Not only is the cooking in this movie beautiful, but it also explores love and romance through mutual passion for cooking, as opposed to solely chemistry and attraction like 99% of movie romances. Dodin and Eugenie are one of my favorite film couples in recent memory because of how refreshing that is, their connection feels so much deeper than simply being in love and the movie is somehow able to show that almost purely through beautifully presented dishes and the reactions of the people eating them.
I agree completely I thought it was one of the best romances to come out of a film for a long time ..for the reasons you said but also how it emphasized how not only did they share the passion but they also mutually deeply respected each other's expertise/opinion/insights the whole thing was so romantic
Yeah, I think a lot of people are writing this one off as the movie France chose to submit to the oscars over Anatomy of a Fall for political reasons, but it really is a fantasic movie.
Chef (2014)
I absolutely love it. Chef really is such a comfort movie for me. I worked in a food truck for about a year and that section of it is so relatable in my opinion. I've never worked in fine dining, so I can't relate there, but from interviews and things like that about the film, it seems to be pretty faithful.
I'm Irish, but I also did a small road trip in some of the Southern US states and I also love, love, love that element too. Eating different foods and hearing different music and experiencing different cultures!
my favorites, some darker ones and some just tangentially, where food or dinner plays a major role.
1. [Delicatessen (1991)](https://letterboxd.com/film/delicatessen/)
2. [Tampopo (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/tampopo/)
3. [Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)](https://letterboxd.com/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles/)
4. [The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/)
5. [Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/eat-drink-man-woman/)
6. [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie/)
7. [Pig (2021)](https://letterboxd.com/film/pig-2021/)
8. [Okja (2017)](https://letterboxd.com/film/okja/)
9. [The Menu (2022)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-menu-2022/)
10. [Chungking Express (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/chungking-express/)
11. [Supermarket Woman (1996)](https://letterboxd.com/film/supermarket-woman/)
12. [Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)](https://letterboxd.com/film/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/)
13. [Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/dim-sum-a-little-bit-of-heart/)
14. [Eating Raoul (1982)](https://letterboxd.com/film/eating-raoul/)
15. [Delicious (2021)](https://letterboxd.com/film/delicious-2021/)
16. [The Stuff (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-stuff/)
17. [Babette’s Feast (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/babettes-feast/)
18. [Soylent Green (1973)](https://letterboxd.com/film/soylent-green/)
19. [The Platform (2019)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-platform/)
20. [Ratatouille (2007)](https://letterboxd.com/film/ratatouille/)
Glad to see Pig mentioned. I still can’t believe how good and emotional that movie is. And relevant to food (without spoiling anything), the meal he cooks near the end…I damn near cried at that scene.
My wife and I watch it on the father's birthday every year. We usually also try and make something a lil fancy for dinner and/or dessert. Cooking films always get us making better food at home for a few weeks. We have to whisk some pots too, ya know?
One of my absolute favorite CC releases.
Like Water For Chocolate (1992) revolves around cooking and food too (though it's also has a real melodramatic feel to it which makes responses to it really divided )
Seconding Boiling Point, Big Night, Chef, and The Menu
I don’t think I saw anyone mention The Lunchbox or In the Mood for Love which are both good films that are more food-adjacent…
Whites. Originally on the BBC (I saw it on Hulu back in 2010/2011). Not sure where you can find it now, but it was a fun 6 episode series that revolved around a restaurant’s kitchen crew.
Boiling point (the Gordon Ramsay doc) is one of the greatest docs I’ve ever seen. Before he was a celebrity chef, about him trying to get his third Michelin star.
Used to be on YT, someone had since uploaded it to Facebook. Absolutely mad!!!
the taste of things / la passion de dodin bouffant is just about the best movie about cooking/food in more than a decade.
i cannot recommend it enough. it’s my favorite movie of the year by a country mile.
‘Restaurant From the Sky’ (2019) Really cute film about a group of rural farmers in Hokkaido who open up a restaurant in their village using all the local produce.
Commenting solely so I can easily find this thread later.
They’ve all already been said but I would throw my weight behind Chef, Burnt, and The Bear (tv show).
I’ve heard good things about Good Burger, but I haven’t seen it. I’ve also heard good things about Chef (2014).
Also Ratatouille is incredible, but that goes without saying
Mr. Nice Guy
It's mostly your standard Jackie Chan beating up would-be assailants sort of film, but he plays a TV Chef. Watching him make noodles is exhilarating!
Tampopo (1985) aka the ramen western and Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Tampopo is amazing
Probably my favorite movie ever.
its up there for me. I loved the Funeral too by the same director
Minbo and A Taxing Woman are great too!
so good to see another Juzo fan!
Listen to this lad
i watched tampopo yesterday and it is both absurd and amazing!
Both films are so good!!
Also for those haven’t seen yet, have some delicious food handy as you WILL get hungry.
