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We continue our journey through the 2026 Countdown to Christmas offerings with two different takes on the holidays. A Season of Promises is packed with both tears and laughs in what instantly has become our favorite holiday movie of the years so far. This one is a must see. The mood is lighter in Holiday Unplugged with a family taking a break from their electronic devices for Christmas. Join at the table to choose your favorite!

It's a three course feast in The Hallmark Cafe this week! We love a movie with a sweet Christmas dinner story and Who's Coming For Dinner? is just that. A Danish Christmas also has some very edible Christmas treats plus beautiful Copenhagen all decked out for the holidays. Adopting St. Nick is a heartwarming and fun take on Father Christmas that we simply couldn't resist. Join us at the table, we've got plenty of room!

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We continue serving up selections from the 2026 Hallmark Countdown to Christmas calendar with two movies that we think go together perfectly. "Forgotten Holiday" teams Daniel Lissing with Janel Parrish in a movie where a couple gets a second chance to find love. "What if Christmas" orchestrates a new beginning for Lori Loughlin and Tom Cavanagh where a shift of time brings the best gift of all. Your table is always ready in The Hallmark Cafe!

We begin this year's Countdown to Christmas with the first three movies of the season: 'Tis the Season for Setups, Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story and, Mr. & Mrs. Christmas. Join us, there's plenty of room at our holiday table!

We round out this years fall movies with a quick look at Pumpkin Regatta Romance, A Knight to Remember, and The Spirit of Halloween. Which one of these was your favorite?

We are on Vancouver Island continuing our visit to British Columbia with our preview of the 2026 Countdown to Christmas movies. There’s a little bit of something for everyone in this year’s lineup. Join us at the table for all the details!

We are on location in beautiful Fort Langley, British Columbia to take a look at two movies recently made in this Hallmark friendly town. "Murder Takes the Stage" marks the return of Lori Loughlin and the original cast to the fan favorite series, Garage Sale Mysteries. "Falling into Place" is a cozy romance in the classic Hallmark style which was also enhanced by Fort Langley's one of a kind locations. As a bonus, catch the video version of this episode on our You Tube Channel with our exclusive location footage !

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We wrap up our impressions of the mini-series, "Paris is Always a Good Idea" with a combined look at episodes five and six. This series should be on everyone's menu. Then we join Ashley Williams and Niall Matter for some fun with Shakespeare in "Much About Love." Your table is ready for travel, romance, and laughs here at The Hallmark Cafe!

Chelsea returns to Paris where Jason Knightly is waiting for her to make their all important presentation. But will this unlikely collaboration lead to more in this appropriately titled episode, "Knightly." We then head down under where Daniel Lissing and Rhiannon Fish embark on an unexpected cruise to love in "Aussie at Heart." Your table is always ready here at The Hallmark Cafe!

We're back with a main course and a dessert on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe. Kimberley Sustad and Jesse Metcalfe bring on the summer fun with the music turned up high in "Absolutely Devoted to You." We then head back to Paris for dessert with another episode of "Paris is Always a Good Idea" where we find Lacey Chabert still visiting her past in search of her future. Your sunny sidewalk table is waiting for you on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

Chelsea and Annabelle are off to Ireland to see if the sheer magic Chelsea found with Colin ten years ago is still alive. Meanwhile, back in Paris, Jason discovers that the two sisters have flown off to Ireland. What will his next move be and will Chelsea answer his texts? Your table is ready on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We are all in on this new limited series shown exclusively on Hallmark Plus starring Lacey Chabert. Episode One establishes the story and the characters and wastes no time traveling to Paris to begin the adventure. Picture yourself at an outdoor table taking in the Paris scenery on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We wind up our look at this Spring's Hallmark movies with "The Love Heist" starring Lyndsy Fonseca and Peter Porte and "The Greek Aisle" with Nikki DeLoach and Apostolis Totsikas. Your table is ready!

We are catching up on some of the Hallmark spring movies with "A Castle of Our Own" featuring Brennan Elliot and Erica Serra and the latest installment of the Haunted Harmony Mystery Series, "Key to the Castle. Welcome back to The Hallmark Cafe, your table is ready!

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We are serving up the much anticipated series finale of The Way Home. We toss around a few left over theories along with our lingering questions while we review the answers the final episode reveals. What are your unanswered questions? Your reserved table is ready here at The Hallmark Cafe!

In honor of the series finale of The Way Home, we are serving up the sixth episode of The Hallmark Cafe where we talked about the first episode of The Way Home. It's been an amazing journey for Hallmark viewers and we have been glad to be there for every episode. As a bonus, we include a review of one of our favorite Hallmark movies, "Rip in Time." Bon appétit!

Join us as we discuss this very eventful penultimate episode of The Way Home. Threads are coming together as we prepare for the season and series finale and we explore them all. Your table is ready for this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

Things are heating up as we draw closer to the series finale of The Way Home. Some answers are revealed while some very important questions remain unanswered. But that's what makes this series so much fun. Join us in The Hallmark Cafe as we try to connect the past with the present and toss around our ideas as to what exactly is going on!

We're back in the pond for a journey back to 1925 to find out what happened to Elliot after last episode's dramatic conclusion. Meanwhile, Alice finds herself back in 1979 for a New Year's Eve party to ring in the 1980's. Del struggles with her feelings for Sam and Jacob courts Abby with mixed emotions. You're table is ready, so join us in The Hallmark Cafe!

