But the underlying warmth in Chbosky’s direction and Liz Maccie’s script papers over that, and you get a movie that feels like a nice ode to how food brings us together, and it’s the sense of community that can start to heal our grief.

Vince Vaughn, in this sincere dramedy, plays a man who opens a restaurant that aims to offer authentic flavors by employing Italian grandmothers.

The Netflix film, about a man who opens an Italian eatery to honor his grandmother, has a tasty premise but it is seriously undercooked.