Mary Gross
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In the markedly lighthearted eighth outing (after The Grilling Season, 1997), Aspen Meadows, Colo., caterer Goldy Schulz is ousted from her kitchen. Bilked, like many other residents, by local contractor Gerald Eliot, her workplace in a shambles, she agrees to help her old teacher, Chef Andre, as he caters a Christmas catalogue fashion shoot. On the way home from the acrimonious set, she stops by to visit her friend Cameron Burr, whose house has also...
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Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have informed his son, Charlie, that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and...
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The secret of my success: a mail room boy tries to climb the corporate ladder by posing as an executive.
For love or money: A concierge finds trouble when he falls in love with the mistress of one of his financial backers.
The hard way: A movie star and a hard-boiled detective join forces to find a killer.
Career opportunities: A small-town hustler is locked inside a store with a beautiful, wealthy woman.
Casual sex?: Two women embark on a quest...
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