Thursday, July 30, 2009

"Sometimes Spaghetti Likes to Be Alone…”

Image from The Big Night via npr (Kobal Collection)

The title of this post bears what is perhaps one of the great cinematic food lines... It's from the excellent, lovely and hilarious movie, The Big Night.

Similar to my obsession with gastro-lit, I love food movies -- love Eat Drink Man Woman, (which I haven't seen in years but my cousin Lauri recently reminded me of in an e-mail), love Chocolate, love Like Water for Chocolate and Ratouille and even the food scenes in Spanglish... and I can't wait to see Julie and Julia.

A couple of nights ago Bob Mondello did a great piece on NPR about food on the big screen. It's a must listen!

When the girlies get a bit older, I'd like to watch a great food movie every Friday night and then cook dishes inspired by the flick for the rest of the weekend. I'm thinking a weekend of French Food following Babette's Feast -- you get the idea.

What's your favorite food movie?
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  1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Joslyn,

    Have you seen the German film, Mostly Martha? It is so great!

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  2. Simply Mel {Reverie}July 30, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Oh yes, Mostly Martha is fantastic! And I can never get enough of Chocolat! It's too hard to choose a favorite when it comes to food movies...

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  3. Eleonora BaldwinJuly 30, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    I liked "Babette's Feast" and "Big Night" a lot. Also "Like Water for Chocolate" and "The Cook, The Thief His Wife Her Lover," as well. I haven't seen Mostly Martha, and I can't wait to see Julie and Julia too.
    Don't you love it in Big Night when Primo gets upset at the client for ignorantly ordering a side dish of spaghetti? That is so me.

    Your series of cooking nights with the girls sounds like fun!
    Ciao
    Lola xx

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  4. KaynaJuly 30, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    That was a neat piece on NPR! I'm excited for Julie & Julia too, hopefully it won't disappoint.

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  5. The Hip HomemakerJuly 30, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    I love the idea of doing a cooking night! You inspire me. I used to love to cook, now it seems to be just one more thing to do at the end of a long busy day. I am trying to decide what tactic to take to get back my passion for a well-cooked meal. It will most certainly involve reading wonderful blogs like yours.

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  6. Miss | AJuly 30, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    my mom did that when I was growing up.she had a dinner party every week with friends 8-10 and had a theme...asian, mexican, french, etc... ongoing. we just played with everyones kids!

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  7. RaheliJuly 31, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    I love Mostly Martha, and Babette's Feast, and I have been dreaming of watching Chocolat again [also the book is faboo]...
    Eat Drink Man Woman [and it's sister movie Tortilla Soup] are hard to watch without wanting to enroll in culinary school. I just watched the opening sequence of EatDrinkManWoman and already want to buy more fancy knives.

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  8. SarahJuly 31, 2009 at 5:36 AM

    Tampopo is my favourite - it's worth checking out! very fun Japanese noodle movie

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  9. KristinJuly 31, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    Hands down "Chocolat"! Followed closely behind is a tie between "Ratatouille" and "No Reservations." Your cooking nights sound like so much fun... great idea!

    And I am so excited to watch Julie & Julia -- I think it's really going to be fantastic.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    I'm not a foodie, but even I get hungry thinking about BIG NIGHT!

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  11. Cassimus T.July 31, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    I cannot WAIT for julie and julia to come out- meryll stree is one of my absolute favorites. Have you seen no reservations? that is a pretty groovy food -related movie :D it is definitely in the "chick flick" category though!

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  12. J.B.July 31, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Ok, so I've been lurking for a while, but now I have to comment because I really love "Tortilla Soup." It's got such great visuals of delicious food, plus an outdoor kitchen to die for, and I really love the portrayal of this man and his daughters. It reminds me of cooking with my dad. Love it.

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  13. LauriJuly 31, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Loving Tortilla Soup right now, but it makes me feel a bit inadequate.

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  14. Anne July 31, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    In one of Dr Andrew Weil's books he listed movies that portrayed healthy eating... it included
    - Babette's Feast
    - Like Water for Chocolate
    - The Big Night
    - Eat Drink Man Woman

    I'm slowly making my way through the list. Seems like you're way ahead!

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  15. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Loved the NPR piece as well and laughed out loud at that line. So nice to see it referenced here on your lovely blog.

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  16. Ivy BromiusFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Ducking in on an old post to say: The book, Like Water for Chocolate has all the recipes in it. Amazing!

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