Sep 8Message in a bentoboxWithin the food film genre there is a great subgenre: ‘the lunchbox film’. In Europe we don’t get much further than some sandwiches and an apple in our tin. Charlie Chaplin’s American lunch box in Modern Times already offers a bit more variety: a whole bush of celery, an egg…Lunch5 min readLunch5 min read
Mar 30, 2020The perfect cinematographic omelet‘I know how to bake an egg!’, says Julia Child indignant in the film Julie&Julia, when she’s looking for an advanced cooking class in Paris. But a few scenes later we see her flipping an omelet on her TV-show ‘The French Chef’, landing it half in the pan and half…Food4 min readFood4 min read
Apr 10, 2019The meaning of food: JapanUnderstanding Japan in 12 food scenes from Tampopo Tampopo has been widely recognized as one of the quintessential food films of all times, next to Como agua para chocolate and Babette’s Feast. But unlike those other two films, Tampopo’s storyline is not only about enjoying food. It deals much more…Japan7 min readJapan7 min read
Mar 18, 2019The Magical Mexican KitchenThe Ghost of Cooking Mexican films and books can easily be recognized for a spirit entering the story, sooner or later. The Mexican cultural history features Aztec and Maya believes are combined with the Spanish catholic believes, so the supernatural is never far away. …Food3 min readFood3 min read
Mar 18, 2019The Chef behind the film ‘Chef’Or: who cooked the food in the film ‘Chef’? One of the things that made ‘Chef’ into an easy digestible food film, is the magnificent food. …Food4 min readFood4 min read
Mar 18, 2019The Art of Not EatingSix tricks for eating food in film While tasting the menu of Julie&Julia, we tried to take some photos of ourselves enjoying the delicious food. Well, every photo looked horrible. Not because WE look terrible — we always look great — nor because we can’t take photo’s, but simply because the action of spooning the food into…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Mar 13, 2019Kitchen StoriesFive stories that film kitchens tell In 2013 the film Kitchen Stories was released. In this Norwegian comedy scientists observe 24/7 the behavior of single men in their private kitchen. The film is set in the kitchen of one of the single men, a beautiful minimalistic Scandinavian wooden kitchen interior…Cooking6 min readCooking6 min read
Mar 27, 2018I’ll have what she’s havingThe foodie films of Nora Ephron The scene and the setting are world famous: Sally (Meg Ryan) fakes an orgasm in Katz’s Delicatessen, and a woman at the next table is making one of the best film quotes ever, the one stated in this title. …Film3 min readFilm3 min read
