You’ll be hearing from the staff at FOOD52 every week in Too Many Cooks, our group column in which we pool our answers to questions about food, cooking, life, and more.
We’ve talked about favorite gadgets and guilty pleasures, now on to something a little more visual: this week’s question is, what’s your favorite food movie?
These video clips should do a thorough job of sending you off into the weekend. Post your favorite food movies (and TV shows, why not) in the comments!
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Merrill: Also, “A bon…a bont…a bundt?”
Big Night Peter S.: “After seeing it, my good friend Sim decided that a timpano must be tried. He made a delicious one and now makes it an annual event.” Jennifer V.: “I got engaged the night I saw it — that’s what I call the perfect date night!”
Heartburn Kristy: It isn’t exactly a food movie but I loved when Meryl Streep said “rice pudding is a very personal thing” — my feelings exactly. And when she slams the key lime pie in his face!
The Parent Trap II Kristen: In one scene around 1:04:15, the girls make cookies and dump in bags of M&Ms, chocolate chips, jelly beans, marshmallows, etc. I very sincerely wanted to be them. This might explain some things (like the Sprite & cookies ‘n cream floats).
It Takes Two Brette: My favorite food scene ever — EVER — is the food fight scene in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie It Takes Two.
Waitress Nozlee: It’s kind of sad, and kind of cheesy, but mostly adorable. Also, pie!
Stephanie: There is an episode of King of the Hill where Hank joins the food co-op that I just love. On eating the tomatoes from the co-op versus those from the Mega-lo-mart, Peggy says, “If this is food, what have we been eating?” Also, “The puns about food get a little tiring — peanut better, fakin’ bacon, turkey burger.” It’s just the very best.
