“Welcome To Mama’s” (** out of four) was a treacly confection about a determined career woman (Melanie Scofano) who finds she inherits an Italian restaurant from a famous chef (Lorraine Bracco) and hires a blacklisted master chef (Daniel di Tomasso) looking for a second chance and soon finds that the sparks of love start to fly. Shimmering cinematography and lots of delicious-looking food to be sure but it’s made with an awful lot of flour and sugar and empty calories. Restaurant owners/food lovers might savor this more but even they’d likely be best re-watching “Big Night”, “Chef”, or “Like Water For Chocolate.”

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