The end of the series is in sight but the surprises keep on coming. In this episode, Alice stays on dry land in the present while Kat and Elliot go back to the 1920's to rescue Tess. But does she even want to be rescued? We meet the now older Tess and the plot twists begin. Join us at the table as we try to figure it all out on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We're back in the Cafe and catching up on more springtime offerings from Hallmark. "All's Fair in Love & Mahjong" presents the popular game as an introduction to love for stars Fiona Gubelmann and Paul Campbell. "Best Served Cold" is the latest Hannah Swenson Mystery that we warmed up to right from the start. Welcome in, your table is ready!

We are half-way through the final season of this original Hallmark series and the clues keep on coming. Kat takes Nick back to the 1920's in search of Tessa while Alice and Elliot find themselves in 1979 at the Landry farm for some heartbreaking news. Meanwhile, we toss around some new theories and wonder where this is all going. Join us at the table where the past is present on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We wrap up season one of "Hope Valley:1874" with a couple of eventful episodes that further establish the intentions of our main characters all the while leading up to a classic cliff hanger. With the announcement of a season two in the works, we'll be back in Hope Valley next year to continue the adventure. Your table is always ready in The Hallmark Cafe!

This one's titled "We've Got Tonight," and what a night it is! More clues are presented by our characters and we toss some of our own in as well. Of course, ours are probably far from accurate, but who knows? Join us at the table to hear what we've come up with!

We're excited to have two great movies to share with you! "Kentucky Roses" is set in the exciting world of The Kentucky Derby and "I'll Be Seeing You" takes us on the ultimate Hallmark road trip. You're table is set and ready!

This episode is aptly titled, "Dust in the Wind" and it doesn't disappoint. The elusive Griffin arrives in the past and we formally meet Tessa. Kat and Elliot attempt to get away for a few days but the pond calls and we're off to the 20's with Kat and the 70's with Alice. What does it all mean? Join us at the table to hash it all out on this dusty edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

Episode Two of the final season of this amazing series finds us bouncing back and forth between the present, the nineteen twenties, and the nineteen seventies. The search is on for Elliot's time jumping mother with both Kat and Alice keeping the pond busy in the pursuit. Join us at the table as we try to make sense of it all right here in The Hallmark Cafe!

We continue our visit to Hope Valley and this exclusive Hallmark Plus series with episodes five and six. From lost kids and a lost combination to flooded fields and a land dispute, the frontier is a busy place. There's no waiting and your table is ready on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe.

The Way Home is back for a fourth and final season and there is no shortage of plot in this first episode. We hit the high points of the episode and offer our usual guesses about where the story goes from here. Join us at the table to find out if you're thinking what we're thinking!

We continue our look at the Hallmark Plus series, "Hope Valley: 1874" with episodes Three and Four. We then head for the closest gazebo and a town with a mysterious reappearing piano in, "A Little Park Music." It's mud and mystery on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

"Hope Valley, 1874" is the new Hallmark Plus prequel to the enduring "When Calls the Heart." We look at the first two episodes from the unique location of an authentic 1800's cabin in Texas. Also on the menu is the charming, "Two for Tee" starring Janel Parrish and Chris McNally. Grab a cup and join us at the table!

We return with a new Nelly Knows Mysteries installment, "All Manners of Murder." We also talk about the new shows coming to Hallmark including the "When Calls the Heart" prequel, "Hope Valley, 1874" and the new Lacey Chabert limited series, "Paris is Always a Good Idea." As promised, your table is ready!

We're back in The Hallmark Cafe with two new Hallmark "Lovuary" movies. First, we take a subway to love with Kim Matula and Aaron O'Connell in, "The Way to You." We continue our journey with a field trip to Carbondale, Illinois to catch the solar eclipse with Sarah Drew and Matt Long in, "The Stars Between Us." Join us at the table where the subject is love by chance on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

We wrap up Winter Escape 2026 with the final three movies. "Missing the Boat" does not disappoint with Emilie Ullerup and Kristoffer Polaha missing their cruise ship ride but finding love on the run. "Caught by Love" teams Rachael Leigh Cook with Luke MacFarlane in sunny Malta with a mystery to solve. We wrap up our adventures looking for "Love on the Amazon." Its's an international feast on this week's edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

It's time for a Winter Escape with two new Hallmark movies. "Lost in Paradise" finds Lacey Chabert and Ian Harding waiting to be rescued from a beautiful tropical Island while at the same time getting to know each other in true Hallmark style. "A Melbourne Match" finds Mallory Jansen heading down under for adventure and romance in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia. Join us for some fine international movie dining on this edition of The Hallmark Cafe!

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For our final podcast for 2025, we invited Executive Producers and screen writers Erin Rodman and Davah Avena of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" to take us behind the scenes of this excellent original series. We deep dive into the development and realization of the series and get some first hand insight into the characters and the actors who played them. Join us at the table for our 2025 closer!

Countdown to Christmas 2025 is officially over so we present our annual baker's dozen of our favorite movies from this years selections. That's thirteen of this years movies that made the final menu here in The Hallmark Cafe. Are you ready to compare yours with ours? Join us, your table is ready!

We wrap up Countdown to Christmas 2025 with two menu pleasers. In the "The Christmas Baby," Ali Liebert and Katherine Barrell receive an unexpected gift that changes their lives forever. And the finale of "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" does not disappoint with laughs and tears that left us wanting more of this unique series. Join us at our special Hallmark Cafe holiday table!

On this edition of The Hallmark Cafe we book "A Suite Holiday Romance," a classic Christmas love story starring Jessy Schram and Dominic Sherwood. Then we check out the limited series "Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas" starring Mae Whitman, Julian Morris, Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell. Join us, your table is ready!

The busy season continues with "Single on the 25th" and "Oy to the World." Both movies easily made the menu this week. We also wrap up our thoughts on "Finding Mr. Christmas" and "Baked With Love." Another fantastic week in the cafe. Join us!