Searching for Movie Title about a Young Chef and his Roommate

Looking for the title of the movie (late 1990s?) with this plot summary:
A young male chef/cook has a female roommate. He is offered a job by some rich woman to host a cooking instructional show, but is taken advantage of. I believe that a romantic interest starts between him and the rich woman, but that causes strain with him and the roommate who probably should be romantically involved. The roommate is a smoker. He uses the line “The first taste is with the eyes” in the movie.