Best food film?

[fontzmark]

cchiu,
I am taking a copy home this weekend, going to do a little research on my own too. Chef says it is awfully hard to get turtles?? All I know about this event now is that it will, if it happens be a fund raiser for the university, not sure which department. I really hope we get to do this, but if we don't, we will probably do it as a wine dinner sometime.

[Shimmer]

Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate)- it is based on a Latin American novel, where the mood of the person cooking the food transfers to the people who eat it. One of my all-time favorite movies.

~~Shimmer~~

[mudbug]

fontzmark,

Look here for "turtle recipes". Some of them might lead you to sources.

Sources for you:

Gator Mall

This place takes special requests: Game Sales International, Inc.

D'Angelo Bros.

Lots of sources for you to browse: look here.

FYI: I am in no way intentending to encourage consumption of endangered animals.

[Kimmie]

Who saw this one:

Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980)

Plot Outline: For the Carnegie Museum of Art, this documentary was filmed at the restaurants Chez Panisse and Flint Bar-B-Que in Berkeley, Calif., and the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Credited cast overview:
Werner Herzog.... Himself
Alice Waters.... Herself

This film may still be available at Amazon.com

P.S.: In the mid 90's, I knew this film was rare. We kept this film rental too long and were subject to overdue fees. When hubby brought it back the clerk said that it was so "unrented" that he didn't feel comfortable in charging overdue fees...!



[ July 03, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]

[monpetitchoux]

I saw it and enjoyed it immensely. I found it at the local library five years ago when I first moved to California. It had to be returned the very next day (24 hr borrowing only). Ruth Reichl writes about this one in her latest.

[Kimmie]

Do you mean Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table?

The book seems hilarious. There's an excerpt at Amazon.com

[monpetitchoux]

Yep, that one. Ruth Reichl is a very gifted writer. If any of you read the book, please add to the thread I started a while ago on the cook book forum.

Currently reading Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell as it was recommended by Anthony Bourdain in Kitchen Confidential. Finally got around to reading that one last week.

I know this is a food in film thread, so bringing it right back on target. Any one see this sci-fi Chinese film about a man who uses his superhuman powers to win a cooking contest? Can't remember what it's called.

[kuan]

Last night we picked up "Babette's Feast." It was awesome! For her, it was all about the food. Great pick, thanks for the recommendation

Kuan

[Kimmie]

The Coneheads. Remember the food scenes?