Plot Summary Kate is an amazing chef at a Manhattan restaurant. She sent to therapy by the restaurant owner because she is unyielding and rule-bound, and does know when to take a break. Kate’s world is turned upside down when her only sister dies and her ten-year-old niece, Zoe, comes to live with her. As Kate…
Food: The Language of Love
Story Line: The film Spanglish was released in 2004 and produced by director James L. Brooks. The movie, as stated in the title, is scripted in both English and Spanish and portrays the struggle of assimilation and loss of culture for immigrant families in the United States. The movie is about a Mexican immigrant single…
Sinfully Delicious
Vianne Rocher and her daughter travel with the north winds going from town to town throughout Europe giving people their specially made chocolate. One day they end up in a small town in France coming right at the beginning of lent. This small french town is very religious and follow tight rules and follow their…
The Cherry On Top
In a small town in the American South, Jenna Hunterson has only one thing on her mind and that is pie. Jenna finds herself day dreaming and creating new pies all day to keep her distracted from her abusive husband, Earl and come to find out an unwanted pregnancy. It’s at Joe’s Diner, where Jenna…
De appel valt niet ver van de boom
When I told my mother I decided to attend a university in the United States of America, the first thing that came out of her mouth was: “Why do you want to get away from us?”. Don’t get me wrong, my parents are the smartest, most amazing, powerful, and strong people I’ve ever met, but…
Greek Carousel Wedding
Storyline My Big Fat Greek Wedding takes place in a middle-class city in Chicago with the Portokalos family. Gus and Maria Portokalos have three children, Athena, Nick, and Toula. Athena is married with three children, Nick hasn’t found a virgin to marry, and Toula is 30 years old without a husband nor children. The family…
Food for the Soul
The 1997 film Soul Food is a movie about a working class African American family and the daily struggles they each face. The family has its fair share of problems that they deal with on a day to day basis whether it is health, food, or arguments. Every Sunday though the family puts their differences…
Dinner Rush
Dinner Rush takes place in depths of the main Italian part of New York City in late 1990s. This film is about a retired bookmaker, who decided to step out of his illegal business and finally focus on turning his restaurant into one of the most authentic Italian restaurants in NYC. The owner, Louis…
The Big Night
Context Big Night is about two Italian immigrant brothers, Primo and Secondo, who are trying to face the difficulties of running a successful restaurant in the city. The film takes place on the coast of New Jersey in the 1950’s. Primo is a master chef who serves authentic Italian culinary delights every night. Despite Primo’s…
Heavy
Heavy is a film about a chief ,Victor Modino, who helps run a small restaurant called Pete and Dolly’s in a rural part of New York. His mother, Dolly is the head of the restaurant after the passing of her husband Pete. Dolly spends much of her time sitting around the restaurant taking care of…