The end of summer means the end of summer produce, so get your caboose to the nearest farmer’s market and stock up on as much as you can before beautiful fall produce hits the shelves. Let’s rejoice in cooking for each other, ourselves, and just for the sheer hell of it. And to whet your appetite, here are some of my favorite cooking movie scenes.
“Burnt” with Bradley Cooper: When Matthew Rhys makes this perfect omelette for hungover Bradley Cooper, and pours him the perfect espresso from a lovely French press, in the cooking world, it just doesn’t get any better than that. If you’ve never seen this perfect splendid movie, you’re missing out.
“Chef” with Jon Favreau: Widely considered to be one of the best if not THE best kitchen movies ever made. The cubanos scene speaks for itself.
“Spanglish” with Adam Sandler: Simply known as the Spanglish sandwich scene, top chef John Clasky comes home from a long day of work to make himself the perfect egg sandwich. A bonus is how he pours his beer to the top of his Pilsner glass without looking. Just a delight to watch if you enjoy high-quality sammies.
“Ratatouille”: Ratatouille scene. Sometimes food is not just food. Sometimes it’s joy. Celebration. Mourning. Or the love of one’s mother.
“It’s Complicated” with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin: One of my favorite new rom-coms to veg out to. In this scene Jane and Adam make late-night chocolate croissants together.
“Julie and Julia”: Food editor tries Julie’s Beef Bourguignon, and is reduced to one word: “Yum.”
“Big Night” with Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub: Primo and Secondo make Timpano and elicit the line: “This is so fucking good I should kill you.”
“Pulp Fiction”- And then there’s the basics. Here’s to cheeseburgers and $5.00 milkshakes. “Goddamn that’s a pretty good fucking milkshake.”
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