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Paul Newman is the Chiefs player/coach in Slap Shot where Dave Hanson (one of the loony Hanson bros)prefers a grape or an orange. Ice hockey gone mad. (I thank my son for this info ) .....one good reason to breed

'a leg or a breast' ....Grace Kelly to Cary Grant in 'To Catch a Thief', (Monte Carlo, beer and chicken)

creme de la creme a la Edgar is the potion that Edgar drugs Duchess and the kittens with in 'the Aristocats' (you need kids who are around 18 now to know the answer )

where's the *shudder* smilie when you need it??

all the coffees are from Some Like it Hot when the speakeasy password was 'I've come for grandma's funeral' 'Wait a minute;haven't you got a pew not so close to the band?'

I posted about this last week on the fast food thread. The interesting thing is that Starbucks has been there since the end of 2000 and in October last year the Chinese Govt. bought the Starbucks franchise from Mei Dah who was until then in a joint venture with the US co. The cafe does look out of place; it's attached to a shop selling paintings etc., shame commercialism has to penetrate this site. Will be interested to see what the govt. does now.

hey Anne, I think you mean Sissy Spacek. the 'frozen breakfast' is from Coal Miner's Daughter, and I remember Babe making a pitcher of lemonade after she shoots Zachary in 'Crimes of the Heart, but no idea for number 2

Arsenic and Old Lace ← 'arsenic, strychnine and just a pinch of cyanide' and doesn't Cary Grant look young

ditto, except add parsnips to the peeler list

The lobster bake you describe Karen is very close to what in NZ Maoris call the hangi, (Fijians call it lovo, in New Guinea it's a mumu) except that the food is wrapped in banana leaves or similar and then wet sacking is thrown on top followed by soil and the food (both hunks of meat and veg)and cooks for several hours. Smells divine when the pit is opened and the food is delicious and smoky. Also reminds me of beggar's chicken, love the tea-like flavour the leaves impart to the chicken flesh which just falls off the bone......mmmmmm

I have never seen salt added where I learned to cook rice. Is that some sort of regional way? Just curious.

All the eggs in number 2 are ordered by the boys and a cast of thousands crammed into a teenytiny stateroom(?) in A Night at the Opera, a Marx Bros. absolute classic

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom I could see Kate Capshaw saying the line in my head. I just couldn’t remember the name of the movie until now. ← God, yes. I hated how she shreiked through the entire film (but I love the line!) ← that's a relief..........for a moment I thought someone had eaten bugs bunny

oh Bruce, your food looks so glossy and fresh I swear I can smell the aromas.....I love tamarind anything.... and the shrimps look stunning. Is there no end to your talent

turkey legs has got to be Tom Jones having food sex with Mrs Waters

and I would like to add 'thank you Mark'

ditto

yeah, I was thinking Wayne's World too, but with coffee, not hot dog????

I'm pretty sure Bourdain could do a dinner party. ← Is that challenging? ← oh yaa. ← ? ← menon, I believe that they are, now how do we say it in Oz, taking the piss

Suzi, what you will soon discover is the north of the harbour bridge and the south of the harbour bridge are respectively foreign territory....not many cross to the other side personally I don't like the northern suburbs

I just HAVE to mention that I stood slack jawed in amazement outside a Starbucks in the middle of the Forbidden City in Beijing recently....Jesus, Mary and Joseph what were they thinking???????? Unfortunately I think I know the answer

Pulp Fiction?? J.T.?? (quarte de livre avec fromage) mangled phonetic French

Diane Keaton orders a pastrami on white with tomato, lettuce and mayo in Annie Hall hmmmm, is that sandwich too big for the answer?? Are you looking for just pastrami and mayo?? hehehe actually I'm not too sure

Was forced to watch "The Devil wears Prada" last night. Anyone for a "Corn Dodger"? ← I have a horrible feeling that corn dodgers were in the Little House on the Prairie, the movie not the series?? don't blame me, blame the kids ← Possibly but my reference is to a movie ← I mean the movie, yep there was one ← oh, is it True Grit?? hehehe

Was forced to watch "The Devil wears Prada" last night. Anyone for a "Corn Dodger"? ← I have a horrible feeling that corn dodgers were in the Little House on the Prairie, the movie not the series?? don't blame me, blame the kids ← Possibly but my reference is to a movie ← I mean the movie, yep there was one