Filmfood

The Lunchbox, Dabbawalas Mumbai

2015-03-15T20:18:00.003+01:00

FILM The Lunchbox, 2014 (India)
The film set in Mumbai, revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, which leads to a relationship between an about to retire, Saajan, also a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, Ila as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox.

The incredible delivery system of India's dabbawallahs

Every day, approximately 4.000 dabbawallahs deliver 160.000 home-cooked lunches from the kitchens of suburban wives and mothers direct to Mumbai’s workers in “the world’s most ingenious meal distribution system." ©Matt Linderman

A Touch of Spice: 'Both Food and Life require salt in order to be tastier'

2015-01-03T18:16:00.000+01:00

FILM A Touch of Spice (2003)

original name: Politiki kouzina

Greek heartwarming film about a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a 'a touch of spice' to achieve that extra flavor. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook, using his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him.

CULINARY SALT

A pictorial cook's guide to all types of culinary salts and their suggested application in a recipe, including descriptions, photographs and suggested substitutions.

RECEPT 'HELE VIS IN ZOUTKORST'

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A Christmas Carol 'The Goose' 1938

2014-12-21T13:33:00.000+01:00

FILM A Christmas Carol (1938, USA)

1938 American film adaptation of Dickens' classic story about the old merchant Scrooge and how his own disappointments in life shape his view that both life and men are not worthy of his notice or concern.

Scene: Shopping for Christmas dinner!

The Goose Club

"In Victorian times, most Londoners would have been familiar with the "goose club", which was a method of saving to buy a goose for Christmas. Goose clubs were popular with working-class Londoners, who paid a few pence a week towards the purchase of a Christmas goose. The week before Christmas, London meat markets were crammed with geese and turkeys, many imported from Germany and France, although some were raised in Norfolk, and taken to market in London. The birds were walked from Norfolk to the markets in London, to protect their feet the turkeys were dressed in boots made of sacking or leather and geese had their feet protected with a covering of tar. This traditional Christmas goose was featured in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'."

Soof: Pompoensoep en Groentetaart

2014-12-20T18:58:00.002+01:00

MOVIE: Soof (Dutch only, 2013)
Soof is a Dutch movie based on the columns of Sylvia Witteman about culinary as well as family that appeared in a Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. Soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted: three children, a small catering business, a sweet husband Kasper and a lovely home. Until she starts asking herself: ‘is this all there is’? When Soof starts her own catering business and asks her husband to take care of the kids, a handsome choreographer takes an interest in everything.

"Zoals je ziet eruit denk ik aan groentetaart en pompoensoep”

RECEPTEN (dutch only)
Ter gelegenheid van Soof is een kookboek verschenen over gezinsperikelen en wat daar zoal goed bij smaakt. In dit boek staat hoe het moet.

Hier vind je alvast enkele recepten voor het gezin en andere uitvreters!

The Hundred-Foot Journey Hellen Mirren

2014-10-17T17:07:00.000+02:00

FILM The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014, USA)
When an Indian family moves to Southern France and opens an Indian restaurant a hundred feet across the street from a Michelin starred French restaurant, a culinary battle ensues between the two that ultimately tests the power of family, loyalty and love.

"In this restaurant the cuisine is not an old tired marriage. It is a passionate affair"

Cook with The Hundred-Foot Journey
To tempt you with a little Indian taste of The Hundred Foot Journey, foodlovers is sharing are a few of the favourite recipes!

CHEF THE MOVIE

2014-10-06T13:38:00.000+02:00

FILM: CHEF THE MOVIE (2014,USA)
Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman), he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara), his friend (John Leguizamo) and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love. © Open Road

Stick to “your greatest hits” menu. “Be an artist on your own time”

Social media lessons from Chef the movie

Six lessons restaurant owners can learn from “Chef” @ Reward Network
10 Lessons for Food Startups From the Movie ‘Chef’ @ Farmwell
Starting a Food Business and Make or Break Social Media @ Mobi2Go

RECIPES 'CHEF' the Film Cookbook

The makers of foodie film 'Chef' share their recipes in a free e-cookbook

Nastassja Kinski Strawberries, the Fruit of Temptation and Seduction

2014-07-22T18:46:00.000+02:00

FILM: Tess (1979, France / UK)
Tess is a 1979 romance film directed by Roman Polanski, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It tells the story of a strong-willed, young peasant girl (played by Nastassja Kinski) who finds out she has title connections by way of her old aristocratic surname and who is raped by her wealthy cousin (Leigh Lawson), whose right to the family title may not be as strong as he claims.

