Hope Breakfast Movie Challenge: The Foodie Edition

It could be the warmth of the oven or this is where the best conversations happen. Or perhaps if we stand in the kitchen, we’ll get a nibble of dinner or dessert.

October 20 was International Chefs Day so, this week, Reel Dialogue’s Russ Matthews created a list of films for everyone who loves being in the kitchen to cook or eat!

Food films for the whole family

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• The Princess and the Frog

Reel Dialogue pick: Ratatouille  (Disney+)

Synopsis: A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.

Films about dessert

• Chocolat
• Waitress
• No Reservations (based on the wonderful French film Mostly Martha)

Reel Dialogue pick: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Amazon Prime)

Synopsis: ​​A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world’s most unusual candy maker. A new version is coming out soon… Wonka.

Culture clash in the kitchen

• The 100 Foot Journey
• Julie & Julia
• Chef
• Burnt

Reel Dialogue pick: Big Night (Amazon Prime, Apple)

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Synopsis: ​​New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food. Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci. A hidden delicacy worth discovering. Bon Appétit at the Movies!

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