April 8, 2020, by flowererman

6 x the most delicious food films (light fare!)

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April 8, 2020, by flowererman

6 x the most delicious food films (light fare!)

Dear children, tell me, what could be better than watching films about food? Eating yourself of course. We understand that too. But what if you were to combine the two? Enjoy an evening in front of the TV to the fullest, with, of course, one of these delicious home delivery tips. Or something you cooked yourself. What light fare to get through the days: six times our absolute favorite food films.

Hundred Foot Journey

Hundred Foot Journey

In a tiny village in France there is a traditional French restaurant run by Madame Mallory. A strict French aunt who rules the restaurant and clearly will not be messed with. Then there is the Kadam family who emigrate from India to this town and do not immediately 'read' French culture. The family opens their Indian restaurant across the street and this provides fodder for the rest of the film. Predictable? Yes. Would you like to look away? Yes. The film will obviously make you crave those delicious spicy-scented Indian dishes, so order it on time butter chicken with naan, and extra naan, with Surya restaurant (if you live in Amsterdam). 

Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia

This movie is an absolute no brainer. This viewer is a film adaptation of the life of Julia Childs. Julia is played by Meryl, Meryl Streep if it isn't clear, and she is, as always, brilliant. We digress. So Julia Childs. Julia studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris during her time in France and wrote the cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. With her cookbook she brought French cuisine into American households. Whether or not the French were so happy with this, Julia was American through and through, so not nearly as refined as the French, to put it mildly. So the movie. The film is split into two storylines, the first about the famous chef, the second about Julie Powell. Julie is bored at work and decides to start a blog in which she cooks all of Julia Childs' recipes in one year and, of course, writes about them. Storyline one is favored throughout the film but one doesn't exist without the other. With this film you eat Boeuf Bourgignon (Julia Child's classic), if you are a little less gifted in the kitchen, you can also make bruschetta (Julie Powell's classic) go, and while watching you will understand why. 

No Reservations

No Reservations

Kate, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, works her butt off as the chef at a prominent New York restaurant. Day after day she is in the kitchen preparing one beautiful dish after another. The kitchen is her domain and she knows everything here. Outside the kitchen, her life runs less smoothly. When her parentless niece comes to live with her, Kate has to make a change, who is no longer preparing a truffle but rather fish fingers. To be fair, if you were to compare the film with a book, this would be a glossy magazine among your literature. But to enjoy your literature you just need Royalty magazine every now and then. A wonderful feel-good movie. Point. What do you eat with it? Pancakes! 

Executive

Executive

Chef Carl Casper is at the helm of the best kitchen at the best restaurant in Los Angeles. This chef likes to go his own way and thus gets into quite a bit of trouble, i.e. no job for Chef Carl Casper. The enterprising man does not give up and leaves for Miami to take a culinary road trip from here with his new, old, refurbished food truck. This film is what the feel-good movie genre stands for. Delicious. While one enviable food scene after another flashes before your eyes, you eat a Cuban sandwich. Google 'cuban sandwich movie chef' and you'll get there. 

Burnt

Burnt

Cost whatever it costs this one, excuse my French, jerk of a chef to reach the top. He is absolutely over the top and you could imagine that this is how it goes at the top of the culinary world. You forgive Adam Jones, this terror chef, quite a lot because played by Bradley Cooper and we are not made of stone either. Adam tries to improve his life and goes for the second chance in London. His new restaurant features Helene's passionate sous chef, Sienna Miller, and that makes for a suitably juicy storyline. What do you eat with this? A Michelin-worthy dish. What that means for you is that you won't be in the kitchen for half an hour. 

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

You would ideally like to have a role in this animated film from Disney/Pixar. What an absolute winner this is. In Ratatouille, the rat Remy dreams about life as a professional chef and tries to escape his origins. He is determined to emulate his culinary hero Auguste Gusteau. By fate, Remy ends up in Paris at the same time as Linguini, the new kitchen assistant at Auguste Gusteau's restaurant. Linguini is an excellent teacher and even manages to mess up the dishes. When Linguini discovers Remy's arts, they join forces and manage to amaze the culinary world. Total love for this film. It is clear what you eat with it. 

And of course all episodes of Chef's Table. Which just didn't make the list of films, because of a series, but which still makes our mouths water every time, so it is still on the list. Ha!

 

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