Strawberries, the Fruit of Temptation and Seduction
Greek mythology firmly places the origins of the wild strawberry with the Goddess Aphrodite who, upon the death of the beautiful, but mortal Adonis wept with such passion that her tears fell to the ground as small red hearts... strawberries. Not surprising, then, that in the Middle Ages, strawberries became known as the fruit of temptation and seduction. ©aboutGreekfood

RECEPT 'BALSAMICOAARDBEIEN MET MASCARPONE'
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Lucille Ball "Knead and it Rises"

2014-04-21T09:43:00.000+02:00

TV I love Lucy (1951)

Classic American TV show starring Lucille Ball. Lucille Ball was one of television's foremost pioneers and, quite likely, the preeminent woman in the history of television. This famous scene pioneer woman in the first episode of the show is a classic moment in the history of Lucy's show: Lucy's loaf of bread explodes from the oven due to a crumb stuck in the cookbook, she puts in 13 pieces of yeast instead of three.

"Our Grandmother must have arms like gourgious George"

The Bread in 'Pioneer Woman' was real bread!

In the episode Pioneer Days, Lucille insisted they use real bread and had a local bakery custom bake the enormous loaf. After the show was filmed, the entire audience was invited on stage to have a piece of the huge bread loaf with butter.

RECEPTEN Dutch only
'Vijgen-Noten Brood'
'Tomaten-Olijven Brood'

Vatel, Gerard Depardieu cook

2014-02-03T17:56:00.001+01:00

FILM Vatel (UK, 2000)
Vatel is based on the life of 17th-century French chef François Vatel, starring Gérard Depardieu as Vatel. Francois Vatel is known as the great French chef who committed suicide in 1671 at Château de Chantilly, France over a seafood delivery for an extravagant banquet for 2,000 people hosted in honour of Louis XIV, that went wrong.

"I want you to make a masterpiece.

Spun sugar, almond paste, fruit and flowers.

Fruit and flowers in the color of flesh and blood"

In 1981 Vatel gave his name to a hotel management school in Paris (it now has 31 Hospitality Schools worldwide). Thirty-three culinary students from the Institut Vatel, cutting, chopping, and slicing, made the kitchens and food scenes in Vatel look real.
source Linda Civitello Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People

Downton Abbey spoon quiz: the Bouillion Spoon

2014-01-28T13:51:00.001+01:00

TV DOWNTON ABBEY (UK, 2012 episode 3/4)
British costume television drama, following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in an English stately home. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

“But I thought soup spoons were the same as tablespoons.”

“Ah, and so they are. But not for bouillon, which is drunk from a smaller dish.”

The six spoons of Downton
- teaspoon
- egg spoon
- melon spoon
- grapefruit spoon
- jam spoon

and a bouillon spoon

DOWNTON ABBEY RECIPES
Pamela Foster, a culinary historian fascinated by the fine, yet simple food of the post Edwardian period of Downton Abbey, created the popular Downton Abbey Cooks blog. A great historic culinary website, with lots of recipes based on the foods of the period.

Last Holiday Gerard Depardieu: the secret of life is Butter

2014-01-11T19:24:00.001+01:00

FILM: LAST HOLIDAY (2006, USA)
Last Holiday is an American feel good movie starring Gérard Depardieu and Queen Latifah. Latifah plays a humble store assistant, Georgia, who is told that she has a rare brain condition, and only a few weeks to live. She decides to spend her last funds on a luxury holiday in Europe before she dies, where she enjoys succulent meals prepared by world-renowned Chef Didier (Gérard Depardieu).

"You and I, we know the secret to life: it's butter"

RECIPE: How to make butter at home @TheGuardian

I Don't Know How She Does It, Jessica Parker's 'Homemade' Pie

2014-01-04T17:07:00.000+01:00

FILM I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (2011, USA)
Based on the critically acclaimed bestseller by Allison Pearson, I Don't Know How She Does It follows a Boston-based working mother trying desperately to juggle marriage, children, and a high-stress job.

STORE BOUGHT OR HOMEMADE PIE?

How to make a store bought pie look homemade:

5 Ways To Pass Off Store-Bought Goodies As Homemade @huffingtonpost
How to fake a homemade pie @sheknows.com
How to Make a Store-Bought Pie Crust Look Homemade @tipsonlifeandlove.com
Easy Ways to Make a Pie from the Store Look like Homemade @Crystal Ray

Sex and the City 'Cupcakes'

2013-12-30T18:30:00.000+01:00

TV SEX AND THE CITY (2004, USA)

Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie Bradshaw, a self-described "sexual anthropologist", who writes "Sex and the City", a newspaper column that chronicles the state of sexual affairs and the social scenes of 4 friends in their thirthees in Manhattan.

