Cinema's tasty treats Aug 7, 2009
"Babette's Feast" (1988) -- This Academy Award winner is about art, love and dreams as much as the dinner that forms the movie's centerpiece. Based on a story by Isak Dinesen, it's about a French political refugee who journeys to a small religious community in Denmark and becomes the housekeeper for two spinster sisters. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
• Events calendar Mar 6, 2009
Decorated rooms based on books include: Isak Dinesen's "Babette's Feast," with a banquet of French nibbles; Chitra Divakaruni's "The Mistress of Spices," with Indian food; Jorge Amado's "Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon," with Latin American foods; Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," with fried green tomatoes; Maurice Sendak's "In the Night Kitchen," with dessert; and Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle," with a potluck of silent auction items. Tickets are... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Let your tastes tour the world at library fundraiser Feb 27, 2009
The room named after Isak Dinesen's "Babette's Feast," for instance, will serve up a banquet of French nibbles presented by Bistro 44, Ciro, Cristina's, Michel's Chris-tiania and Riccabona's. Indian food will be served in a room based on Chitra Divakaruni's "The Mistress of Spices." Latin American foods will be offered in a room patterned after Jorge Amado's "Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon." Fried green tomatoes will be fore and front in a room based on Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
CooksDen Announces Culinary Cinema Awards Honoring Food Movies in Unique Categories Feb 13, 2009
Other nominees in the Best Food Movie category included "Big Night", "Chocolat", "Eat Drink Man Woman", "La Graine et Le Mulet", "Tampopo", "Babette's Feast", "Ratatouille" and "The Scent of Green Papaya". Other movies cited included "Like Water For Chocolate", "La Grand Bouffe", "God of Cookery", "Gai tung Aap Gong", and many others. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
