Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
My local library has a Tampopo DVD. Finally!
Regards,
David Hammond wrote:Haven't watched that since the legendary 24-hour Chowathon of '04
Rene G wrote:David Hammond wrote:Haven't watched that since the legendary 24-hour Chowathon of '04
Believe it or not, it was 8 years ago that twenty-four hours of chow took place, in early April 2002. We visited 24 places in 24 hours: Manny's, La Milanese, Filbert's, Ramova Grill, Ed's Potsticker House, Alice's BBQ, Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, Freddy's, Maywood Racetrack, Johnnie's, Massa, Matchbox, Goose Island Shrimp House, Lakeview Lounge, San Soo Gab San, Markelos, Arturo's, Waveland Bowl, Edna's Soul Food, Kimchi Museum, Ba Le, Shan, Lo Banh Mi Hung Phat and The Berghoff.
Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
I never heard of A Matter of Taste. Is that the title you didn't know of, too?
Regards,
happy_stomach wrote:I was going to see Le Grand Chef (2007) at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montréal, but the screening time didn't work out for me. I'm not familiar with the Manga series that inspired the film, and the reviews of the movie I scanned quickly are tepid, but it might be worth watching nonetheless. The screening at the Fantasia Festival is supposed to be the North American premiere, and I couldn't find right away when the film might screen in Chicago, but it looks like one can watch the entire movie (in 12 parts) on YouTube. I haven't had the time to watch it myself, but the opening sashimi-ing sequence suggests that there might be some compelling (?) food footage in the movie.
David Hammond wrote:Question: Why the French title?
Intuit wrote:Legendary moonshiner, carnival barker, raconteur and singer Hamper McBee was the subject of this 1977 profile by ethnographic filmmakers Sol Korine and Blaine Dunlap, broadcast soon after in PBS's "Southbound" series. In it, Hamper builds a still, explains his whiskey-making method, recalls some of his prodigious drunks, and sings a bit.
NeroW wrote:Cool Hand Luke. No man can eat 50 eggs.
hungryrabbi wrote:On a more esoteric but equally brilliant level, Czech director Jan Svankmajer, who combines elements of stop-motion, claymation, puppetry, and live action (all with a dizzying, radical editing technique) is obsessed by the rituals, sounds, and textures which surround food and drink. It permeates his work, almost to the point that in his Prague, people survive solely on flavored beer, schnitzel, and cookies (which, in fact, they might). His Piece de Resistance in this theme is a short, tripartite film called, appropriately, "Food."
Tilo, a beautiful young woman with the gift to "see" into people's desires, is sent to San Francisco to run a shop whose magical spices work wonders for her customers. Forbidden to step outside or to follow her own passions. Tilo's life is turned upside down when a handsome architect walks through her door. In the sensual style of Chocolat, The Mistress of Spices is an enchanting love story with a flavorful twist.