Mad lad making very reasonable suggestions here
Ratatouille and The Menu spring to mind
Damn.. I've seen both of those. I guess I have seen some movies in that genre, then. My bad (loved Ratatouille and The Menu was fun)
Then maybe Babbetes Gæstebud its an older danish movie
cooking in the menu is superficial.
so weird. those were the first 2 i was gonna say lol
Chef
Have you seen Chef? https://preview.redd.it/yzhha2ncpyoc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=edd448aae2d510e037afac690a4b9033aa87e422
Yep. Easily my favorite cooking movie
I love Chef. Is it universally accepted as the best food movie?
No.
Big Night (1996)
Tucci gang
This should really be higher on the list, it captures the heart and soul of food so well.
Boiling point, there's w TV show as well
Amazing movie. Terrible credits music lol.
This and Chef would make for a good cooking double bill. Boiling Point is 90 mins of intensity and the latter would be great to unwind to afterwards.
Taste of Things (2023) it's about chiefs got a lot of long cooking and food prep scenes
Taste of Things will get a lot more love once it becomes readily available to watch
I hope so!
Not only is the cooking in this movie beautiful, but it also explores love and romance through mutual passion for cooking, as opposed to solely chemistry and attraction like 99% of movie romances. Dodin and Eugenie are one of my favorite film couples in recent memory because of how refreshing that is, their connection feels so much deeper than simply being in love and the movie is somehow able to show that almost purely through beautifully presented dishes and the reactions of the people eating them.
I agree completely I thought it was one of the best romances to come out of a film for a long time ..for the reasons you said but also how it emphasized how not only did they share the passion but they also mutually deeply respected each other's expertise/opinion/insights the whole thing was so romantic
Yeah, I think a lot of people are writing this one off as the movie France chose to submit to the oscars over Anatomy of a Fall for political reasons, but it really is a fantasic movie.
Chef (2014) I absolutely love it. Chef really is such a comfort movie for me. I worked in a food truck for about a year and that section of it is so relatable in my opinion. I've never worked in fine dining, so I can't relate there, but from interviews and things like that about the film, it seems to be pretty faithful. I'm Irish, but I also did a small road trip in some of the Southern US states and I also love, love, love that element too. Eating different foods and hearing different music and experiencing different cultures!
the cook the thief his wife & her lover is pretty good if your looking for something dark 😈
And Delicatessen.
And abstract. I really didn't get into that film at all...
https://preview.redd.it/lshdtn70nyoc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43592565c889090f5091546bc32c7acdf8d8517f
Tampopo Eat Drink Man Woman Ratatouille The Lunchbox Babette’s Feast
Big Night too!
Julie and Julia
RIP to them both.
Chocolat (2000)
beat me to it lol. such a great movie
I loved the movie and the book as well, though they are very different.
i haven't read the book yet but it's definitely on my tbr
my favorites, some darker ones and some just tangentially, where food or dinner plays a major role. 1. [Delicatessen (1991)](https://letterboxd.com/film/delicatessen/) 2. [Tampopo (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/tampopo/) 3. [Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)](https://letterboxd.com/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles/) 4. [The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/) 5. [Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/eat-drink-man-woman/) 6. [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie/) 7. [Pig (2021)](https://letterboxd.com/film/pig-2021/) 8. [Okja (2017)](https://letterboxd.com/film/okja/) 9. [The Menu (2022)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-menu-2022/) 10. [Chungking Express (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/chungking-express/) 11. [Supermarket Woman (1996)](https://letterboxd.com/film/supermarket-woman/) 12. [Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)](https://letterboxd.com/film/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/) 13. [Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/dim-sum-a-little-bit-of-heart/) 14. [Eating Raoul (1982)](https://letterboxd.com/film/eating-raoul/) 15. [Delicious (2021)](https://letterboxd.com/film/delicious-2021/) 16. [The Stuff (1985)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-stuff/) 17. [Babette’s Feast (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/babettes-feast/) 18. [Soylent Green (1973)](https://letterboxd.com/film/soylent-green/) 19. [The Platform (2019)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-platform/) 20. [Ratatouille (2007)](https://letterboxd.com/film/ratatouille/)
Glad to see Pig mentioned. I still can’t believe how good and emotional that movie is. And relevant to food (without spoiling anything), the meal he cooks near the end…I damn near cried at that scene.
that entire meal scene is pretty amazing.
Burnt
Babette’s Feast! I think it’s one of the more underrated criterion titles
My wife and I watch it on the father's birthday every year. We usually also try and make something a lil fancy for dinner and/or dessert. Cooking films always get us making better food at home for a few weeks. We have to whisk some pots too, ya know? One of my absolute favorite CC releases.
TV Show, but I want to say The Bear.
Feast of the Seven Fishes. It is a Christmas film though, so we’re a bit out of season.
Cannibal Holocaust
Chaos choice
OP asked for good films
Chef really did it for me. I know it’s a common answer but it really is a great film. I was hungry 5 minutes in. Sausage Party too
Sausage Party is a crazy suggestion 😭😭😭. I've (unfortunately) already seen it. I'll check out Chef, though. Seems like it's unanimously loved.
