationally appealing romance films, and we\u2019re thrilled to be doing so in collaboration with Roku.\u201d<\/p>\n Adrienne Bailon-Houghton in \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d (Credit: Roku)<\/p>\n First look images, exclusively obtained by TheWrap, feature Bailon-Houghton and Robards taste-testing in the kitchen and exploring the romantic scenery in Tuscany. \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d was shot in Sydney, Australia, and the surrounding area, doubling for Italy. The feature will be available to stream on The Roku Channel in the U.S. this February.<\/p>\n The post Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Leads \u2018Chef\u2019s Kiss\u2019 Rom-Com in First Look at Roku Film | Exclusive<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Roku and Jaggi Entertainment have kicked off production in New South Wales on romantic comedy \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss,\u201d set to star Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and Tim Robards. Set in the Tuscan countryside, \u201cChef\u2019s Kiss\u201d follows Lauren Navarro (Bailon-Houghton), an American marketing executive tasked with revamping a family-run pasta sauce brand. While consulting with the family, she meets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2072361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[388532,388533,331647,328986,388534,388531],"class_list":["post-2072360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-adrienne-bailon-houghton","tag-bailon-houghton","tag-roku","tag-roku-channel","tag-roku-originals-morgan-pichinson","tag-tim-robards"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Adrienne-Bailon-Houghton-Leads-\u2018Chefs-Kiss-Rom-Com-in-First-Look-at.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2072362,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072360\/revisions\/2072362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2072361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/div>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/div>\n