CUPCAKES MADE FAMOUS BY 'SEX AND THE CITY'

In the early 21st century, a trend for cupcake shops, which are specialized bakeries that sell little or nothing except cupcakes, developed in the United States, playing off of the sense of nostalgia evoked by the cakes. In New York City, cupcake shops like gained great publicity in their appearances on the popular television show Sex and the City.New York's most famous cupcake shop, Magnolia Bakery, was put on the map partly thanks to a scene in Sex and the City in which Carrie and Miranda enjoy the iconic vanilla cupcakes.

10 FOOD TRENDS FEATURES ON 'SEX AND THE CITY'
While the series Sex and the City is widely known for setting fashion trends, it set standards in the food world as well. From cupcakes to cosmos, the female foursome spent a lot of time eating and drinking. Popsugar made a great list of the 10 food trends featured on Sex and the City.

RECIPE
Just take a look at pinterest and see how many people are inspired by the Sex and the City cupcakes!

What about Bob, this is delicious! Mmmmmm

2013-12-30T17:17:00.000+01:00

FILM What About Bob (1991, USA)A successful psychiatrist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, a highly manipulative obsessive-compulsive, tracks him down during his family vacation.

"Fay, this is so scrumptious. Is this hand-shucked?"

How to Shuck Corn

An ear of corn isn't all that difficult to remove from its husk, but if you don't do it the right way, you'll waste time picking out the silky threads that are left behind. If you peel it correctly though, it's possible to avoid them.
See here how to shuck corn quickly & cleanly.

Georges Melies, 1904 Sorcellerie Culinaire (The Cook in Trouble)

2013-12-28T11:50:00.000+01:00

FILM The Cook in Trouble, 1904 (France)
French Silent film by director Georges Méliès. Scullery workers invite trouble
when they kick out a poor old man begging for a handout.

Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema.

In May 1902, Méliès made his most famous film, A Trip to the Moon. In the film, Méliès stars as Professor Barbenfouillis. Professor Barbenfouillis is the President of the Astronomer's Club and proposes an expedition to the Moon.

A Christmas Story: "Chinese turkey"

2013-12-12T18:12:00.000+01:00

FILM: A CHRISTMAS STORY (USA, 1983)
In this holiday classic, Ralphie, a young boy growing up in the '40's, dreams of owning a Red Rider BB gun. He sets out to convince the world this is the perfect gift. But along the way, he runs into opposition from his parents, his teacher, and even good 'old Santa Claus himself.

Ralphie, a young boy growing up in the '40's, dreams of owning a Red Rider BB gun. He sets out to convince the world this is the perfect Christmas gift. But along the way, he runs into opposition from his parents, his teacher, and even good 'old Santa Claus himself. - See more at: http://www.filmfood.nl/search/label/1983%20%27A%20Christmas%20Story%27#sthash.Fu5vWLTj.dpuf

Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Time Eating Machine"

2013-09-20T13:06:00.000+02:00

FILM Modern Time (1936)

Charlie Chaplin struggling to survive in the modern, industrialized world. Set in the 1930s during the Great Depression, the film's main concerns echo those of millions of people at the time - unemployment, poverty, and hunger.

Charlie Chaplin's passion for Caviar

In 1964, the Soviet newspaper Izvestia bought the right to publish a 1000-word excerpt from the autobiography of Charlie Chaplin, in exchange for 9 pounds of caviar.

RECEPT 'GELE PAPRIKASOEP'

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Jacques Tati’s "Highly Modern Kitchen"

2013-08-06T08:11:00.000+02:00

FILM Mon Oncle (1958)

Jacques Tati’s crusade against modern design and architecture. Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister in her ultra modern 'Villa Arpel'. Scene: Madame Arpel showing the house and the highly modern kitchen which flips the steak automatically.

Villa Arpel

The famous 'Villa Arpel', was re-built in 2009 for the Tati exhibition at the Cinémathèque française in Paris.

RECIPE

Dušan Makavejev’s Love Affair; Strudel

2013-02-27T15:00:00.000+01:00

FILM Love Affair, or The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator
(1967, Yugoslavia)
The story of the tragic romance between a young telephonist (Eva Ras) and a middle-aged rodent sanitation specialist (Slobodan Aligrudic) in sixties Belgrade is an endlessly surprising, time-shifting exploration of love and freedom.

