The 1991 film, Fried Green Tomatoes, follows the journey of Evelyn Couch, an unhappy housewife living in 1980’s Birmingham, Alabama who finds motivation to better herself and her life through an old woman she meets in a local nursing home. This woman is Ninny Threadgoode, a very old woman who meets Evelyn and begins telling…
Month: May 2021
Scrambled Lives
Setting: Big Night takes place in New Jersey during the 1950s. Characters: Primo: The oldest brother and head chef. He is very traditional and prideful about his Italian roots. Secondo: The younger brother and financial advisor for the restaurant. He also gives advice to Primo about how to better run the restaurant. Christiano: The busboy…
The Dinner Rush Gamble, Who’s at Fault? A Family Battle Between Class
The Dinner Rush Gamble, Who’s at Fault? A Family Battle Between Class and Status By: Sarah Sewell-Conley Introduction: The film, Dinner Rush, was definitely one with a lot of action and many twist and turns. This film followed the main storyline of three best friends: Louis Cropa, a part time bookmaker and restaurant owner, Enrico Coventie,…
Food and Family
What is Soul Food The movie Soul Food was about a black family in Chicago, that eats a family dinner every sunday night. The dinners would always take place at Big Mamas house, and the house has been a part of the family for a long time. The food they eat is all southern…
It’s F***ing Molten
Storyline: The film Chef follows Carl Casper, the head chef of a fine dining restaurant. Carl Casper is a celebrity chef in California. He loves his job but at times he feels restricted creatively by the owner by not being able to serve the food he really wants to. Also, his work hurts his family…
Tortilla Soup
Storyline: The movie Tortilla soup centers around a Mexican-American family living in Los Angeles. The patriarch of the family, Martin shares a home in the suburbs with his three adult daughters, Leticia, Carmen, and Maribel. The movie is centered around the dinner table, as Martin, a semi-retired chef, places a lot of importance on eating…
Eat Drink Man Woman
Storyline Eat Drink Man Woman is a movie following a small family in Taipei, Taiwan in the 90’s. The oldest member is a semi-retired Master Chef named Chu. He has three daughters that live at home with him. Jia-Jen teaches chemistry, Jai-Chien is an airline executive, and Jai-Ning works at a fast food restaurant (Wendy’s)….
The Great Film Tampopo
Tampopo is a Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. The storyline of this film is a pair of truck drivers, the experienced Goro and a younger sidekick named Gun, stop at a decrepit roadside ramen noodle shop. Outside, Gorō rescues a boy who is being beaten up by three schoolmates. The boy,…
I Hate My Husband Pie
Storyline The storyline of the film is centered around a small town Southern waitress named Jenna. She finds out at the beginning of the film that she is pregnant; however, she cannot stand her husband. He is aggressive, rude, and dominating over her throughout the whole movie. She wants to leave him, but doesn’t have…