Food addict and connoisseur of tasteful films reviews Food in Film, starring...
…Eggplants
Such an interesting plant with deep rich color, but consider the unique perspective of Prymatt Conehead (Jane Curtin) when she catches sight of them in the grocery store! (Coneheads, 1993)
Scene: Mrs. Conehead discovers eggplants.
My niece introduced me to a local eatery called Aubergine and Company, which serves delicious healthy foods. Aubergine is another term for eggplant, and I've enjoyed it in my meals there, yet for some reason I never think to prepare aubergine at home.
Do you like eggplant? If you have a favorite eggplant recipe, please share!
Food addict and connoisseur of tasteful films reviews Food in Film, starring...
…Donuts
I used to have a t-shirt emblazoned with, "Start every morning with a smile and a donut... the smile is optional."
My mom made dreamy donuts, and I welcomed the task of shaking the deep-fried treasures inside a sugar-ladened brown paper bag. Iced donuts were my favorite, though, especially with maple-flavored icing.
As a sugarholic in recovery it's been 16 years since I've had any such pastry, yet it's oddly satisfying to see Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) perched inside a giant donut, binging on donuts. He is, after all, only human.
Scene: Tony Stark's donut binge (Iron Man 2, 2010)
If I ever reach a point where I can truly love (instead of abuse) such foods, maybe I can get a shirt emblazoned with, "Start every morning with a donut and a smile... the donut is optional."
A food addict and connoisseur of tasteful films reviews Food in Film, starring...
…Chocolate
The food of love.
In the film Chocolat (2000), Vianne (Juliette Binoche) arrives in a rural French village and opens a Chocolaterie. Her shop location and timing seem like poor choices--across from a church at the beginning of Lent--but she doesn't worry. Her charm and chocolates eventually woo the villagers... except for Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina). He is determined to abstain from any pleasure, including chocolate.
I want to say I love chocolate, but sadly, this is a food I can easily abuse. Feed me an ounce and I'll take a pound. I find it much easier to completely avoid eating it. Don't worry, you can eat chocolate in my presence and it won't bother me. As long as I don't have it in my system, I'm fine.
Otherwise... this could be me... as Reynaud succumbs to the sweet temptation, followed by guilt, shame, and a sugar coma.
A food addict and connoisseur of tasteful films reviews Food in Film, starring...
...Butter
Maybe it's my English roots, I don't know, but I grew up with butter on my sandwiches. My dad claimed butter (which he jokingly called "salve") helped the bread slide down the gullet.
I believe real butter is healthier than artificial substitutes, but it's certainly not the healthiest route when I have both butter and mayonnaise on turkey sandwiches. Even my peanut butter sandwiches are buttered.
However, as much as I love the creamy yellow goodness, I gag when Doug Madsen (Tim Allen) consumes a stick of butter in Wild Hogs (2007).
