Thailand, India, and theAmericasDavid Doran When people of a foreign land came in contactwith the people of the regions of Thailand, India and the Americas,a potential for learning and enhancing ones culture was created.In situations where contact was on a personal level, both peopleslearned particularly about assorted foods and the methods forpreparing them. As a…

BIG NIGHT (1996) Notes: Samuel Goldwyn Company. 107 minutes.Secondo Pilaggi: Stanley TucciPrimo Pilaggi: Tony ShalhoubGamriella: Isabella RosselliniPascal: Ian HolmPhyllis: Minnie Driver Directors: Campbell Scott and Stanley TucciProducer: Jonathan FilleyScreenplay: Joseph Tropiano and Stanley TucciCinematography: Ken KelschMusic: Gary DeMichele Summary: During the 1950s, two immigrant Italian brothers,Primo and Secondo are trying to face the difficulties of…

China, India, and the AmericasDavid Doran Although the regions of China, India, and the Americas had nocontact during their early development, the cultures regardingfood are strikingly similar. While the specific foods may vary,all three of the regions share a common categories of food roles.Each culture has a hierarchy of foods consisting of staples, “lowclass” food,…

A CHEF IN LOVE (1996) Notes: Sony Pictures Classics. 100 minutes.Pascal Ichac: Pierre RichardPrincess Cecilia Abachidze: Nino KirtadzeZigmund Gogladze: Timur KamkhadzeAnton: Jean-yves GautlierMarcelle Ichac: Micheline Presle Director: Nana DzhordzadzeProducer: Marc RuscartScreenplay: Irakli KvirikadzeCinematography: Georgi BeridzeMusic: Goran BregovicLanguage: French and Russian with English Subtitles Summary: This story begins in pre-Communist revolutionRussia and follows the incredible adventures…

East and South Asia and the Americas EncounterEuropeansDavid Doran As the Europeans began exploring and conquering parts of the world,it became inevitable that they would influence the food cultureof the people with whom they came in contact. However, due tothe nature and timing of the encounters, the effect on the natives’diet varied from region to…

UniversityHonors– 260.01First Summer Session 1999 Mondays& Wednesdays 1:00-3:15 Dr. Michael Delahoyde Avery 355 Hours: MTWTh 8:30-9:00& 10:30-11:00Phone: 335-4832 and byappointment.e-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu https://michaeldelahoyde.org/ Food Description: We will explore food as an interdisciplinarysubject which has inspired literature, art, films, ads and othercapitalist evil, even fine essay writing (e.g., M.F.K. Fisher).Sampling from the seminal works (from Brillat-Savarin to…

Nana’s DelightElisabeth Rennie Food is wonderful. It can create complete enjoyment or utter discomfort.It controls so many daily actions and has the ability to changeone’s mood, attitude, or lifestyle. Food can force us to run,hide, lie, and cry. It carries with it more than smell or taste,but its own reputation, memories, its own life. One…

MY DINNER WITH ANDRÉ (1981) Notes: The André Company. 110 minutes.André Gregory: André GregoryWallace Shawn: Wallace Shawn Director: Louis MalleProducers: George W. George and Beverly KarpScreenplay: Wallace Shawn and André GregoryCinematography: Jeri SopanenMusic: Allen Shawn Summary: During the 1980s, Wallace Shawn, a writer andplaywright, is forced to attend a dinner with André Gregory,a burned-out theater…

CoffeeJessica Greene When the city of Seattle is mentioned in conversationthe first thing that comes to most people’s mind is the SpaceNeedle, but the second is probably coffee. Seattle is filled withcoffee: Starbucks, Tully’s, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and many othercoffee shops. So what is it like to live in Seattle and not liketo drink coffee?…

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) Notes: Samuel Goldwyn Company. 124 minutes.Tao Chu: Sihung LungMrs. Liang: Ah-Leh GuaJia-Jen: Kuei-Mei-YangJia-Chen: Chien-Lien WuJia-Ning: Yu-Wen Wang Director: Ang LeeProducer: Li-Kong HsuScreenplay: Ang Lee, James Schamus, and Hui-Ling WangCinematography: Jong LinMusic: MaderLanguage: Mandarin with English Subtitles Summary: Tao Chu is a widower, dictatorial father, andmaster chef. His taste buds no…