Foodie movies

Yeah I've got movies on the mind today.

I'm a big fan of movies centered around food.

Chef, which came out in the last couple of years, is pretty darn good.

My favorite is probably Big Night though. There's a restaurant in New Brunswick which has a Big Night night every year, where they show the move, and then re-create the main meal of the movie. I went last year - lots of fun.

And I just saw Julie and Julia for the first time - great movie.

Any favorites out there?

Babette's Feast (also excellent for those interested in Protestant/Catholic cultural differences.)

Wonderful movie!

Look for Burnt with Bradley Cooper as a really crazy chef in search of stars. A little over the top but...

-Ron

Eat Drink Man Woman.

yes, I just read about that one. Came in under the radar I think.

rcarter31 said:

Look for Burnt with Bradley Cooper as a really crazy chef in search of stars. A little over the top but...

-Ron

"Like Water for Chocolate"

A great film!

Sumptuous!

annielou said:

"Like Water for Chocolate"

drummerboy said:

Yeah I've got movies on the mind today.

I'm a big fan of movies centered around food.

Chef, which came out in the last couple of years, is pretty darn good.


My favorite is probably Big Night though. There's a restaurant in New Brunswick which has a Big Night night every year, where they show the move, and then re-create the main meal of the movie. I went last year - lots of fun.

And I just saw Julie and Julia for the first time - great movie.

Any favorites out there?

Haven't seen Chef but loved the other two. What is the name of the New Brunswick place?

Catherine Lombardi's

http://www.catherinelombardi.com/sle/cl/

jimmurphy said:

drummerboy said:

Yeah I've got movies on the mind today.

I'm a big fan of movies centered around food.

Chef, which came out in the last couple of years, is pretty darn good.


My favorite is probably Big Night though. There's a restaurant in New Brunswick which has a Big Night night every year, where they show the move, and then re-create the main meal of the movie. I went last year - lots of fun.

And I just saw Julie and Julia for the first time - great movie.

Any favorites out there?

Haven't seen Chef but loved the other two. What is the name of the New Brunswick place?

Spanglish was a decent movie with foodie overtones.

Chocolat. Juliette Binoche and all time favorite Johnny.

Thanks!

drummerboy said:

Catherine Lombardi's


http://www.catherinelombardi.com/sle/cl/

jimmurphy said:

drummerboy said:

Yeah I've got movies on the mind today.

I'm a big fan of movies centered around food.

Chef, which came out in the last couple of years, is pretty darn good.


My favorite is probably Big Night though. There's a restaurant in New Brunswick which has a Big Night night every year, where they show the move, and then re-create the main meal of the movie. I went last year - lots of fun.

And I just saw Julie and Julia for the first time - great movie.

Any favorites out there?

Haven't seen Chef but loved the other two. What is the name of the New Brunswick place?

"Tampopo."

Yes - I've always meant to watch that. Or maybe I have. Is that the noodle house one?

DaveSchmidt said:

"Tampopo."

It is.

Well, then I need to see it again if all I can remember is noodle house.

Thinking about Tampopo immediately has my mouth watering.

Also, the doc Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

Diner

Eat Drink Man Woman

Chef

Tom Jones

Watermelon Man

Soylent Green

haha

Spoiler alert.

flimbro said:

Soylent Green

The Hundred-Foot Journey. Fluffier than a souffle, but: Helen Mirren.

Totally under the radar: The Trip -- Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, playing themselves, on a restaurant tour for a newspaper.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder and Johnnie Depp versions).

Spinning Plates.

Big fan of "Julia and Julia." Sweet, funny, great food and great insight in Julia Child and her husband.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

What about "Big Night"?

I mentioned that one in the OP. My favorite.

bettyd said:

What about "Big Night"?

the omelet scene from Big Night. The dialog in the beginning is in Italian, but that's all the dialog for the whole scene. What he says is "Are you hungry?" It might not seem so much standing alone, but as the closing scene for the movie, it's quite powerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerP7FRMWa8

ETA: Hey, why no embed?

documentary The Search For General Tso

ETA:  Another doc -- Fannie's Last Supper -- about Fannie Farmer and recreating a meal from her cookbook 

Peter Greenaway films use food themes quite often. "The Cook, The Thief, The wife and The Lover" has some very memorable scenes.

In a somewhat revolting way, so does "Zed and Two Noughts"

I recently saw an Italian film called "Mid-August Lunch" which was quite funny and sweet and was centered on a residential kitchen in a scenic Italian town.

drummerboy said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerP7FRMWa8

ETA: Hey, why no embed?

For some reason - it's working within a quote. But my guys will be debugging this again tomorrow.