Beliefnet’s delightful Our Lady of Weight Loss is having a contest — tell her your favorite food scene in a movie and you could win a copy of her book!
Take a look and see if you can write a winning entry. I’m disqualified, but I’ll share some of my favorite food movies with you:
1. “Big Night” Two brothers prepare the dinner of their lives to try to save their failing restaurant.
2. “Babette’s Feast” Elderly sisters who live a life of simplicity and deprivation discover that their housekeeper was once a master chef when she makes a sumptuous banquet for them and their friends.
3. “Simply Irresistible” Magic seems to be one of the ingredients in the kitchen of a pretty young chef.
4. “Like Water for Chocolate” A young woman not permitted to be with the man she loves finds her emotions expressed through the food she prepares.
5. “Tom Jones” A sexy seduction over a messy meal is one of the highlights of this Best Picture Oscar winner.
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posted June 5, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Thanks Movie Mom! I was just going to tell you about the contest, but I see you are already up on it!
My favorite movie scene is the one in Moonstruck, at the end, when Olympia Dukakis is making eggs in the hole.
posted June 6, 2008 at 1:51 am
I love the food scenes in Diner. I still love french fries with gravy – a tempting treat introduced to me in the movie.
posted June 9, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I think the movie food scene I love is the one from No Reservations, when a customer sends back his steak several times saying it’s not rare enough. The perfectionist (and a little overstressed) Catherine Zeta-Jones stabs a raw steak on a meat fork, parades it through the restaurant to the customer, slams it on the table and says “Is this rare enough for you?” I love that. The look on his face is priceless.