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- VTW Go Finland and Meet Leningrad Cowboys
They’ve been to America (Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)) and they’ve met Moses (Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)) so VTW Go Finland is perhaps an appropriate foodie film excursion. Those curious about the Leningrad Cowboys band and their work with legendary low-key Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki should check out the review here before purchasing their…
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Director: Koreeda Hirokazu(是枝 裕和) From the manga by Aiko Koyama Starring: Nana Mori,Natsuki Deguchi,Aju Makita Cuisine: Japanese IMDB Link Netflix Link Country (of film origin): Japan TV Rating: 9/10 Foodie Rating: 9/10 Review: Cuisine and culture combine in an emotional and educational entertainment about Kyoto life, friends, futures and food. There’s a line in anarchic… - Film Review: Bao (2018)
A review of Domee Shi’s charming Bao, a food fantasy film that is imaginative, emotional and a sheer delight. - Film Review: Jadoo (Kings of Curry 2013)
Director /screenplay : Amit Gupta Foodie Expert Madhur Jaffrey Country: UK Film Rating: 6/10 Foodie Rating: 8/10 Without the risk of trying to curry favour this is a delightfully enjoyable foodie rom-com. Set in the UK city of Leicester cross-cultural expectations collide with family conflicts and culinary rivalries at the height of the festival of… - Film Review: Ramen Girl (2008)
The Ramen Girl is a mixed concoction of East meets West which is a sweet and fun film. - Film Review: Nina’s Heavenly Delights (2006)
Writer/Director: Pratibha Parmar Country: UK Cuisine: Indian set in Scotland Film Rating 8/10 Foodie Rating 8/10 “Taste is in your heart. Always follow your heart.” Culinary pleasure mixes with romantic pleasure in Nina’s Heavenly Delights, the title of which prefectly reflects its tone and theme. Nina Shah (Shelley Conn) is coming home to Glasgow after… - Film Review: Chocolat (2000)
Director : Lasse Hallström Writers: Joanne Harris (novel) Country: UK/US (Film is set in France) Food Consultant: Walter Bienz (chocolate expert) Film Rating: 8/10 Foodie Rating: 8/10 Cocoa-based joy lies at the heart of Lasse Hallström’s romantic drama set in 1950’s France. First a word of warning. Note the lack of ‘e’ in the title…. - Film Review: What’s Cooking? (2000)
Writer/Director: Gurinder Chadha Country: US/UK Cuisine: Multiple Film Rating: 7/10 Foodie Rating: 8/10 Gurinder Chadha is fond of depicting meals in her films, to the extent that many of them feature food in the titles. From her early feature Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and as a writer with The Mistress of Spices (2005), food… - Babette’s Feast Review
Babette’s Feast , a film from 1986 demonstrates that a soupçon of decadence and indulgence even a little gluttony, does you good - Film Review: The God of Cookery (食神 1996)
God of Cookery Director: Stephen Chow Sing Chi (周星馳) Country: Hong Kong Cuisine: Chinese / Cantonese Film Rating 6/10Foodie Rating 5/10 The world of food is tough in more ways than one. The bourgeois rich insist on the distinctive, the unique and the best and are willing to pay for it, whilst the poor survive… - Film Review: Eat Drink Man Woman
Writer/Director:Ang Lee Country: Taiwan Cuisine: Chinese Film Rating 9/10 Foodie Rating 10/10 The only problem with this foodophile classic is its title: it should be Eat Drink Man Women as the relationships centre on protagonist Chu (Sihung Lung), his three daughters as well as his friend, her mother and her daughter. Chu is a former…
- The Life And Cuisine of Elvis Presley
Author David Adler Publisher Three Rivers Press ISBN-10: 0517880245 ISBN-13: 978-0517880241 The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley is a book about the food that made The King. It doesn’t try to hound (dog) you into trying all of the recipes (wise men say only fools rush in, but we can’t help falling for much… - Damn Fine Cherry Pie – Recipes Inspired by Twin Peaks
Author Lindsey Bowden Publisher Mitchell Beazley ISBN-10: 1784721905 ISBN-13: 978-1784721909 Kamera Book about David Lynch As with all recipe books be sure to follow the directions otherwise you may find that your bowls are not what they seem. “Food is interesting. For instance, why do we need to eat?” questions the aphorism guru The Log… - The Flavour Thesaurus Review
The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit encourages you to experiment with flavours in cooking. Here’s The Flavour Thesaurus book review.