601549 Fri Mar 06 00:52:46 -0800 2009 23 33 Food Media and News 0 4478626 ISO movies that feature cooks I need help finding more movies that feature cooks. Here's some of the ones I've already seen. Please post any new suggestions. Like Water for Chocolate Ratatouille God of Cookery (Shaolin Master cooks) Tampopo Big Night Babette's Feast Delicatessen The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Waitress (invents a new Pie daily, starts her own shop... I love pie) Who's Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Duplicate (Bollywood film where the Chef has a double who just happens to be a Mobster) Eat Drink Man Woman (& Tortilla Soup*) Mostly Martha aka Bella Martha (& No Reservations*) *These are the American versions of the original film. Fri Mar 06 00:52:46 -0800 2009 81896 boomer13 1 4478685 The Chinese Feast (1995), Hong Kong, D: Tsui Hark The Wedding Banquet (1993), China/US, D: Ang Lee Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004), Hong Kong Shogun and Little Kitchen (1992), Hong Kong, D: Ronny Yu Kung Fu Chefs (2008), Hong Kong Chandni Chowk to China (2009), India, D:Nikhil Advani http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/chef/MemberTagFilms.aspx Fri Mar 06 03:20:35 -0800 2009 4478626 106260 trentyzan 2 4478688 Cheeni Kum (R. Balki, India, 2007) Fri Mar 06 03:26:51 -0800 2009 4478685 16734 Lizard 1 4478814 "Dinner Rush" w/ Danny Aiello Fri Mar 06 05:13:42 -0800 2009 4478626 140140 mrbigshotno.1 2 4480688 I love Dinner Rush great movie Fri Mar 06 14:39:06 -0800 2009 4478814 143892 chris2269 2 4481292 Also a fan of Dinner Rush Under Siege ("I'm just a cook") Fri Mar 06 18:45:34 -0800 2009 4478814 74301 harrie 1 4479056 Moonstruck, with Nicolas Cage as a one-armed baker in love with Cher. Fri Mar 06 07:04:47 -0800 2009 4478626 19599 susan1353 1 4481036 Although she was not a cook but rather a candy maker, the most delightful movie I can think of is "Chocolat" Fri Mar 06 16:56:28 -0800 2009 4478626 251167 billieboy 1 4483295 There's the Korean movie, "Le Grand Chef" from 2007 http://www.moviexclusive.com/review/legrandchef/legrandchef.htm The same story also as a Korean tv drama, "Gourmet", that's much more detailed, with a different cast from 2008. There are quite a few more TV series about chefs as you will find if you do a search on it. Sat Mar 07 17:47:33 -0800 2009 4478626 10422 HLing 2 4483988 Just finished watching this one! It's amazing. Sun Mar 08 05:48:06 -0700 2009 4483295 15802 pepper_mil 3 4485711 Pepper Mil, I'm assuming you meant you watched the TV drama version? I'm just on the 9th episode and hope that the series never ends! Been trying to get the image of that huge bowl of Ja Jiang Mian all stirred up and slurped , and the tasting of 10 different cuts of beef, raw, out of my head..... Sun Mar 08 19:02:52 -0700 2009 4483988 10422 HLing 4 4486332 No, I watched the movie. I will be on the lookout for the TV drama version, but without knowing the Chinese name it may be tough to find... Mon Mar 09 01:21:19 -0700 2009 4485711 15802 pepper_mil 5 4486362 Here's a link to the TV drama http://korean-drama.natsu.tv/w/_gourmet_.html In Chinese it's 食客. Have fun! Mon Mar 09 02:42:30 -0700 2009 4486332 10422 HLing 1 4483994 Waitress and Tortilla Soup are two recent favorites. Sun Mar 08 05:56:35 -0700 2009 4478626 124908 jeanmarieok 2 4491432 Waitress was very good! Tue Mar 10 11:44:51 -0700 2009 4483994 272977 HD MM 1 4484015 Simply Irresistible Sweeny Todd Sun Mar 08 06:18:56 -0700 2009 4478626 75332 Gio 2 4486851 Ooh. I was gonna say Sweeney Todd. It even has a song about meat pies! Mon Mar 09 07:57:00 -0700 2009 4484015 241661 gastrotect 1 4491106 On the ligher side.... Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Brad Hamilton Do the Right Thing - Danny Aiello and John Turturro at Sal's Pizza Tue Mar 10 10:26:10 -0700 2009 4478626 12695 harrison 1 4491139 How can anyone leave out Rattatouile? Tue Mar 10 10:34:22 -0700 2009 4478626 90359 PattiCakes 2 4491443 The OP listed that already. Tue Mar 10 11:46:56 -0700 2009 4491139 272977 HD MM 3 4491608 oops. thanks. Tue Mar 10 12:20:36 -0700 2009 4491443 90359 PattiCakes 1 4491370 Spanglish Tue Mar 10 11:31:23 -0700 2009 4478626 235489 ktb615 1 4492304 Vatel about the famous french chef. Now in rotation on directTV Tue Mar 10 15:25:06 -0700 2009 4478626 133350 annabana 1 4500486 Thanks for your help... I am looking for movies that I HAVE NOT already seen... so check this list up top. I have already added VATEL & DINNER RUSH based on a recommendation from a chef friend of mine. Thanks! Fri Mar 13 00:57:48 -0700 2009 4478626 81896 boomer13