If your day starts with thinking of what to eat for breakfast and ends with gorgeous deserts, if you dream about lasagna and risottos all day, and if you find the love of your life when you look at pizza every time, then you are a true food panda like me. Food is something to live for, to hope for and definitely to die for!
Here are some good films that you should watch with a hot cup of mouthwatering hot chocolate with marshmallows or maybe with a bowl of slurping noodle soup.
1. The Big Night
The story of two chef brothers, who want to make it big with their authentic Italian cuisine in New Jersey will have you craving for some good Italian food by the end of it.
2. Ratatouille
This movie will inspire and encourage you to cook, if you don’t already. A rat aspiring to become a chef and does so very miraculously! I love the ending speech of Ego!
3. Julie and Julia
New Yorker Julie Powell tries to complete the challenge of cooking all 524 recipes in celebrated chef Julia Child’s cookbook ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’. You will love the movie as you follow Julie’s successes, failures, and her food. This is where I learnt beef bourguignon!
4. The Lunchbox
If you are Indian, then without any hesitation I will assume that you have watched this movie. It revolves around the system of lunch delivery in Mumbai, where it has been carrying on for ages! However, love blossoms through food. This is one of the brilliant films which has captured the hearts of millions!
5. Eat Drink Man Woman
This movie without a doubt has more Chinese food in it than the number of people. Revolving around the family of Master Chef Chu, everything in this movie is elaborate including and especially their Sunday meals. This is where I found out the meaning of my nickname - Little Daughter in Mandarin.
6. Dinner Rush
Dinner Rush follows the story of Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, who literally has to save his restaurant by being taken over y gangsters. We don’t really mind the gangsters as long as there’s food.
7. Spinning Plates
A documentary on 3 chefs, and their different ways and styles of cooking, this movies will inspire you to follow your passion (for cooking). As you can see from the poster, it has won awards in various sectors! A must watch!
8. Haute Cuisine
Hortense Laborie is hired as the personal chef for President of the Republic, has to face a male dominated kitchen and make her mark with some excellent food. Based on a true story.
9. Waitress
A waitress at a small town restaurant finds her calling and life in making exquisite, mouth-watering, visually-saturating pies. I call The Pie Film. Never have I seen such gorgeous pies!
10. Chocolate
This movie about a woman, her daughter and her unusual chocolate shop. My guilty pleasures - Johnny Depp and Chocolates, such a sinful combination! Mamma Mia!