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Hollywood goes gastronomic: Sandler or Bourdain?

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Gifted Gourmet

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2. the food-related film i saw so far is Chocolat(would that count).  A lot of people are saying that babette's feast is a good food-related movie. Has anyone seen that movie?

Yes, it would 'count', if anyone was actually 'counting' ... :laugh:

and a hearty 'yes' to "has anyone seen that movie?" :wink:

Hard to imagine how many people who frequent eGullet would have missed it either in the theatre or on video ... the ultimate foodie flick, I'll wager ... :cool:

Melissa Goodman aka "Gifted Gourmet"

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Jinmyo

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Shaun of the Dead.

"I've caught you Richardson, stuffing spit-backs in your vile maw. 'Let tomorrow's omelets go empty,' is that your fucking attitude?" -E. B. Farnum

"Behold, I teach you the ubermunch. The ubermunch is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the ubermunch shall be the meaning of the earth!" -Fritzy N.

"It's okay to like celery more than yogurt, but it's not okay to think that batter is yogurt."

Serving fine and fresh gratuitous comments since Oct 5 2001, 09:53 PM

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Jinmyo

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2. the food-related film i saw so far is Chocolat(would that count).  A lot of people are saying that babette's feast is a good food-related movie. Has anyone seen that movie?

Yes, it would 'count', if anyone was actually 'counting' ... :laugh:

and a hearty 'yes' to "has anyone seen that movie?" :wink:

Hard to imagine how many people who frequent eGullet would have missed it either in the theatre or on video ... the ultimate foodie flick, I'll wager ... :cool:

Gah. Hideous.

Prefer Shaun of the Dead,

"I've caught you Richardson, stuffing spit-backs in your vile maw. 'Let tomorrow's omelets go empty,' is that your fucking attitude?" -E. B. Farnum

"Behold, I teach you the ubermunch. The ubermunch is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the ubermunch shall be the meaning of the earth!" -Fritzy N.

"It's okay to like celery more than yogurt, but it's not okay to think that batter is yogurt."

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1. Yes

2. Babette's Feast - another vote here. I saw it for the first time in college, own the DVD, love it still. I liked Chocolat enough to buy it, too, but I'm not that much of a chocolate fan.

A bit off-topic, I also tend to enjoy books that describe the food that the characters are eating more than books that don't. I hate it when a novel says something about the characters eating a feast and then never says a word about what the feast consisted of! I find myself "getting into" a novel more when it goes into detail, when I can picture the characters eating their meal.

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Re Babette's Feast, I just didn't find any of the dishes to be of real interest. If you'd eat 'em, fine.

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On the other hand, the meat in Shaun of the Dead was at least rare.

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"I've caught you Richardson, stuffing spit-backs in your vile maw. 'Let tomorrow's omelets go empty,' is that your fucking attitude?" -E. B. Farnum

"Behold, I teach you the ubermunch. The ubermunch is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the ubermunch shall be the meaning of the earth!" -Fritzy N.

"It's okay to like celery more than yogurt, but it's not okay to think that batter is yogurt."

Serving fine and fresh gratuitous comments since Oct 5 2001, 09:53 PM

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Yes, except as was already noted, when kitchen staff are gratuitously gunned down and no one notices. :angry:

Babette's Feast. :smile:

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Water Boils Roughly

Cold Eggs Coagulating

Egg Salad On Rye

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Gregg Robinson

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