Posts Tagged ‘Oscars’
The Shape of Water: Celebrate the Oscars with Food and Film
It’s that time of year again when Kitchen Chat pairs an Oscar nominated film with a Kitchen Chat nominated recipe. Did you see The Shape of Water? This fantasy, sci-fi thriller and romantic movie about a lonely woman who falls in love with an imprisoned sea creature is getting a lot of buzz in Hollywood…
Read MoreFood and Film: Hidden Figures
Let’s celebrate the Oscars by pairing food and film. This year, I am only making one dish for one movie. I think Hidden Figures will be the movie that wins! It’s such an inspiring and true story of Katherine Johnson, a brilliant NASA employee who “helped put an astronaut into orbit around the…
Read MoreChef Pierre Thiam and Brooklyn
Did you see the endearing movie Brooklyn? Saoirse Ronan portrays Eilis, a young Irish woman who moves to Brooklyn in 1952 and lives in an Irish boarding house. Eilis quickly expands her world and her palate when she meets and marries a young Italian named Tony. Eilis even tastes spaghetti for the first time. https://youtu.be/MYhEKwrJ5gg The movie…
Read MoreChef Graham Elliot and The Revenant
It’s time to celebrate The Oscars by pairing nominated movies for Best Picture with Kitchen Chat nominated best recipes! Did you see The Revenenant? This film is based on the true story of Hugh Glass, an American frontiersman and explorer during the early 1800s. After a vicious attack by a grizzly bear, Hugh was left…
Read MoreBarbara Lazaroff and Awards Season
It’s time for the Oscars! And Barbara Lazaroff will help you plan a perfect Oscars party at home! Barbara Lazaroff is the co-founder of Wolfgang Puck Food Company (now Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc.). She also co-authored Wishes for a Mother’s Heart with Tricia LaVoice (who introduced us). Barbara Lazaroff has hosted many of the…
Read MoreOscar Nominated Whiplash and Chef Eric Lanlard
Favorite line: “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” Oscar nominated Whiplash was gripping and heartbreaking to watch as Fletcher (played by J.K. Simmons) verbally abuses his music student, Andrew in an effort to elicit the top performance. Today’s pairing of food and film was inspired by the scene…
Read MoreOscar Nominated The Imitation Game and Chef Stephanie Izard
Chef Stephanie Izard’s Apple Soup with Tarragon Yogurt. Favorite Line in Movie: Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine. The Oscar nominated movie, The Imitation Game is the compelling story of Alan Turing and the incredible Turing Machine he invented to…
Read MoreOscar Nominated Birdman and Chef Fabio
Favorite Line in Movie: “A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.” (A note on the dressing room mirror). Let the food and film festivities begin as we count down to the Oscars! Have you seen Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)? This complicated yet captivating movie effectively captures the…
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