The Last Supper

THE LAST SUPPER (1995) Notes: Sony Pictures. 93 minutes.Jude: Cameron DiazPaulie: Annabeth GishLuke: Courtney B. VanceMark: Jonathan PennerPete: Ron EldardZack: Bill Paxton Director: Stacy TitleProducers: Matt Cooper and Larry DienbergScreenplay: Dan RosenCinematography: Paul CameronMusic: Mark Mothersbaugh Summary: Five graduate students in the 1990s share a house.Every Sunday they invite someone over for dinner and discussion.Pete…

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FOOD LINKS

FOOD LINKS Cookbooks OnlineFeatures 1,000,000+ recipe database, discussion group for food-related topics, recipe of the day, monthly featured chef, recipe sharing, and option to order cooking accessories.http://www.cookbook.com Cooking.com Shopping Home Page Search engine for finding products from cutlery to books and CDs about cooking; some recipes and general tips.http://www.cooking.com Kitchen Link Food columns, message boards,…

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Food Music

Food and MusicJessica Greene Food Groups – Cake– Smashing Pumpkins– Banana-Rama– Cranberries– Korn Food Songs – “Sugar Sugar” – The Archies– “Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations– “Hungry Eyes” – Eric Carmen– “Taste of India” – Aerosmith– “Stomach vs. Heart” – BarenakedLadies– “In the Drink” – Barenaked Ladies– “These Apples” – Barenaked Ladies– “Life,…

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Food Class Pix

OH THE TIMES! The class is disgusted but polite when Delahoyde serves up medieval food on trencher breads. Still, no one dropped (the class nor dead). Alison, Amanda, and Elisabeth are rightfully pleased with their culinary contributions. Jessica and Natalie use many sesquipedalian words. We are impressed. We watch the movie Eating, eating. Brian I…

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Soul Food

SOUL FOOD (1997) Notes: 20th-Century Fox. 115 minutes.Mama Joe: Irma P. HallTerri: Vanessa WilliamsMiles: Michael BeachFaith: Gina RaveraMaxine: Viveca FoxKenny: Jeffry D. SamsBird: Nia LongLem: Mekhi PhiferAhmed: Brandon Hammond Director: George Tillman Jr.Producers: Tracey E. Edmonds and Robert TeitelScreenplay: George Tillman Jr.Cinematography: Paul ElliotMusic: Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin Summary: This film focuses on a…

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A Walk in the Clouds

A WALK IN THE CLOUDS (1995) Notes: 20 Century Fox. 102 minutes.Paul Sutton: Keanu ReevesVictoria Aragon: Aitana Sanchez-GijonDon Pedro: Giancarlo GianniniAlberto Aragon: Anthony Quin Director: Alfonso ArauProducers: Gil Netter, David Zucker, and Jerry ZuckerScreenplay: Robert Mark Kamen, Mark Miller, and Harvey WeitzmanCinematography: Emmanuel LubezkiMusic: Maurice JarreAdapted from Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) Summary: Paul…

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Like Water for Chocolate

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (1993) Notes: Miramax. 105 minutes.Tita: Lumi CavazosMama Elena: Regina TornePedro: Marco LeonardiRosura: Yareli ArizmendiWith Mario Ivan Martinez Director: Alfonso ArauProducer: Alfonso ArauScreenplay: Laura EsquivelMusic: Leo BrowerLanguage: Spanish with English Subtitles Summary: The story revolves around the illegitimate childTita, the youngest of three sisters who because of family traditionmust stay unmarried so…

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Kristi Folsom: Essay

Animal Cookies: A Child’s Substitute forFriendsKristi Folsom As the movie Eating (1990) portrays, many women of allages, backgrounds, shapes and sizes have problems concerning food.For many women in the film their problems spring from feelinguncomfortable around other women, especially those who felt theirmothers constantly criticized them. For others their problemsarise from not feeling accepted or…

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Melissa Albert: Essay

The Entwinements of FoodMelissa Albert As a student of nutrition, food is always atthe forefront of my mind. It’s the topic of my classes and thesubject of most of my homework, not to mention the normal cravingsand thoughts of food I experience each day. As would be expected,the overall exposure to food during my school…

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Vanessa Ross: Essay

ReminiscenceVanessa Ross In all of my reminiscences about food. the one item most prominentin my memory is the frite sandwich. It is exactly as it sounds:a French-fry sandwich. A baguette, the length of my arm, had beensliced down the middle and thick “frites” or French-frieswere put inside. A HOT pepper sauce smothered the innards of…

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