Miss going out for dinner? We've got the perfect rom-com for you.
Hi friend! I don’t know about you, but I miss going to a hip new restaurant with a group of friends and devouring a delicious meal. Depending on where you live, it may not be safe to while away the hours with fun conversation and unforgettable food. We may have mastered our corn bread baking skills, but our apartment is pretty far from a Michelin star.
We can’t serve you a bottle of wine and read you the specials, but we have the next best thing. This week all of our Meet Cutes are for foodies: from the amateur chefs to the professional restauranteurs. Maybe this batch of freshly baked rom-coms will inspire your next meal!
🥘 Meet Cute Presents 🍜
After meeting at the farmers’ market, a Colorado yogi helps a college senior loosen up.
Find out if dumpster-diving will be a dealbreaker for Kate in Peaches.
Gisela and Connor fight over the last pack of Halloumi. Did we write a rom-com based on how much we love Trader Joe's? Yes. Yes we did.
Hold on tight and listen to Fearless Flyer.
A busser at a high-end restaurant tries to convince a food critic that he’s got the right recipe for love.
See if he can impress his hot date with a home-cooked meal in Playing Chef.
Heat rises between a baker and a food writer at the Brooklyn Farmers' Market.
Will Nick give Celeste a five-star review? Find out in Bread Alone.
Still craving a yummy romance? Listen to our full playlist of Meet Cutes for Foodies on Spotify!
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We’re planning our next series of IRL Meet Cutes based on actual couples. If you think your relationship would make a great rom-com, submit your story here. We’ll follow up if you’re a great fit.
✏️ Writer’s Spotlight: Ryan Haney & Betsy Kenney 📓
What inspired your Meet Cute, “Bread Alone”?
There is definitely a little bit of "You've Got Mail" in there—small business owner, secret identities, conflicting professional interests, etc. But we wrote this story a few weeks into quarantine, so I think our biggest inspiration was imagining people leaving their apartments and gathering in large groups.
What was it like to write a rom-com for audio that couldn't be more than 15 minutes long?
Writing a 15 minute rom-com makes you get laser-focused on the story. We're both comedians, so our instinct is to write 15 pages of jokes. But then we'd be like "Oh crap! The characters!"
What’s your favorite rom-com?
Does 'Mamma Mia' count as a rom-com? If so, our answer is technically 'Mamma Mia 2' since Betsy never saw the first 'Mamma Mia.'
Learn more about Betsy on Instagram at @bkenney, and Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_haney.
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