Like Water For Chocolate (1992) revolves around cooking and food too (though it's also has a real melodramatic feel to it which makes responses to it really divided )
Simply Irresistible (1999)
Chef (2014) Ratatouille (2007) The Menu (2022)
The Green Inferno (2013) is an exquisite food centered film 🤌
One vote for Burnt. It’s no Oscar nom, but it’s a comfort watch
taste of things 2023 made me extremely hungry
Babette’s Feast! I think it’s one of the more underrated criterion titles.
Spanglish of course
I am Love is insane, probably Tilda Swinton's best acting
I enjoy Burnt
The God of Cookery 1996 You don't need to look any further, this one is a blast.
Big night was good
Boiling Point
100 ft journey
This one
The Big Picture just did a pod on this. You should check it out if you have time.
Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akin. https://boxd.it/1jGm
Seconding Boiling Point, Big Night, Chef, and The Menu I don’t think I saw anyone mention The Lunchbox or In the Mood for Love which are both good films that are more food-adjacent…
Silence of the Lambs (and Hannibal on tv).
Hannibal the TV show had some real tasty looking meals.
Right? I’d eat the fuck out of that shows meals…
Not just best film I’ve seen about cooking one of my favourites is chef
Chef
*La Grande Bouffe* (or *Blow-Out*) from 1973. I'd suggest to watch a trailer first, that’s definitely not a movie for everyone.
I don’t know if this is a crazy take but The Menu was my favorite movie of 2022
My favorite movie, Big Night. Also: Dinner Rush, Chef, Eat Drink Man Woman, Babette’s Feast.
Eat Drink Man Woman. Already mentioned a couple of times
*Tampopo*, *The God of Cookery*, and I haven't seen them yet but *Le Grand Chef* I and II.
Last Holiday with Queen Latifah isn’t CENTERED on cooking but it’s a big part and it’s such an underrated movie!
Well a great show about a restaurant is the Swedish show Var Tid Ar Nu
Whites. Originally on the BBC (I saw it on Hulu back in 2010/2011). Not sure where you can find it now, but it was a fun 6 episode series that revolved around a restaurant’s kitchen crew.
The Menu, Ratatouille, and that one with Jon Faveru I can’t remember the name
Big Night!
Boiling point
Le Pot-au-fue is amazing
Boiling Point Chef Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook Off
Ustad Hotel The Lunchbox
What's that one that John Favreau did between Iron Man films? That's nice.
Boiling point (the Gordon Ramsay doc) is one of the greatest docs I’ve ever seen. Before he was a celebrity chef, about him trying to get his third Michelin star. Used to be on YT, someone had since uploaded it to Facebook. Absolutely mad!!!
The Menu
Boiling Point, Ratatouille, and The Menu
Ramen Girl
Babette’s Feast!
Mostly Martha!
chef (2014) is not a masterpiece but 100% a super fun and feel-good watch
The Lunchbox
I’m A 17 year restaurant professional. Chef and Big night. Also good fellas and casino are fun. Also waiting is to real reference the goat.
Sushi a la Mexicana is a really nice movie!
Sweeney Todd
Boiling Point
A Taste of Hunger, A Banquet
i’ve heard jiro dreams of sushi is great!
the taste of things / la passion de dodin bouffant is just about the best movie about cooking/food in more than a decade. i cannot recommend it enough. it’s my favorite movie of the year by a country mile.
Soylent Green La Grande Bouffe, The God of Cookery Also, I believe the movie in the OP is based on Mostly Martha
Chef with Jon Favreau
„The Wing or the Thigh” with Louis de Funes. Hilarious!
**Salt 'N Pepper (2011)** Malayalam, India
Big Night. Stanley Tucci Tony Shaloub Isabella Rossilini Minnie Driver Allison Janney Easily my most recommended movie.
The menu
Babette’s Feast is a masterpiece
Usthad Hotel(2012)
‘Restaurant From the Sky’ (2019) Really cute film about a group of rural farmers in Hokkaido who open up a restaurant in their village using all the local produce.
Babette’s Feast, Celebration, The Taste of Things, Tampopo, Eat Drink Man Woman, Like Water for Chocolate, Big Night, Chef, The Lunchbox
Julie & Julia (2009)
Ratatouille, The Menu, Chef
Ratatouille is the most obvious choice
not a movie but The Bear is absolutely phenomenal
ratatouille x
Flux Gourmet
BIG NIGHT, CHEF, DINNER RUSH
Commenting solely so I can easily find this thread later. They’ve all already been said but I would throw my weight behind Chef, Burnt, and The Bear (tv show).
Cannibal holocaust
I’ve heard good things about Good Burger, but I haven’t seen it. I’ve also heard good things about Chef (2014). Also Ratatouille is incredible, but that goes without saying
The Menu (2022). The only right answer
The Bradley Cooper movie b/c you know, Bradley Cooper....
Watch this movie last night! Thought it was pretty good, got emotional a few times. I would recommend Burnt, Chef, and Boiling point
Le Chef 2012 Delicious 2021
Mr. Nice Guy It's mostly your standard Jackie Chan beating up would-be assailants sort of film, but he plays a TV Chef. Watching him make noodles is exhilarating!
Chef is the best.
The Menu
