So Charlie's post made me think, what are the movies all foodies must see?

One of the reasons that I was thinking about "Fatso" is because we lost Estelle Reiner last....

week. Estelle is Carl's wife and Rob's mother.

She has a role in the movie, but is famous for her line in When Harry Met Sally. ie "I'll have what she's having".

 
Not a movie but a Korean TV series: Jang Geum (pronouned Go-MA). Food plays an important role

throughout -- the importance to health and happiness of what you eat, the risk of death from same. The story follows the rise of the (real) 15th-century woman who became the first and only female royal physician in Korea. She starts out in the royal kitchens, and there's lots of Iron Chef-life cooking photography, and discussion of the medical and spiritual benefits of various foodstuffs. There are intense cook-offs to decide who will be Head Kitchen Lady. There are poisonings via food, and royals are healed via food. There's all kinds of family and palace intrigue centered around food. The series sparked a whole revival of interest in traditional Korean cuisine and herbal medicine.

We got hooked and watched all 54 episodes over last winter. It's a bit too soap-opera-ish in parts, but fun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae_Jang_Geum

 
Sandy_in_Philly, Sending positive thoughts and hope your Dad makes a speedy recovery.

 
Babette's Feast is my favorite- but there is one major cooking error in it. Anybody else see it?

How many of you that saw this movie detected the one really big faux pas made in the cooking of the feast?

 
The only part of Godfather-I that I really like is where Michael

gets instructions on how to make "gravy"...it always makes me hungry for a good Italian sauce. I think that's Clemenza making the sauce.

 
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