Food

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

ESSAY INDEX FOUNDATIONAL COMMENTARY “The Entwinements of Food”Melissa Albert offers an eloquent meditation on the subject ofeating. “Food and Higher Education”Alison Jameson discusses the value of food studies. “What’s with the Math?”Alison Jameson comments on unnerving statistics regarding thetime we spend eating. MEMOIRS “Reminiscence”Vanessa Ross recalls her first and last Frite episode. “French Food and…

Food Films The Cook (1918) Dinner at Eight (1933) Alice’s Restaurant (1969) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) The Thief Who Came to Dinnner (1973) Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1976) Who’s Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) A Wedding (1978) My Dinner with André (1981) My Breakfast with Blassie (1981) Diner (1982)…

THE FRESHMAN (1990) Notes: Columbia Pictures. 102 minutes.Clark Kellogg: Matthew BroderickCarmine Sabatini: Marlon BrandoTina Sabatini: Penelope Ann MillerLarry London: Maximilian SchellDwight Armstrong: David Stratton Directors: Andrew BergmanProducers: Michael Lobell and Mike LobellScreenplay: Andrew BergmanCinematography: William A. FrakerMusic: David Newman Summary: The film offers the modern-day misfortunes ofClark Kellogg, a naïve student going to a New…

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1992) Notes: Universal Pictures. 130 minutes.Evelyn Couch: Kathy BatesIdgie Thredgoode: Mary Stuart MastersonRuth: Mary-Louise ParkerNinny Threadgoode: Jessica TandyEd Couch: Gailard SartainBig George: Stan ShawReverend Scroggins: Richard RiehleBuddy Jr. Grayson Fricke Director: Jon AvnetProducers: Jon Avnet and Jordan KernerScreenplay: Fannie Flag and Carol SobieskeMusic: Thomas NewmanBased on the book Fried Green Tomatoes at…

FOOD This site was launched initially from materials anddiscoveries supplied by Honors Students enrolled in a Summer1999 Seminar at Washington State University. FilmsA food-filmography with summaries and commentarieson many. BibliographyBoth seminal and peripheral texts for the interdisciplinary study of food. LinksWeb resources on the subject of food, cooking,eating. EssaysOur essays and meditations on food experiences.…