STRUDEL

"The Strudel is a pastry with a sweet or savory filling rolled up in a very thinly stretched dough. Traditionally, Strudel dough is made from scratch out of high-gluten flour, water, and oil. Preparing the dough is manually intensive. It requires an intense kneading period to develop the gluten strands, followed by a resting period for the dough. This gives the dough the elasticity it needs to be stretched into a very thin sheet - so thin that it is almost transparent." @germanfoodguide

RECIPE: How to cook the perfect apple strudel @theguardian

Fatal Atraction: Rabbit Soup

2013-02-26T16:25:00.000+01:00

FILM FATAL ATTRACTION (USA, 1987)
An American psychological thriller, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. The film centers around a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end, resulting in emotional blackmail, stalking, and an ensuing obsession on her part.

Scene: Beth (Anne Archer) comes home to find an unpleasant surprise on the stove. Alex kills Ellen's pet rabbit, and puts it on their stove to boil.

BUNNY BOILER

© Vermin Inc

The slang term "bunny boiler" has passed into popular parlance as a term for a jealous mistress, based on the film's infamous rabbit boiling scene. The phrase's first use in print was on December 6, 1990 in The Dallas Morning News, in which Glenn Close described her character in that film using the term.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Breakfast Machine

2013-01-24T23:26:00.005+01:00

FILM Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang (1968,UK)
A 1968 British musical film loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car.

An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it, and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it. ©Murray Chapman

More breakfast and eating machines on screen

- Pee-wee's 1985 famous 'Breakfast Machine'

- Charlie Chaplin's 1936 'Modern Time Eating Machine'

Woody Allen "Dial 911, it's the lobster squad"

2013-01-15T23:23:00.000+01:00

FILM Annie Hall (1977)

Written and directed by Woody Allen: a nervous romance between a neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and the ditsy Annie Hall. Annie Hall considered to be Allen's breakthrough movie.

"Talk to him, you speak shellfish!"

Woody Allen's revenge on Bernie Madoff

The New Yorker ran a comedy essay written by Woody Allen about two Jewish businessmen, die upon learning they’ve been swindled by Bernie Madoff, who are reincarnated as lobsters.

RECEPT ZALMPAKKETJE met komkommersaus

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Fanny and Alexander: Christmas

2012-12-19T22:11:00.000+01:00

TV: Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Ingmar Bergman masterpiece Fanny and Alexander has described by Bergman as "the sum total of my life as a filmmaker." Through the wide eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, the film witnesses the great delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family—a sprawling, convivial bourgeois clan living in 1907 Sweden. Fanny and Alexander is the legendary filmmaker’s warmest and most autobiographical film, a triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional rigor with immense joyfulness and sensuality. Scene: both the family and their servants share an elaborate Christmas feast.

A popular Christmas tradition in Sweden is to serve Risgrynsgröt (Rice Pudding), special rice porridge with one almond in it. The person finding it gets to make a wish, or is believed to get married the coming year.

How to do a really Swedish Christmas

"The real enjoyment of a Swedish Christmas is in the preparations. The “getting there” should be just as joyful as the real thing. This is important because many an ambitious housewife is too exhausted to enjoy the actual festivities".

American Pie: Warm Apple Pie

2012-12-06T20:12:00.000+01:00

FILM American Pie (1999, USA)
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Warning:

"You'll never look at warm apple pie the same way again!"

RECEPT PERENCRUMBLE
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Olivier B. Bommel Een heer van stand

2012-11-17T18:40:00.000+01:00

Dutch Only, watch full English movie here

FILM 'Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel' (Netherlands 1983, internationally known as 'the Dragon & Bumble the Bear')
"Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel" (literally: If you know what I mean) is a 1983 Dutch film based on the popular Dutch comics of Marten Toonder, which are treasured by whole generations. Toonder had a great influence in the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. The phrase "een eenvoudig doch voedzaam maal" (a simple yet nutritious meal) has become a colloquialism in Dutch. This film was the first animated feature produced in the Netherlands.

Sir Oliver is a bear of nobility (Dutch: een heer van stand), he likes to think, an eloquent, though not always coherent and not very bright gentleman with a slight stutter when he's upset. "Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel" (If you know what I mean), is usually used at the end of nearly any speech he made.

BOMMEL COOKBOOKS

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Marten Toonder's birth (2012 Marten Toonder year), famous Dutch culinary expert and cookbook author Johannes van Dam published the cookbook 'Koken op Bommelstein' (Cooking at Bommelstein).

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The first Bommel cookingbook, published in 1980, was The 'Gastronomisch Bommelbook': composed by Joost, Chef de Cuisine and butler of château Bommelstein.
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